by the El Reportero’s news services
Pancho VillaThe documentary series “The Assassination of Pancho Villa, The Conspiracy,” will be released today on cable television, which portrays the tragic death of one of the Mexican Revolution emblematic figures.
The film is presented in the 90th anniversary of the assassination of Villa, who was known for his military exploits in the northern region of the country.
On July 20, 1923, Jose Doroteo, as he was known until he adopted the name of Francisco (Pancho) Villa, died gunned down in broad daylight, in the town of Hidalgo del Parral. Villa achieved notoriety from the uprising against the government of Porfirio Diaz in 1910.
Directed by Mexican filmmaker Emilion Maille, the film seeks to get to the bottom of the motives that led to Villa assassination and other details of his life, which will be presented by Discovery Channel in Spanish, according to vanguardia.com.mx.
Villa’s role is played by Mexican actor Enoc Leano, who had already played the character in the El Encanto del Aguila (The Eagle Charme).
This serial has the support of renowned Mexican historians as the Pancho Villa biographer, Pedro Salmeron, author of five books on Mexico history, who worked on the documentary historical endorsement with Jesus Vargas Valdes, Martha Loyo, Jane Dale Lloyd and Antonio Campuzano.
Int’l Film Festival for children in Mexico
The International Film Festival for Children and Youth “Divercine” returns today to Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco, after two years of absence.
This is a replica of the didactic way to carry footage to youngest populations, emerged in Uruguay in 1992 under the auspices of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
This festival is Manningported by the Ministry of Culture of the state of Jalisco, Ministry of Culture in Guadalajara, and the Cultural Institute in Zapopan.
This event, coinciding with the vacation period, presents 90 short films from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, United States, Ecuador, Spain, France, Netherlands, Mexico, and Venezuela, among others.
Among the films that will be screened in the Metropolitan Zone of Guadalajara, from today until July 28, are La Navidad de Max (Max’ Christmas), “La higiénica odisea de Lolly Poo” (The Hygienic Odyssey of Lolly Poo), “Nora, la bulliciosa” (Noisy Nora), “Jack el campesino” (Jack, The Peasant), and “Duerme negrito” (Sleep Little Black Boy).
The coordinator of the event in Guadalajara, Jorge Triana, told journalists that the intention of the festival is that each three to 100 yearold children is involved in film, and through Divercine, they enjoy difficult work to see in commercial displays.
Colombia: Women on Stage for Peace Festival
A total of 70 companies from 11 countries will attend the Women on Stage for Peace Festival from August 8 to 31, in a bridge from theatre and dancing to harmony and peace among peoples of the world.
During three weeks the Colombian capital will be filled with colours and joy, with proposals from countries like Mexico, Cuba, Peru, Brazil, among other nations, in an initiative fostered by Colombian artist Patricia Ariza and the Colombian Theatre Corporation.
In its 22nd edition, the event will include outdoor presentations, workshops, seminars and a national and an international meeting, centered in a culture of peace.
A total of 100 shows in conventional spaces, 18 rooms in all the city of Bogota and another 20 available also form part of the program.
