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Browse 25 movies from Centro de Producción de Cortometraje
A pair of spies disguised as tourists are stalked by mysterious figures in Mexico's most attractive locations.
Jan 1974
Jan 1976
Jan 1980
Apr 1979
Jan 1977
Jan 1973
Testimony of three Mexican women, Maria Teresa, Esperanza and Luz Maria. Each talks about their jobs, their personal and family relationships, their lack of freedom and the role of women in society in the 1970s.
During the six-year term of President Luis Echeverría, a Mexico-United States coexistence day was organized in Washington. American children and adults flocked to the cathedral, where Mexican dancers performed regional dances. It was a day of folk music, dances, Mexican crafts and food exhibitions.
Oct 1974
Documentary about Tarahumara religious observances around Easter time.
Jun 1979
Malnutrition is a product of the unfair distribution of wealth, the filmmaker tells us. A documentary film that highlights the irreversible physical and mental damage caused by chronic malnutrition among the Mexican people.
A surrealist musical short, featuring folkloric dance and stark Mexican landscapes, in honor of the 1972 World Cup.
Jan 1972
Follow the real-life rags-to-riches story of acclaimed Mexican performer Rigo Tovar, a musical pioneer whose innovative combination of traditional cumbia rhythms, electric instruments and rock melodies propelled him from poverty to stardom. This documentary shows Tovar, who died in 2005, during the height of his popularity, and features interviews with family members and plenty of live concert footage.
Jan 1979
Nov 1973
Laura Pesce presents the story of a rooster that travels from the countryside to Mexico City, where through images, she is showing the daily life of the inhabitants of this city, the tianguis, the nightlife, the periphery of the city and the fairs.
Jan 1986
A short film that takes us on a small auditory and visually remarkable journey through parts of Mexico City.
Jan 1975
Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Alain arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.
Apr 1981
An exploration on Paz's poetry by Paz himself, his childhood, his ideas about love and the nature of art
Jan 1983
Made in the urban area of the Valley of Mexico, this documentary presents a collage of images about the overpopulation, pollution and excessive growth of the big city. The accelerated and pulsating rhythm that passes and vanishes in the constant coming and going of vehicles and people.
Soil degradation, resulting from the excessive exploitation of trees, takes center stage in this powerful visual exhibition that warns of the dire repercussions of ecological imbalances caused by human ignorance and greed.