Mexican Cinema's Second 'Golden Age'
Mexican Cinema's Second 'Golden Age'
By
Carlos Aguilar
How Mexican filmmakers are succeeding in Hollywood and beyond.
On February 22, 2015, several months before Sean Penn’s now-infamous rendezvous with drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the Hollywood actor stirred things up with another recognizable Mexican.
The occasion was the 87th Academy Awards, and Penn was presenting the award for best picture. He read off the nominees, picked open the envelope and…
“Who gave this son of a bitch his green card!?”
A grinning Penn announced that Alejandro G. Iñárritu and his film Birdman had won their fourth award of the night — now,...
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