Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea first became La Doña when she was studying at Uc Santa Cruz. She would use “La Doña” as a playful nickname to describe her bossy and maternal attitude among her housemates and pretty soon, it followed her back to San Francisco’s Latinx corridor, where she had been playing with her family band since she was seven.
She had already been exposed to the professional musician’s lifestyle and decided it wasn’t for her, feeling burnout by the time she was a teenager. She definitely didn...
She had already been exposed to the professional musician’s lifestyle and decided it wasn’t for her, feeling burnout by the time she was a teenager. She definitely didn...
- 8/3/2023
- by Danny Acosta
- Rollingstone.com
It’s that time of year again when we ask ourselves: “Does Barack Obama really have that good of music taste?”
On Thursday, the former President released his yearly summer playlist — featuring tracks by a diverse set of artists, including Peso Pluma, Kelela, Boygenius, Rauw Alejandro, and even Janelle Monae’s polyamory anthem, “Only Have Eyes 42.“
“Like I do every year, here are some songs I’ve been listening to this summer — a mix of old and new,” he wrote. “Look forward to hearing what I’ve missed.”
Like I do every year,...
On Thursday, the former President released his yearly summer playlist — featuring tracks by a diverse set of artists, including Peso Pluma, Kelela, Boygenius, Rauw Alejandro, and even Janelle Monae’s polyamory anthem, “Only Have Eyes 42.“
“Like I do every year, here are some songs I’ve been listening to this summer — a mix of old and new,” he wrote. “Look forward to hearing what I’ve missed.”
Like I do every year,...
- 7/20/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
"How can you universalize the experience of being American." Hulu has launched an official trailer for their documentary film Anthem, which will be streaming on Hulu at the end of this month. Just in time for the 4th of July, of course. Anthem is Onyx Collective's new doc – a musical journey across America to re-imagine our national anthem for today. It's executive produced by Ryan Coogler, and directed by Peter Nicks. The film is hosted by composer Kris Bowers and record producer Dahi. Other guest stars include Joy Harjo, Ruby Amanfu, Charity Bowden, and Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea (aka La Doña). The film follows these two musicians as they travel from city to city engaging in conversations about the national anthem, resulting in a "journey to remix the American Sound." The film recently premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival in NYC. This honestly doesn't exactly seem like the most exciting concept for a film,...
- 6/15/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
There is a whole new Batman in town.
Despite that familiar name, upcoming “Aztec Batman: The Clash of Empires” will introduce an original hero, assured its team during their riotous presentation at Annecy.
Overseen by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the film is produced in Mexico in partnership with Ánima and Chatrone.
“This is a bold project,” admitted director Juan Meza-León, joined on stage by character designer Marvick Núñez and art director Diego Olascoaga. Promising an alternate take on the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, but also opening up about his protagonist’s surprising yet apparently historically accurate look.
“No big jaw, no big shoulders. Slimmer. A little less Schwarzenegger, a little more Bruce Lee. We had to focus on the man underneath the armor,” he said.
“We wanted to be true to the story we were telling. We hired an expert on Aztec matters, who was advising us every step of the way,...
Despite that familiar name, upcoming “Aztec Batman: The Clash of Empires” will introduce an original hero, assured its team during their riotous presentation at Annecy.
Overseen by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the film is produced in Mexico in partnership with Ánima and Chatrone.
“This is a bold project,” admitted director Juan Meza-León, joined on stage by character designer Marvick Núñez and art director Diego Olascoaga. Promising an alternate take on the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, but also opening up about his protagonist’s surprising yet apparently historically accurate look.
“No big jaw, no big shoulders. Slimmer. A little less Schwarzenegger, a little more Bruce Lee. We had to focus on the man underneath the armor,” he said.
“We wanted to be true to the story we were telling. We hired an expert on Aztec matters, who was advising us every step of the way,...
- 6/15/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Since launching last month, free ad-supported streaming TV (Fast) platform Sling Freestream has been adding channels at a dizzying pace. That trend continues as the free platform has announced that it is adding 16 new channels to bring its overall total to 230 channels and 41,000 on-demand titles.
Included in this new batch of offerings are several Spanish-language channels and offerings from all types of genres from anime to documentaries to Telenovela classics.
Watch Now $0 / month sling.com
Check out the list of the new Sling Freestream channels:
Anime X Hidive: Love anime? Check out Hidive’s action-packed assortment on Anime X Hidive! From classic series to hot hits fresh from Japan, it’s got anime fans covered. Come discover your favorite new series with Anime X Hidive!
Canela Cinema: Around-the-clock content from the most watched movies on Canela.TV including nostalgic and contemporary cinema from Hollywood, Mexico, and all of Latin America.
Canela.
Included in this new batch of offerings are several Spanish-language channels and offerings from all types of genres from anime to documentaries to Telenovela classics.
Watch Now $0 / month sling.com
Check out the list of the new Sling Freestream channels:
Anime X Hidive: Love anime? Check out Hidive’s action-packed assortment on Anime X Hidive! From classic series to hot hits fresh from Japan, it’s got anime fans covered. Come discover your favorite new series with Anime X Hidive!
Canela Cinema: Around-the-clock content from the most watched movies on Canela.TV including nostalgic and contemporary cinema from Hollywood, Mexico, and all of Latin America.
Canela.
- 3/24/2023
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
For the season finale of the first “The Walking Dead” anthology series, “Tales of the Walking Dead” delivers an unexpected supernatural haunted house story set amidst the zombie apocalypse. Directed by Deborah Kampmeier (“Clarice”), “La Doña” follows a survivor couple – Eric (Danny Ramirez) and Idalia (Daniella Pineda) – as they make an eerie, candle-lit home their new place of sanctuary away from the undead. With the shambling corpses of the outside-world at bay, the duo must face off against a new set of horrors nestled within their humble abode.
“La Doña,” which translates to “The Lady,” makes use of cultural elements to set the scene for its chilling main location. Candles, crosses, Jesus statues, and other spiritual objects line every nook and cranny of the episode’s setting. Aside from Father Gabriel (Seth Gilliam), the world of “The Walking Dead” hasn’t explored many other cultural and religious reactions to the rising of the dead.
“La Doña,” which translates to “The Lady,” makes use of cultural elements to set the scene for its chilling main location. Candles, crosses, Jesus statues, and other spiritual objects line every nook and cranny of the episode’s setting. Aside from Father Gabriel (Seth Gilliam), the world of “The Walking Dead” hasn’t explored many other cultural and religious reactions to the rising of the dead.
- 9/20/2022
- by Noah Levine
- bloody-disgusting.com
Daniella Pineda as Idalia and Danny Ramirez as Eric in ‘Tales of the Walking Dead’ season 1 episode 6 (Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC)
Episode six of AMC’s Tales of the Walking Dead, the final episode of season one, opens with a couple standing in the dark. They’re in the woods and eerie screams and creepy whispers can be heard as they take off running.
Daylight arrives and the woman, Idalia (Daniella Pineda), makes note that Maria (a zombie) is still following them. She thinks she knows where they are and may know of a place they can stay, but just for the night. Eric (Danny Ramirez) wonders why they’d only stay one night and Idalia explains the woman who lives there is kind of a healer. She’s into spells and other mystical stuff.
It’s dark by the time they arrive at a gate surrounded by tall walls.
Episode six of AMC’s Tales of the Walking Dead, the final episode of season one, opens with a couple standing in the dark. They’re in the woods and eerie screams and creepy whispers can be heard as they take off running.
Daylight arrives and the woman, Idalia (Daniella Pineda), makes note that Maria (a zombie) is still following them. She thinks she knows where they are and may know of a place they can stay, but just for the night. Eric (Danny Ramirez) wonders why they’d only stay one night and Idalia explains the woman who lives there is kind of a healer. She’s into spells and other mystical stuff.
It’s dark by the time they arrive at a gate surrounded by tall walls.
- 9/20/2022
- by Alison Helms
- Showbiz Junkies
Julie Carmen stars as La Doña in Episode 6 of Tales of The Walking Dead Season 1. Pic credit: AMC/Curtis Bonds Baker
Welcome to the final installment of Season 1 of Tales of The Walking Dead.
Already, viewers have gotten to see a wide variety of new characters and one very familiar one.
From doomsday preppers to annoying bosses, and nature documentaries, the show has offered vastly different stories for fans of the original series to chomp down on.
Last week we even got a murder mystery. Now, we end Season 1 with a ghost story.
Eric (Danny Ramirez) and Idalia (Daniella Pineda) have been living it rough to survive the zombie apocalypse, but they have managed to reach a secure location.
There’s just one problem — the woman who lives there doesn’t like them and won’t let them stay.
Daniella Pineda as Idalia and Danny Ramirez as Eric, as seen...
Welcome to the final installment of Season 1 of Tales of The Walking Dead.
Already, viewers have gotten to see a wide variety of new characters and one very familiar one.
From doomsday preppers to annoying bosses, and nature documentaries, the show has offered vastly different stories for fans of the original series to chomp down on.
Last week we even got a murder mystery. Now, we end Season 1 with a ghost story.
Eric (Danny Ramirez) and Idalia (Daniella Pineda) have been living it rough to survive the zombie apocalypse, but they have managed to reach a secure location.
There’s just one problem — the woman who lives there doesn’t like them and won’t let them stay.
Daniella Pineda as Idalia and Danny Ramirez as Eric, as seen...
- 9/19/2022
- by Rachel Tsoumbakos
- Monsters and Critics
At just six episodes long, Tales of the Walking Dead certainly seemed to hope that its first season would leave us wanting more. But did it? Before you weigh in in the polls below, let’s go over the thrills and chills in Sunday’s finale, “La Doña.”
As the episode began, young lovers Dali (The Originals alum Daniella Pineda) and Eric (Top Gun: Maverick’s Danny Ramirez) sought shelter from walkers and the cold in the fortress-like home of the titular bruja (Julie Carmen). Though she was willing to let them stay the night, she wasn’t looking for long-term roomies,...
As the episode began, young lovers Dali (The Originals alum Daniella Pineda) and Eric (Top Gun: Maverick’s Danny Ramirez) sought shelter from walkers and the cold in the fortress-like home of the titular bruja (Julie Carmen). Though she was willing to let them stay the night, she wasn’t looking for long-term roomies,...
- 9/19/2022
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
[Warning: The following contains spoilers for Tales of The Walking Dead Season 1 Episode 6, “La Doña.”] Halloween came a little early on Tales of The Walking Dead, as this episode sees two survivors trapped in a haunted house. Idalia (Daniella Pineda) and Eric (Danny Ramirez) stumble upon La Doña’s home one night as they struggle to survive in the freezing woods. Idalia says they should go inside and see if La Doña will help them — apparently, according to one of their late friends, she was something of a figure of legend among those in the area. But La Doña appears to be very much alive, as a woman is there in the house who’s willing to give them food and shelter. But when Eric demands they be allowed to stay in her home for more than a night, his outburst causes her to choke and then hit her head on the corner of the table,...
- 9/19/2022
- TV Insider
Daniella Pineda stars as Idalia in Episode 6 of Tales of The Walking Dead Season 1. Pic credit: AMC/Curtis Bonds Baker
Episode 6 of Tales of The Walking Dead will be the final installment for Season 1, and it looks like the TV show will conclude with a ghost story.
Already, viewers have been introduced to a prepper and hippy duo, as well as a naturist who felt the undead should be looked after and nurtured in nature.
In addition to this, a Groundhog Day episode saw one duo having to relive the same day over and over again in order to get things right.
Tales of The Walking Dead also took a trip down memory lane while exploring more of Alpha’s (Samantha Morton) backstory.
Finally, the penultimate episode of Season 1 saw Davon (Jessie T. Usher) having to unravel a murder mystery in a creepy town.
So, let’s take a look...
Episode 6 of Tales of The Walking Dead will be the final installment for Season 1, and it looks like the TV show will conclude with a ghost story.
Already, viewers have been introduced to a prepper and hippy duo, as well as a naturist who felt the undead should be looked after and nurtured in nature.
In addition to this, a Groundhog Day episode saw one duo having to relive the same day over and over again in order to get things right.
Tales of The Walking Dead also took a trip down memory lane while exploring more of Alpha’s (Samantha Morton) backstory.
Finally, the penultimate episode of Season 1 saw Davon (Jessie T. Usher) having to unravel a murder mystery in a creepy town.
So, let’s take a look...
- 9/13/2022
- by Rachel Tsoumbakos
- Monsters and Critics
TelevisaUnivision is putting the polish on ViX+ for the premium streamer’s debut next month — and will try to persuade Spanish-speaking audiences to pay for another service in their monthly mix.
The Hispanic programming powerhouse, formed through the merger of Univision and Televisa, is launching ViX+ on July 21 in the U.S and across Latin America. Its will cost 6.99 per month in the U.S. and MX119 per month in Mexico.
TelevisaUnivision touts its entry into the premium streaming wars as the biggest dedicated Spanish-language service in the market: ViX+ is slated to feature more than 10,000 hours of ad-free entertainment programming in its first year and up to 7,000 hours of live sports, including live soccer matches and coverage in the U.S. and Mexico of world’s top leagues and tournaments.
ViX+ will include more than 70 original series and movies in the first year. Originals available at launch include premium series “María Félix,...
The Hispanic programming powerhouse, formed through the merger of Univision and Televisa, is launching ViX+ on July 21 in the U.S and across Latin America. Its will cost 6.99 per month in the U.S. and MX119 per month in Mexico.
TelevisaUnivision touts its entry into the premium streaming wars as the biggest dedicated Spanish-language service in the market: ViX+ is slated to feature more than 10,000 hours of ad-free entertainment programming in its first year and up to 7,000 hours of live sports, including live soccer matches and coverage in the U.S. and Mexico of world’s top leagues and tournaments.
ViX+ will include more than 70 original series and movies in the first year. Originals available at launch include premium series “María Félix,...
- 6/30/2022
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
TelevisaUnivision said its Vix+ streaming service will launch July 21, at a monthly price of 6.99 in the U.S. and MX119 in Mexico.
The premium tier is joining the free, ad-supported Vix, which went live in March. The streaming moves followed the formation of TelevisaUnivision as a company earlier this year after the close of the 4.8 billion merger of Univision and the media holdings of Mexico’s Grupo Televisa.
Along with the U.S. and Mexico, Vix and Vix+ are rolling out across most of Spanish-speaking Latin America. TelevisaUnivision has said it believes Spanish-speaking streaming audiences are underserved. Vix+ will release more than 70 original series and movies in its first year. Between them, Vix and Vix+ will have 50,000 hours of programming, including 7,000 hours of live sports.
Original titles heading to Vix+ include María Felix, La Doña, La Mujer del Diablo and Mi Vecino El Cartel. The last of those is executive produced by Selena Gomez.
The premium tier is joining the free, ad-supported Vix, which went live in March. The streaming moves followed the formation of TelevisaUnivision as a company earlier this year after the close of the 4.8 billion merger of Univision and the media holdings of Mexico’s Grupo Televisa.
Along with the U.S. and Mexico, Vix and Vix+ are rolling out across most of Spanish-speaking Latin America. TelevisaUnivision has said it believes Spanish-speaking streaming audiences are underserved. Vix+ will release more than 70 original series and movies in its first year. Between them, Vix and Vix+ will have 50,000 hours of programming, including 7,000 hours of live sports.
Original titles heading to Vix+ include María Felix, La Doña, La Mujer del Diablo and Mi Vecino El Cartel. The last of those is executive produced by Selena Gomez.
- 6/30/2022
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Telemundo is building its 2022-23 season lineup around the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the return of two of the Spanish-language outlet’s biggest star drama vehicles: Kate del Castillo in Season 3 of “La Reina del Sur” and Rafael Amaya rising from the dead for an eighth round of “El Señor de los Cielos.”
The NBCUniversal-owned programmer also is stepping up investment in a range of multilingual content for the Peacock streaming platform.
Telemundo will formally unveil its programming plans to advertisers and media buyers on Monday evening as the industry gathers in New York for the network upfront presentation. Headlining the scripted side of the presentation is the return of hits “La Reina del Sur” (“The Queen of the South”) and “El Señor de los Cielos” (“Lord of the Skies”), which are both set in the world of Latin American drug trafficking.
The NBCU Spanish-language group will use the...
The NBCUniversal-owned programmer also is stepping up investment in a range of multilingual content for the Peacock streaming platform.
Telemundo will formally unveil its programming plans to advertisers and media buyers on Monday evening as the industry gathers in New York for the network upfront presentation. Headlining the scripted side of the presentation is the return of hits “La Reina del Sur” (“The Queen of the South”) and “El Señor de los Cielos” (“Lord of the Skies”), which are both set in the world of Latin American drug trafficking.
The NBCU Spanish-language group will use the...
- 5/12/2022
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
TelevisaUnivision’s fledgling streamer ViX Plus has ordered an untitled biographical series about the life of Mexican actor María Félix.
Produced by a mostly female team of creatives, the series is the first to tackle the story of Félix, also known as “La Doña,” who died in 2002. The icon will be played by three Mexican actresses — Sandra Echeverría (“La Usurpadora”), Ximena Romo (“Dime Cuándo Tú”) and Abril Vergara — who will each portray Félix at different ages.
“At ViX Plus, creating content that reflects our culture and illuminates our unique and diverse stories – all in Spanish, is our priority,” said Vincenzo Gratteri, senior vice president of development for ViX Plus. “We’re excited to tell the extraordinary story of María Félix. Her creative energy and indomitable spirit will be a source of inspiration for our audience.”
Written by Larissa Andrade, Alejandro Gerber, Tania Tinajero and Gabriela Rodríguez and directed by Mafer Suárez,...
Produced by a mostly female team of creatives, the series is the first to tackle the story of Félix, also known as “La Doña,” who died in 2002. The icon will be played by three Mexican actresses — Sandra Echeverría (“La Usurpadora”), Ximena Romo (“Dime Cuándo Tú”) and Abril Vergara — who will each portray Félix at different ages.
“At ViX Plus, creating content that reflects our culture and illuminates our unique and diverse stories – all in Spanish, is our priority,” said Vincenzo Gratteri, senior vice president of development for ViX Plus. “We’re excited to tell the extraordinary story of María Félix. Her creative energy and indomitable spirit will be a source of inspiration for our audience.”
Written by Larissa Andrade, Alejandro Gerber, Tania Tinajero and Gabriela Rodríguez and directed by Mafer Suárez,...
- 3/16/2022
- by Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
For the vast majority of her time on Earth, Thalía has navigated the public gaze with ease and grace. The former child prodigy first garnered global fame in the Eighties as a vocalist in Timbiriche, a teen pop supergroup that also produced internationally acclaimed stars like Paulina Rubio. In the following decade, Thalía solidified her rep as the Queen of Telenovelas for her wildly successful lead roles in timeless Mexican soap operas like Marimar, María la del Barrio, and María Mercedes. Meanwhile, her singing career skyrocketed, and songs like 1995’s...
- 2/21/2019
- by Isabela Raygoza
- Rollingstone.com
As Cannes director Thierry Fremaux sought to bolster his auteur lineup this year, he brought in Martin Scorsese to open the festival with his “The Aviator” star, Cannes jury president Cate Blanchett. The New York filmmaker also introduced his Film Foundation-restored 1946 Cannes Classics entry “Enamorada,” Emilio Fernández’s Mexican revolution romance starring icon María Félix, who became a favorite of Jean Renoir and Luis Buñuel. “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler showed his blockbuster at the Cannes outdoor cinema on the beach, and submitted to over 90 minutes of friendly grilling from American buddy Elvis Mitchell.
But the biggest crowd showed up for “Dunkirk” writer-director Christopher Nolan, who made his first foray to Cannes for a lengthy public conversation and a screening of “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
Nolan will introduce a Sunday 70mm Cannes showing of a new print of Stanley Kubrick’s movie with the director’s daughter Katharina, her uncle...
But the biggest crowd showed up for “Dunkirk” writer-director Christopher Nolan, who made his first foray to Cannes for a lengthy public conversation and a screening of “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
Nolan will introduce a Sunday 70mm Cannes showing of a new print of Stanley Kubrick’s movie with the director’s daughter Katharina, her uncle...
- 5/13/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
As Cannes director Thierry Fremaux sought to bolster his auteur lineup this year, he brought in Martin Scorsese to open the festival with his “The Aviator” star, Cannes jury president Cate Blanchett. The New York filmmaker also introduced his Film Foundation-restored 1946 Cannes Classics entry “Enamorada,” Emilio Fernández’s Mexican revolution romance starring icon María Félix, who became a favorite of Jean Renoir and Luis Buñuel. “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler showed his blockbuster at the Cannes outdoor cinema on the beach, and submitted to over 90 minutes of friendly grilling from American buddy Elvis Mitchell.
But the biggest crowd showed up for “Dunkirk” writer-director Christopher Nolan, who made his first foray to Cannes for a lengthy public conversation and a screening of “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
Nolan will introduce a Sunday 70mm Cannes showing of a new print of Stanley Kubrick’s movie with the director’s daughter Katharina, her uncle...
But the biggest crowd showed up for “Dunkirk” writer-director Christopher Nolan, who made his first foray to Cannes for a lengthy public conversation and a screening of “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
Nolan will introduce a Sunday 70mm Cannes showing of a new print of Stanley Kubrick’s movie with the director’s daughter Katharina, her uncle...
- 5/13/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Pantelion executives to oversee service.
Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group have launched the Spanish-language streaming platform Pantaya.
Most titles will appear exclusively on Pantaya including exclusive and first run access to all Spanish-language releases from the Lionsgate and Televisa joint venture Pantelion Films.
The slate includes Pantelion’s No Manches Frida and Instructions Not Included (pictured), as well as classic titles featuring Latino icons such as Pedro Infante, Maria Felix and Jorge Negrete, and films from Lionsgate’s 16,000-title library dubbed in Spanish, including Dirty Dancing and the Crank action franchise, and Amores Perros.
The roster includes Un Gallo Con Muchos Huevos, and Ladrones, as well as documentaries, concerts and other original premium content.
Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said Pantaya marked “ the next logical step in Lionsgate’s track record of serving the Hispanic consumer with high-end premium content through our Pantelion Films venture with Televisa.”
Hemisphere CEO Alan Sokol said the service would provide Hispanic film-goers...
Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group have launched the Spanish-language streaming platform Pantaya.
Most titles will appear exclusively on Pantaya including exclusive and first run access to all Spanish-language releases from the Lionsgate and Televisa joint venture Pantelion Films.
The slate includes Pantelion’s No Manches Frida and Instructions Not Included (pictured), as well as classic titles featuring Latino icons such as Pedro Infante, Maria Felix and Jorge Negrete, and films from Lionsgate’s 16,000-title library dubbed in Spanish, including Dirty Dancing and the Crank action franchise, and Amores Perros.
The roster includes Un Gallo Con Muchos Huevos, and Ladrones, as well as documentaries, concerts and other original premium content.
Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said Pantaya marked “ the next logical step in Lionsgate’s track record of serving the Hispanic consumer with high-end premium content through our Pantelion Films venture with Televisa.”
Hemisphere CEO Alan Sokol said the service would provide Hispanic film-goers...
- 8/1/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Luis Buñuel's most direct film about revolutionary politics brandishes few if any surreal touches in its clash between French star Gérard Philipe and the Mexican legend María Félix. Borrowing the climax of the opera Tosca, it's an intelligent study of how not to effect change in a corrupt political regime. La fièvre monte à El Pao Region A+B Blu-ray + Pal DVD Pathé (Fr) 1959 / B&W / 1:37 flat (should be 1:66 widescreen) / 96 min. / Los Ambiciosos; "Fever Mounts at El Pao" / Street Date December 4, 2013 / available at Amazon France / Eur 26,27 Starring Gérard Philipe, María Félix, Jean Servais, M.A. Soler, Raúl Dantés, Domingo Soler, Víctor Junco, Roberto Cañedo, Enrique Lucero, Pilar Pellicer, David Reynoso, Andrés Soler. Cinematography Gabriel Figueroa Assistant Director Juan Luis Buñuel Original Music Paul Misraki Written by Luis Buñuel, Luis Alcoriza, Charles Dorat, Louis Sapin from a novel by Henri Castillou Produced by Jacques Bar, Óscar Dancigers, Gregorio Walerstein...
- 5/21/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
MoMA's week-long series Mexico at Midnight: Film Noir from Mexican Cinema’s Golden Age opens today. "Twice in this series," notes Alan Scherstuhl in the Voice, "in Julio Bracho's Crepúsculo (Twilight) and Roberto Gavaldón's La Diosa Arrodillada (The Kneeling Goddess), horny swells decorate their homes with a life-size nude sculpture of the woman they cannot have, a clever way to work some nipples onscreen in a Catholic country: In Diosa, María Félix stands fully clothed beside her own stone rendition, seemingly amused at how much she outclasses the art department's chiseling. Those eyebrows, black swoops that suggest distant bird-wings at sunset—those can't be bought." » - David Hudson...
- 7/23/2015
- Keyframe
MoMA's week-long series Mexico at Midnight: Film Noir from Mexican Cinema’s Golden Age opens today. "Twice in this series," notes Alan Scherstuhl in the Voice, "in Julio Bracho's Crepúsculo (Twilight) and Roberto Gavaldón's La Diosa Arrodillada (The Kneeling Goddess), horny swells decorate their homes with a life-size nude sculpture of the woman they cannot have, a clever way to work some nipples onscreen in a Catholic country: In Diosa, María Félix stands fully clothed beside her own stone rendition, seemingly amused at how much she outclasses the art department's chiseling. Those eyebrows, black swoops that suggest distant bird-wings at sunset—those can't be bought." » - David Hudson...
- 7/23/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
While the name Gabriel Figueroa may not be a familiar one to many, even those with a stronger affinity for filmmaking and the art behind it, New York’s own Film Forum is hoping to change that.
On June 5, the theater began a career spanning retrospective surrounding the work of iconic cinematographer and Mexican film industry legend Gabriel Figueroa. Taking a look at 19 of the photographer’s films, the series is running in conjunction with the new exhibition at El Museo del Barrio, entitled Under The Mexican Sky: Gabriel Figueroa – Art And Film.
Best known as a pioneer of Mexican cinema, primarily with his work alongside director Emilio Fernandez, Figueroa’s work was as varied as they come. His work with Fernandez is without a doubt this retrospective’s highlight, particularly films like Wildflower. One of the many times Mexican cinema’s “Big Four” worked together, the film saw the...
On June 5, the theater began a career spanning retrospective surrounding the work of iconic cinematographer and Mexican film industry legend Gabriel Figueroa. Taking a look at 19 of the photographer’s films, the series is running in conjunction with the new exhibition at El Museo del Barrio, entitled Under The Mexican Sky: Gabriel Figueroa – Art And Film.
Best known as a pioneer of Mexican cinema, primarily with his work alongside director Emilio Fernandez, Figueroa’s work was as varied as they come. His work with Fernandez is without a doubt this retrospective’s highlight, particularly films like Wildflower. One of the many times Mexican cinema’s “Big Four” worked together, the film saw the...
- 6/9/2015
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Jose here, each Wednesday in "Threads" we'll be obsessing over a single costume we're fixated on that week. This week, because we're coming down from a Halloween candy sugar rush, we discuss the exuberant elegance of La Muerte in The Book of Life (which Nathaniel had already suggested as a great Halloween costume).
Clad in tight-fitting red fabric from top to bottom, La Muerte’s (voiced by telenovela superstar Kate del Castillo) outfit only truly comes to life through its accessories; particularly that larger than life hat adorned with hanging skulls, flowers and candles, all of which are dazzling to behold from an aesthetic perspective, but are fascinating because of their symbolic meaning. La Muerte, which is Spanish for “death” is a festive representation of the Mexican Day of the Dead, in which family members visit the graves of their deceased ones and bring them offerings which include chocolate skulls,...
Clad in tight-fitting red fabric from top to bottom, La Muerte’s (voiced by telenovela superstar Kate del Castillo) outfit only truly comes to life through its accessories; particularly that larger than life hat adorned with hanging skulls, flowers and candles, all of which are dazzling to behold from an aesthetic perspective, but are fascinating because of their symbolic meaning. La Muerte, which is Spanish for “death” is a festive representation of the Mexican Day of the Dead, in which family members visit the graves of their deceased ones and bring them offerings which include chocolate skulls,...
- 11/6/2014
- by Jose
- FilmExperience
Catching Up on Fall's Best at Mill Valley Film Festival Cumberbatch vs. Hiddleston: Who's The Hotter Brit? (Dueling Videos) Edward Norton and Andrea Riseborough Dig Into Actors' Egos and "Birdman" Eight Things You Should Know About Shailene Woodley's "White Bird in a Blizzard" "Force Majeure" Director Ruben Ostlund Answers 10 Questions How "Birdman" Got Made: Fox Searchlight and New Regency Partners Tell All How "Dear White People" Grabbed Young Moviegoers How Sebastian Junger Went Hobo for HBO Doc "Last Patrol" Laura Poitras Takes Us Behind the Scenes on Edward Snowden Doc "Citizenfour" London Film Fest: "Fury" Closes; "Whiplash," "Leviathan" Are Big Winners Mexican Noirs Screen in Morelia (Plus the Film "Gone Girl" Should've Been) Morelia Fest Tips Hat to Maria Felix, Mexican Classics and Pawel Pawlikowski Recipe for a Successful Cinematheque Ball: Matthew...
- 10/25/2014
- by TOH!
- Thompson on Hollywood
Although I saw it last year in Morelia's Arturo de Cordova retrospective, I find the opportunity to see "The Kneeling Goddess," starring María Félix as well as de Cordova, irresistible, at the Morelia International Film Festival. It's an amazing melodrama with noirish elements. Felix, something of a glorious amalgam of Rita Hayworth and Ava Gardner, is literally statuesque, in that a nude statue of her figures prominently in both the plot and many shots. Steven Jacobs and Lisa Colpaert, authors of "The Dark Galleries," about the paintings used in film noir and gothic melodramas, are working on another book about statues. I commend "The Kneeling Goddess" to their attention, along with Rouben Mamoulian's "The Song of Songs," with its statue of a nude Marlene Dietrich. I especially enjoy the sequences set in a fantasy sailor's dive bar in Panama, where Felix is the singing star of a lavish revue.
- 10/24/2014
- by Meredith Brody
- Thompson on Hollywood
Honorary Award: Gloria Swanson, Rita Hayworth among dozens of women bypassed by the Academy (photo: Honorary Award non-winner Gloria Swanson in 'Sunset Blvd.') (See previous post: "Honorary Oscars: Doris Day, Danielle Darrieux Snubbed.") Part three of this four-part article about the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Honorary Award bypassing women basically consists of a long, long — and for the most part quite prestigious — list of deceased women who, some way or other, left their mark on the film world. Some of the names found below are still well known; others were huge in their day, but are now all but forgotten. Yet, just because most people (and the media) suffer from long-term — and even medium-term — memory loss, that doesn't mean these women were any less deserving of an Honorary Oscar. So, among the distinguished female film professionals in Hollywood and elsewhere who have passed away without...
- 9/4/2014
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Icon as icon! World-famous supermodel Cindy Crawford covers the upcoming issue of Marie Claire Mexico -- where she channels late screen siren Maria Felix, who rose to fame during Mexico's golden age in film during the 1940s. Crawford, 47 -- wearing a crisp white button-down shirt, stacks of baubles around her neck and wrists, and a blue hat casually draped across the right side of her face on the John Russo-shot cover -- sexily exhales with a cigar wrapped between her right middle and index fingers. She [...]...
- 11/27/2013
- Us Weekly
From that flawless figure to the famous beauty mark that helped set her apart from countless models, little has changed about Cindy Crawford's amazing physical appearance since her '90s heyday. And the 47-year-old proves just that in the upcoming issue of Marie Claire Mexico, where she took on the role of the country's iconic screen legend, María Félix, for a John Russo-lensed shoot. Looking just as tough as one of Félix's characters, Crawford commands the cover by staring straight into the camera, with cigar in hand and an I-dare-you-to-mess-with-me look that's only slightly softened by a sultry cat eye. News: Cindy Crawford poses topless at age 47 To channel...
- 11/27/2013
- E! Online
Most recent film appearances, plus concert and television work Please check out our previous post: "Montiel La Violetera and Pedro Almodóvar Icon." Her last star vehicle of note was Juan Antonio Bardem's Varietés (1971), a melodrama about an aging actress who continues to dream of becoming a bona fide star. [Please scroll down to listen to Montiel's husky rendition of "Amado mío."] The forty-something hopeful eventually gets her chance at stardom, but it all turns out to be a flash in the pan. By then, following a whole array of formulaic romantic musical melodramas, Montiel's box-office allure had waned rather radically. She turned down roles in Spain's cine del destape -- post-Franco softcore comedies -- which eventually meant the demise of her movie career. Her last official star vehicle was Pedro Lazaga's comedy Cinco almohadas para una noche ("Five Cushions for One Night," 1974) -- though she would be seen in Eduardo Manzanos Brochero's That's Entertainment-like compilation feature Canciones de nuestra...
- 4/10/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Jorge Negrete Exhibit: Mexican movie icon remembered in Los Angeles Jorge Negrete was one of Mexico’s biggest movie stars ever. Although the actor / singer died more than half a century ago — of hepatitis while in Los Angeles in 1953, at the age of 42 — he is still celebrated as one of the Mexican film industry’s most important movie icons, along with the likes of María Félix (Negrete’s second wife), Pedro Infante, Cantinflas, and Dolores del Río. Well, whether or not you’re familiar [...]...
- 11/23/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Marlon Brando, Jean Peters in Elia Kazan's Viva Zapata! Ramon Novarro in Scaramouche on TCM Following Scaramouche, Turner Classic Movies will show a Mexican feature set during the Revolution, Roberto Rodríguez's La Bandida (1963), starring Mexican legend María Félix, Pedro Armendáriz, Katy Jurado, actor-filmmaker Emilio Fernández, and Lola Beltrán. And prior to Scaramouche, TCM is showing two Mexican Revolution films made in Hollywood: Elia Kazan's Viva Zapata! (1952), with Marlon Brando (wasn't Katy Jurado or perhaps Sarita Montiel available?) as revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, and Jack Conway's Viva Villa! (1934), with a surprisingly effective Wallace Beery as Pancho Villa. The beautifully shot Viva Villa! (cinematography by Charles G. Clarke and James Wong Howe) is perhaps best known for what's not seen on screen: Lee Tracy, one of the stars of MGM's Dinner at 8, getting drunk and pissing on a military parade passing below his Mexico City hotel balcony, being arrested...
- 9/27/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
There's a lot of painting by numbers in Julie Taymor's 2002 biopic of the radical Mexican Frida Kahlo, starring Salma Hayek. But when the facts are this colourful, why take artistic licence?
Director: Julie Taymor
Entertainment grade: B
History grade: C
nm1085710 autoFrida Kahlo[/link] was one of Mexico's best-known 20th-century artists. Her painting reflected her tumultuous personal life, including her two high-profile marriages to fellow artist and communist Diego Rivera.
Childhood
Young Frida (Salma Hayek) is on a bus to Coyoacán, fighting with her boyfriend about Marx and Hegel. The bus crashes into a tram. Frida is crushed and knocked unconscious, covered in blood and gold dust spraying out from a cone carried by another passenger. It's an arresting setpiece, and, though it looks like a heavy-handed piece of artistic licence, it's accurate. Frida did indeed get covered in gold dust during this crash, and was very nearly killed. Afterwards,...
Director: Julie Taymor
Entertainment grade: B
History grade: C
nm1085710 autoFrida Kahlo[/link] was one of Mexico's best-known 20th-century artists. Her painting reflected her tumultuous personal life, including her two high-profile marriages to fellow artist and communist Diego Rivera.
Childhood
Young Frida (Salma Hayek) is on a bus to Coyoacán, fighting with her boyfriend about Marx and Hegel. The bus crashes into a tram. Frida is crushed and knocked unconscious, covered in blood and gold dust spraying out from a cone carried by another passenger. It's an arresting setpiece, and, though it looks like a heavy-handed piece of artistic licence, it's accurate. Frida did indeed get covered in gold dust during this crash, and was very nearly killed. Afterwards,...
- 6/17/2010
- by Alex von Tunzelmann
- The Guardian - Film News
Two years after his sudden death, what may turn out be Anthony Minghella's final work, Nine – an all-star musical about a director in dilemma – is about to appear. David Thomson hymns his friend 'Ant'
Nine will open wide in America on Christmas Day, and it is certain to be a major contender in the Oscar race. It is the movie version of the musical (book by Arthur Kopit, music by Maury Yeston) that opened on Broadway in 1982, with Raul Julia in the lead role of Guido Contini. In a New York revival, Antonio Banderas played Guido, and when it was given in a concert performance in London Jonathan Pryce played the lead. This is the movie, from the Weinstein Company, and everything has been upscaled. Beyond the astonishing female cast (more anon), it has Daniel Day-Lewis as Guido. There is a hint that in this version, Guido has been upgraded just a little,...
Nine will open wide in America on Christmas Day, and it is certain to be a major contender in the Oscar race. It is the movie version of the musical (book by Arthur Kopit, music by Maury Yeston) that opened on Broadway in 1982, with Raul Julia in the lead role of Guido Contini. In a New York revival, Antonio Banderas played Guido, and when it was given in a concert performance in London Jonathan Pryce played the lead. This is the movie, from the Weinstein Company, and everything has been upscaled. Beyond the astonishing female cast (more anon), it has Daniel Day-Lewis as Guido. There is a hint that in this version, Guido has been upgraded just a little,...
- 11/26/2009
- by David Thomson
- The Guardian - Film News
Eva Longoria Parker plans to celebrate her Latina roots on the big screen - she is eyeing a movie about the life of legendary Mexican film star Maria Felix.
The Desperate Housewives actress admits she has always wanted to play Felix, who passed away in 2002 at the age of 88.
And Longoria Parker cites her Mexican genes as one of the major reasons why she is determined to land the role herself.
She tells the New York Daily News, "I'd love to adapt the story of Maria Felix. I think she's the icon of Mexican cinema, and I would love to bring her story to life. I'm very proud of being Mexican-American, so I celebrate it as much as possible."...
The Desperate Housewives actress admits she has always wanted to play Felix, who passed away in 2002 at the age of 88.
And Longoria Parker cites her Mexican genes as one of the major reasons why she is determined to land the role herself.
She tells the New York Daily News, "I'd love to adapt the story of Maria Felix. I think she's the icon of Mexican cinema, and I would love to bring her story to life. I'm very proud of being Mexican-American, so I celebrate it as much as possible."...
- 5/19/2009
- WENN
Introducing Emilio Fernández‘s Enamorada, Pfa curator Steve Seid admitted that the film’s English translation “Woman In Love” isn’t entirely accurate. Quoting Judy Bloch’s Pfa capsule, Enamorada speaks more interestingly “about a man in love.” Enamorada—which translates more correctly as “Beloved”, in the sense of a man’s love for his beloved—expresses the love General José Juan Reyes (Pedro Armendáriz) feels for Beatriz Peñafiel (María Félix). But then again, it’s not only his love for her as a woman but for the civilizing power of the Catholic faith that she represents. “[W]hat captivates, even mesmerizes, is the film’s portrayal of revolution and religion as conjoined elements of the Mexican character,” Bloch writes. “The general,” she adds, “confuses Beatriz with Jesus.”...
- 7/31/2008
- by Michael Guillen
- Screen Anarchy
Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker wants to return to her Latino roots and portray one of two Mexican cinema stars.
Promoting a new ice-cream line in Mexico City recently, the actress told local reporters she's desperate to play either Maria Felix or Dolores del Rio.
Both are movie legends in South America.
She said, "I would love to play a strong woman, especially in Latin culture.
"I did my own research to learn more about the writers, directors and great stars of Mexican cinema."...
Promoting a new ice-cream line in Mexico City recently, the actress told local reporters she's desperate to play either Maria Felix or Dolores del Rio.
Both are movie legends in South America.
She said, "I would love to play a strong woman, especially in Latin culture.
"I did my own research to learn more about the writers, directors and great stars of Mexican cinema."...
- 4/30/2008
- WENN
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