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| Mexican Mafias Move to Movie Matinee |
| 2010-08-12 |
| Luis Estrada is a relatively unknown Mexican film director whose last film was a black comedy called A Wonderful World in 2006, and Herod's Law, a political satire directed against Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) in 1999. This new film is also a black comedy. While it doesn't exactly have a galaxy of Hollywood stars in it, Joaquin Cossio stars in it, who is best known to English speaking audiences as the evil General Medrano in A Quantum of Solace. The release date is important. September 2010 is the Bicentenial of Mexican independence. One of the less noticed, but funny affectations is the little handwritten note on the bullet pocked sign on the film's advertising poster that says Mexico 2010, which reads, "Nothing to Celebrate." In the film's trailer a question is posed, "Who will win? It won't be Mexico in Hell." Here is the IMDB entry for the film. Here is the trailer. On a personal note, it looks promising: |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 We will all be getting better at understanding Spanish próximamente. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-08-12 16:48 |