Jorge Ayala Blanco

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One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo TrailerThe Black Legend of Mexican Cinema TrailerLos Rollos Perdidos Trailer

Jorge Ayala Blanco (Mexico City, 1942) is a mexican film historian and critic, author and dean professor at the National School of Cinematographic Arts (ENAC) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Although he studied Industrial Chemistry at the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) and after trying to study film at the UNAM University Center for Cinematographic Studies (CUEC), where he occupied a place as a teacher and not as a student, he leaned towards the field of the essay. With more than fifty years of experience, he is also a professor at theNational School of Cinematographic Arts previously Center for Cinematographic Studies, since 1964 and the Casa Lamm cultural center. His contribution to the study of cinema has been his “alphabet” of Mexican cinema, a series of books of great importance for understanding the most representative films of his country.

Most Popular Jorge Ayala Blanco Trailers

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The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema Trailer (2016)

17 August 2016

During 1950, Miguel Contreras Torres led a group of filmmakers to officially denounce William O. Jenkins' monopoly on film theaters, which was built throughout the country upon crime and corruption.

One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo Trailer (2017)

03 November 2017

This documentary explores key moments in the life of writer Juan Rulfo, with artists such as Werner Herzog and Eduardo Galeano reflecting on his work.

Los Rollos Perdidos Trailer (2012)

12 October 2012

This documentary begins searching for the whereabouts of the films that Servando Gonzalez did about the events of October 2nd 1968 in Tlatelolco, research that later will deal with the fire of March 24th 1982 at the National Film Archives, which destroyed a lot of important part of the footage from Mexico.

Time and Memory Trailer (2012)

17 May 2012

A film essay that explores the relationship between film and memory, based on the personal memoir of the director.

Los No Invitados Trailer (2003)

04 October 2003

After years of suffering from a sleep disorder, Asunción turns to a specialist who will help her discover the causes of her insomnia.

Alex Phillips: The magic between light and shadow Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

Through still photographs from different eras, excerpts from some of his most accomplished films, interviews, and testimonies, this documentary explores the life and work of Alec Pelepiok, later known as Alex Phillips.

Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan Trailer (2005)

27 October 2005

"Ni Muy Muy, Ni Tan Tan, Sim­ple­men­te, Tin Tan. Tin Tan was one of the grea­test com­de­dian-​ac­tors in the his­tory of Me­xi­can Ci­ne­ma.

Alucardos: Portrait of a Vampire Trailer (2011)

14 April 2011

Terror, transsexualism, and an eternal cult film. What is on the mind of horror film director Juan López Moctezuma and his fans, Manolo and Lalo, who are not only obsessed with the Mexican horror film 'Alucarda', but also believe in their hearts that they are its true characters? After finding the director in a psychiatric hospital, they kidnap him to make him remember his gloriously twisted past.