EL COMPADRE MENDOZA
DIRECTOR: FERNANDO DE FUENTES
MEXICO, 1934
“Still revered as one of the great classics of Mexican cinema, the title character (beautifully played by Alfredo del Diestro) is a landowner who has learned to survive in the maelstrom of the Revolution: for the local officials, he’s a faithful supporter of the Mexican Army under Huerta, but for the revolutionary bands that show up at his ranch every few weeks, he’s a committed follower of Zapata. Yet even the best-run charade has its limits, and eventually Mendoza will be forced to take a stand. Laced with humor (Mendoza’s hanging and then removal of official portraits, depending on who’s coming to the ranch, is priceless and has often been imitated), yet always filled with a sense of foreboding, EL COMPADRE MENDOZA offers a revealing portrait of a complex, contradictory character as de Fuentes effortlessly weaves together the personal and the political.”—Pacific Film Archive. (85 mins.)
EL COMPADRE MENDOZA
MEXICO, 1934
DIRECTOR: FERNANDO DE FUENTES
"Aún venerado como uno de los grandes clásicos del cine mexicano, el personaje títuladado (maravillosamente interpretado por Alfredo del Diestro) es un terrateniente que ha aprendido a sobrevivir en la Revolución Mexicana: es un seguidor fiel del Ejército Mexicano en virtud de Huerta, pero para las bandas revolucionarias que se presentan en su rancho en algunas ocaciones, él es un seguidor comprometido con el gran general revolucionario Emiliano Zapata. Sin embargo, incluso la farsa mejor planeada tiene sus límites, y finalmente, Mendoza se verá obligado a tomar un bando. Mezclada con humor y mucho espiritu revolucionario, EL COMPADRE MENDOZA ofrece un revelador retrato de un problema complejo entre lo personal y lo político. "-Pacific Film Archive. (85 min.)
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