We have compiled a list of some of the most influential and acclaimed Mexican personalities in the film industry today. ¡Viva Mexico! (Photo: Twitter)
Salma Hayek—Played Frida in the self-titled Oscar winning movie in 2002. Played the iconic Satanico Pandemomium in Quentin Tarantino’s film From Dusk Till Dawn. Stars in the 2017 summer movie Beatriz at Dinner. (Photo: Instagram)
Diego Luna—Starred in Star Wars’ Rogue One as Cassian Ando. Played Julio in Elysium, next to Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. He gave voice to Manolo in the animated film The Book of Life. (Photo: Instagram)
Gael García Bernal (right)—Plays Rodrigo de Souza in the Amazon Primer series Mozart in the Jungle. Starred as Neruda in the self-titled movie. Starred in A Little Bit of Heave as Kate Upton’s character’s love interest, Julian Goldstein. (Photo: Instagram)
Eiza Gonzalez—She starred at the tv series From Dusk Till Dawn as Satanico Pandemonium. She played Darling in the 2017 movie Baby Driver. (Photo: Instagram)
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu (left)—Directed the Oscar winning movies The Revenant, with Leonardo DiCaprio, and Birdman with Michael Keaton. He also directed the 2010 movie Biutiful starring Javier Bardem, and the 2007 film Babel starring Brad Pitt. (Photo: Twitter)
Guillermo Del Toro (center)—Won the 2017 Venice Golden Lion for his movie The Shape of Water. Directed movies like Crimson Peak, Pacific Rim, Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy, and Cronos. (Photo: Twitter)
Alfonso Cuaron (left)—Directed the Oscar winning movie Gravity starring Sandra Bullok and George Clooney. He also directed the movies Children of Men and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. (Photo: Mexico)
Robert Rodriguez (right)—Directed From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. He also worked in movies like Sin City, Spy Kid saga, and Machete Kills. (Photo: Instagram)
Emmanuel Lubezki—He’s the director of photography of 3 Oscar winning movies, including The Revenant, Birdman, and Gravity. He was also the director of photography of movies like Children of Men, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Meet Joe Black, among others. (Photo: Archive)
Contrary to the popular belief, May 5th marks the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, a date that commemorates the expulsion of the French army from Mexican territory. Surprisingly enough, 155 years later— that same month, but in 2017—, it was now the Mexicans who invaded France. More specifically… Cannes.
In the latest edition of which is one of the most popular film festivals in the world, the Mexican delegation made headlines when they proudly paraded through the red carpet; a moment that immediately became one of the most important events in the history of Mexican and international cinema.
Due to the talent and hard work of renowned actors, directors, scriptwriters, and producers, this has become the new golden era of Mexican cinema.
Celebrating the true date of the Mexican Independence Day, we have compiled a list of some of the most influential and acclaimed Mexican personalities in the film industry today. ¡Viva Mexico!
