Emiliano Zapata (film)

Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata
Directed by	Felipe Cazals
Written by	Antonio Aguilar; Ricardo Garibay; Mario Hernández
Produced by	Antonio Aguilar
Cinematography	Álex Phillips Jr.
Edited by	Joaquín Ceballos; Rafael Ceballos
Music by	Paul Sawtell; Bert Shefter
Release date	20 November 1970;
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Emiliano Zapata is a 1970 Mexican drama film directed by Felipe Cazals and written, produced, and starring Antonio Aguilar as Emiliano Zapata. One of the first large-scale, expensive, and unconventional epics ever to be made in Mexico,^[2] the film was shot in 70 millimeters and gave Aguilar the opportunity to portray his favorite revolutionary character. The film features astounding sets, and also many extras. Aguilar avoided to sing in the film, in order to give the film more realism, although he was displeased at the finished project.

Cast

Antonio Aguilar as Emiliano Zapata
Jaime Fernández as Montaño
Mario Almada as Eufemio Zapata
Patricia Aspíllaga as Josefa Espejo
David Reynoso as Pancho Villa
Jorge Arvizu as Francisco Madero

Box office

After just over a month of release in Mexico, the film had grossed $480,000.^[1]

Awards

Emiliano Zapata won Premio ACE Cinema awards for Film of the Year, Best Actor (Antonio Aguilar), and Best Director (Felipe Cazals).

References

^ ^a ^b "480G 'Zapata' Gross". Daily Variety. December 31, 1970. p. 2.
^ "Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers - Antonio Aguilar". Retrieved 17 December 2011.

External links

Emiliano Zapata at IMDb

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[480g-1] "480G 'Zapata' Gross". Daily Variety. December 31, 1970. p. 2.

[expensive-2] "Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers - Antonio Aguilar". Retrieved 17 December 2011.

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