El compadre Mendoza – Godfather Mendoza
From December 1 to 5, the GALA Theatre will celebrate a decade of its annual Film Festival with a lineup of seven films honoring innovation by Latin American filmmakers, including Mexican representation. Join us for a special screening of:
El Compadre Mendoza / Godfather Mendoza
A film by / Una pelĂcula de Fernando de Fuentes Mexico, 1933, 85 min.
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“Initially a movement to overthrow the dictator Porfirio DĂaz, by 1913 the Revolution had devolved into a factional civil war, with various leaders vying for power. During this chaotic period, RosalĂo Mendoza (Alfredo del Diestro), a wily, well-to-do rancher, thrives by opportunistically supporting whichever faction appears at his hacienda’s doorstep. When troops loyal to Emiliano Zapata arrive, Mendoza befriends their general, Felipe Nieto (Antonio R. Frausto). They become so close that the Mendoza name their first child after Nieto, and he becomes the boy’s godfather. But what will Mendoza do when a rival faction offers him a huge sum of money to betray Nieto? In a national survey of film critics and historians in 1994, El compadre Mendoza was voted the third best Mexican film ever made.” —Austin Film Society.
“Lo que se iniciĂł como un movimiento para derrocar al dictador Porfirio DĂaz se habĂa convertido en una guerra civil de facciones para 1913, con distintos lĂderes luchando por el poder. En este caĂłtico tiempo, el astuto y oportunista ranchero RosalĂo Mendoza (Alfredo del Diestro) prospera apoyando a cualquier facciĂłn que toca a su puerta. Cuando las tropas de Emiliano Zapata llegan a su hacienda, Mendoza se hace muy amigo del general Felipe Nieto (Antonio R. Frausto). Se vuelven tan cercanos que los Mendoza nombran a su primogĂ©nito en honor a Nieto y le piden ser el padrino del niño. Pero, ÂżquĂ© hará Mendoza cuando una facciĂłn rival le ofrezca mucho dinero para traicionar a Nieto?
En una encuesta nacional de crĂticos cinematográficos e historiadores de 1994, El compadre Mendoza fue catalogada como la tercera mejor pelĂcula mexicana de todos los tiempos”. – Sociedad de Cine de Austin.
Post-screening talk / Coloquio después de la proyección: Film critic / Experta cinematográfica Anne Wakefield Hoyt.
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