Jorge Ayala Blanco
Jorge Ayala Blanco (Mexico City, 1942) is a mexican film historian and critic, author and dean professor at the National School of Cinematographic Arts (ENAC) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Although he studied Industrial Chemistry at the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) and after trying to study film at the UNAM University Center for Cinematographic Studies (CUEC), where he occupied a place as a teacher and not as a student, he leaned towards the field of the essay. With more than fifty years of experience, he is also a professor at theNational School of Cinematographic Arts previously Center for Cinematographic Studies, since 1964 and the Casa Lamm cultural center. His contribution to the study of cinema has been his “alphabet” of Mexican cinema, a series of books of great importance for understanding the most representative films of his country.
The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema
as uncreditedDuring 1950, Miguel Contreras Torres led a group of filmmakers to officially denounce William O....
Movie pageOne Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo
as SelfThis documentary explores key moments in the life of writer Juan Rulfo, with artists such as...
Movie pageNi Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
as uncredited"Ni Muy Muy, Ni Tan Tan, Simplemente, Tin Tan. Tin Tan was one of the greatest...
Movie pageLos No Invitados
as CientíficoAfter years of suffering from a sleep disorder, Asunción turns to a specialist who will help her...
Movie pageLos Rollos Perdidos
as uncreditedThis documentary begins searching for the whereabouts of the films that Servando Gonzalez did...
Movie pageTime and Memory
as uncreditedA film essay that explores the relationship between film and memory, based on the personal...
Movie pageAlucardos: Portrait of a Vampire
as uncreditedTerror, transsexualism, and an eternal cult film. What is on the mind of horror film director...
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