Country: Mexico 1998/2008
Plots keywords: Drama | Histórico//History | Conquista de América | Colonialismo//spanish colonization | Siglo XVI//16th century | Cultura Azteca//Aztec
Languagues: Español- Nahuatl. English subtitles
Director: Salvador Carrasco
Writer: Salvador Carrasco
Production Co: Carrasco, Domingo Films / Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes / Universal Studios
Runtime: 115 min.
Cast: Damián Delgado, José Carlos Rodríguez, Elpidia Carrillo, Iñaki Aierra, Honorato Magaloni, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, Carlos Álvarez, Luisa Ávila, Ramón Barragán, Alejandro Bracho, Diana Bracho, Josefina Echánove, Rufino Echegoyen, Guillermo Ríos, Lourdes Villarreal, Maya Zapata
La Otra Conquista
México 1521, Topiltzin y su pueblo sufren ‘la otra conquista’, la conquista espiritual, por parte de los españoles y la película narra la imposición de la nueva cultura y religión a las costumbres de su pueblo.
DESCUBRIMIENTO Y CONQUISTA. MIERCOLES DE PELICULA. La historia a través de cine
The Other Conquest
It is May 1520 in the vast Aztec Empire one year after the Spanish Conqueror Hernán Cortés’ arrival in Mexico. “The Other Conquest” opens with the infamous massacre of the Aztecs at the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan [what is now called Mexico City]. The sacred grounds are covered with the countless bodies of priests and nobility slaughtered by the Spanish Armies under Cortés’ command. The lone Aztec survivor of the massacre is a young Indian scribe named Topiltzin [Damián Delgado]. Topiltzin, who is the illegitimate son of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma, survives the onslaught by burying himself under a stack of bodies. As if awakening from a dream, the young man rises from among the dead to find his mother murdered, the Spanish in power and the dawn of a new era in his native land. A New World with new leaders, language, customs… and God. Representing the New Order is the Spanish Friar Diego [José Carlos Rodríguez]. His mission is to convert the “savage” natives into civilised Christians; to replace their human sacrifices and feathered deities with public Christenings and fealty to the Blessed Virgin Mary. With Topiltzin, Friar Diego faces his most difficult spiritual and personal challenge, for when Topiltzin is captured by Spanish troops and presented to Cortés [Iñaki Aierra], the Spanish Conqueror places Topiltzin’s conversion under Friar Diego’s care. Old world confronts the New as Topiltzin struggles to preserve his own beliefs, whilst Friar Diego attempts to impose his own. Moreover, all the while, the question remains: Who is converting whom?
En el marco del ciclo Historia a través del Cine el Consulado de México en Houston y el Instituto de Cultura Hispana en Houston presentan la película:
Cinco de Mayo, La Batalla
País de origen: Mexico
2013
Género: Bélico. Drama | Histórico. Siglo XIX
Idioma/s: Español
Dirección: Rafael Lara
Guión: Rafael Lara
Duración: 126 min.
Producción: Gala Films / Gobierno del Estado de Puebla / Estudios Churubusco Azteca
Reparto: Kuno Becker, Liz Gallardo, Mario Zaragoza, Angélica Aragón, William Miller, Andrés Montiel, Jorge Luis Moreno, Noé Hernández, Daniel Martínez, Mauricio Isaac, Christian Vasquez, Alejandro Aragón, Antonio Merlano, Jose Carlos Montes, Pablo Abitia, Pascasio Lopez, Álvaro García Trujillo, Javier Oliván, Jorge de los Reyes, Rafael Simón, Ginés García Millán.
Premios: 2013: 2 Premios Ariel: Mejor efectos visuales y Mejor efectos especiales
1862: El invencible ejército francés de Napoleón III invade México para instaurar una monarquía junto con los conservadores mexicanos, y con la finalidad de invadir Estados Unidos para unirse al Ejército Confederado del Sur en la Guerra Civil Norteamericana. El General Ignacio Zaragoza prepara la defensa de la patria en la ciudad de Puebla, al mando de un ejército inexperto, inferior en número y pobremente armado. Durante los meses previos a la batalla decisiva surge el amor entre Juan y Citlali, dos humildes mexicanos que se unen a la defensa, una misión que parece imposible…
La función especial se realizará el día lunes 6 de mayo a las 6 pm en el Instituto de Cultura Hispana ubicado en 3315 Sul Ross St., Houston, TX 77098
En español con subtítulos en inglés.
Entrada libre.
Programación recomendada para mayores de 17 años.
Popcorn de cortesía.
Invita a tus amigos y ven a disfrutar de este gran evento.
TEATRX is bringing back La Vida Es Cortos / Life Is Shorts Festival for the second year! The festival will once again bring Latinx stories to the stage and screen in new and exciting ways. This year’s lineup includes a 14-minute musical, 21 Chump Street: The Musical, by Hamilton star Lin Manuel Miranda, and a short film by native Houstonian Vannessa Vasquez of Hulu’s East Los High. Along with 21 Chump Street: The Musical, TEATRX will produce two plays chosen after a nationwide call for short plays. On behalf of TEATRX, Laura Moreno will direct, The Party Favor, by Julián Mesri. The second play, A Volunteer by Marian Licha will be directed and acted by members of Teatro Indigo. This year’s festival will also feature the Spanish language play, El Espejo by Emilio Carballido directed by RS Producciones, and a dance theatre piece written and choreographed by Adam Castaneda of Pilot Dance Project.
Because of the high volume of fantastic film submissions, TEATRX will show 13 short films ranging from two to fifteen minutes. Films will be split between four performances Thursday – Saturday. Each night the audience will vote on their favorite film. The top films will be featured at the final performance on Sunday, November 24.
La Vida Es Cortos/Life Is Shorts Festival is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.