Juan Francisco Urrusti

Movies

Lucinda Urrusti: Painter
Editor
This is a portrait of painter Lucinda Urrusti (Melilla, Spanish Morocco, 1926), who came to Mexico in 1939 with her parents and brother as refugees of the Spanish Civil War. For Lucinda, what matters most in life is art and her family.
Lucinda Urrusti: Painter
Writer
This is a portrait of painter Lucinda Urrusti (Melilla, Spanish Morocco, 1926), who came to Mexico in 1939 with her parents and brother as refugees of the Spanish Civil War. For Lucinda, what matters most in life is art and her family.
Lucinda Urrusti: Painter
Director
This is a portrait of painter Lucinda Urrusti (Melilla, Spanish Morocco, 1926), who came to Mexico in 1939 with her parents and brother as refugees of the Spanish Civil War. For Lucinda, what matters most in life is art and her family.
In Exile: A Family Movie
Screenplay
The life stories of Juan Francisco's grandparents and parents, who arrived in Mexico in 1939 as refugees at the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). A family saga, from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day.
In Exile: A Family Movie
Director
The life stories of Juan Francisco's grandparents and parents, who arrived in Mexico in 1939 as refugees at the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). A family saga, from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day.
Living in Wrestling: History of Wrestling in Mexico
Director
A comprehensive history of Wrestling in Mexico. Starring some of the most famous Mexican wrestlers of our times.
A Long Journey to Guadalupe
Director
The veneration for Tonantzin-Guadalupe has been an essential Mexican theme underlying Mexican cultural and political values since the 16th century. Guided by the testimonies of Indigenous people, Mexicans of mixed heritage and Chicanos about this complex subject matter, we can understand why. The film was shot in 16mm and produced between July 1987 and February 1996.
Tepú
Director
Don Agustin Montoya de la Cruz (aka Tepu) is a prestigious mara' acame (shaman, medicine doctor and man of knowledge). This film is about his visit to Mexico City in 1994.
A Cruz y a espada
Director
This documentary, known in English speaking countries as "By Cross and Sword", is about the yearly festivity called "La Morisma de Bracho", which is a reenactment of biblical stories and episodes from the Crusades. More than 5000 people participate in this Catholic festivity which dates back to the XIXth century, or earlier.
Lord of Otatitlán
Director
From the series "Sacred Ways"
Encuentros de medicina Maya
Director
Modern Mayan medicine
Piowachuwe: La Vieja que Arde
Director
The principal purpose of this documentary was to record carnaval dances in Chiapas, but coincidentally, the volcano Chichonal erupted during filming, enabling the recording of local stories and myths about Piowachuwe.
Mara’acame
Director
Indio shaman life
Witchers and healers
Director
Shot in Tuxtlas, Veracruz, this documentary exposes the ideological conceptions of witches, healers and patients, with respect to traditional medicine.
In Exile: A Family Film
Director
The Spanish Civil War (1936-39) left a million dead and over 500,000 refugees. Mexico welcomed about 20,000. Among them were the filmmaker's grandparents, parents, and some of their friends. IN EXILE: A FAMILY FILM tells some of the forgotten stories of memory and history -personal accounts that are intertwined with the shared history of Spain and Mexico from the time of Spanish King Alfonso XIII (1874-1923) through the present.