Sunday July 22, 2018, 7:00pm Los Angeles Filmforum presents Fernando Llanos: Matria At the Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028 Los Angeles premiere! Fernando Llanos in person!
Anton Jiménez fought alongside Pancho Villa, represented the state of Oaxaca in Congress, and was the president of the National Charro Association. In 1942 as rumors spread of a Nazi invasion of Mexico Jimenez formed and trained a group of 100 000 fighters to repel the attack. Seventy years later Jimenezs grandson Fernando Llanos brings us the film Matria tracing the directors quest to understand more about his mysterious grandfather and the culture of charros (in the mid-20th century. Deeply rooted family secrets are unearthed in the process and what begins as a character profile becomes an entangled story of family lore and a window into the history of modern Mexico.
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Screening: Matria By Fernando Llanos Mexico, 2014, HD, 62 min. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/273583897
Written, produced and directed by Fernando Llanos Production Director: José Nacif Cinematography: Carlos Hidalgo AMC, Emiliano Rocha Minter, Fernando Llanos and Marcelo Castillo Editors: Roberto Bolado, Fernando Llanos and Jessica Herreman Music: Juan Cirerol, Mi Reyna, Valentina, Lila Downs, Osiris Caballero, Omar Landa, Benjamin Shwartz, Jessica Herreman, etc.
Best long feature documentary, Morelia International Film Festival, 2014. Centro Buñuel Calanda Center Award, New Cinema Festival of Durango, 2015. EFICINE 2015. Honorific Mention by the Cultural Centro Pablo de la Torrent Brau, Latinoamerican New Cinema Internacional Festival from La Habana, Cuba 2015. Diosa de Plata (Mexican golden globes), Best documentary 2017, Mexico city.
My grandfather was from Tabasco, he fought along with Pancho Villa, became a Master Mason, was deputy 3 times for Oaxaca, and president of the National Association of Charros. In 1942 he formed The Legion of Mexican fighters, a group of 100,000 charros that were training to repel a possible Nazi invasion in Mexico. The Story of success that was told had harbored a secret that affected my family and was discovered while I was making this documentary. Fernando Llanos --------------------------- This program is supported by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles. We also depend on our members, ticket buyers, and individual donors.
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