is hosting one of the largest international retrospectives of Mexican popular cinema in decades, encompassing 36 titles of varying genres, from dramas to filmPutting together “Daily Spectacle – The Different Seasons of Mexican Popular Cinema” took at least two years, according to writer and programmer Olaf Möller, who curated the selection alongside critic Roberto Turigliatto and in close collaboration with Filmoteca UNAM director Hugo Villa and other key experts.
According to Villa, finding available titles that were in optimum condition, securing the rights and getting them sub-titled was a painstaking process. The festival kicks off with a sports-themed day, noted Möller, who’s a sports fanatic himself, with “Olimpiada en Mexico,” “La Noche Avanza,” “El Gran Campeon” and “Torero” on the first day. by Alberto Isaac chronicles the first Olympic Games held in a Latin American and Spanish-speaking country.
“Torero” by Carlos Velo, started the Filmoteca UNAM collection in 1960, which now has some 45,000 titles in its vaults, said Villa.El Suavecito” by Fernando Méndez, digitally restored in 2019 with the support of the University of Guadalajara, the Guadalajara Film Festival, Fundación Televisa and Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.
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