José Luis Cruz

History

Born in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, stage director, actor, playwright, cultural promoter, has directed more than 70 productions in Mexico and the world, the last staging was Moctezuma II in the Zocalo of Mexico City with more than 40 thousand spectators, has held several public offices, has created several festivals of music, dance and theater, the best known is the Ollin Kan Festival, cultures in resistance, in his activity as a cultural promoter has traveled countless arts markets and festivals around the world.

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Movies

Orphans

Clemente Munguía

Orphans is the true story of a forbidden love affair set in the oppressive and violent atmosphere of nineteenth century Mexico. One man, Melchor Ocampo, driven by the twin passions of love and idealism, defies the stain of illegitimacy to shake off the crippling yoke of Spain and the Catholic Church. In so doing he becomes a founding figure of modern day Mexico.

Zapata: The dream of a hero

This fictionalized portrayal of Emiliano Zapata as an Indigenous Mexican shaman, directed by Alfonso Arau, was reportedly the most expensive Mexican movie ever produced, with a massive ad campaign, and the largest ever opening in the nation's history. Unusual in the Mexican film industry, Zapata was financed independently.

Dying in the Gulf

The story of the oil leader Lázaro Pizarro, of his political and personal wars, the use of crime to settle conflicts and the course of his power between the basements and the domes of Mexican politics, have a narrative record made in the Gulf of accuracy and dexterity

Mariana Mariana

Profesor Mondragón

The story runs in the 1940s Mexico City. A schoolboy (Carlos) falls in love with his best friend's mother (Mariana). Carlos is impressed because this family is not like the ordinary mexican families of the time, because they have many expensive American things, although they are not rich. The drama begins when Carlos gets out of school to go to declare his love to Mariana, and is discovered by his teachers.