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The 13th FICM to Present a Mexican Gothic Cinema Program

We are pleased to announce the 13th FICM will present a Mexican Gothic Cinema Program in collaboration with the Cineteca Nacional, the UNAM film archive and Fundación Televisa. The program is comprised of 10 titles that represent the genre, including films from the 1930s to the masterpiece Cronos (1993), the debut work of distinguished Mexican director Guillermo del Toro.

The titles that are part of the Mexican Gothic Cinema Program at the 13th FICM are:

1. Drácula (1931), by George Melford
2. Dos monjes (1934), by Juan Bustillo Oro
3. El fantasma del convento (1934), by Fernando de Fuentes
4. El misterio del rostro pálido (1935), by Juan Bustillo Oro
5. El vampiro (1957), by Fernando Méndez
6. Misterios de ultratumba (1959), by Fernando Méndez
7. El esqueleto de la señora Morales (1960), by Rogelio A. González
8. Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas (1977), by Juan López Moctezuma
9. Veneno para las hadas (1984), by Carlos Enrique Taboada
10. Cronos (1993), by Guillermo del Toro

The program would not have been possible without the invaluable help of the UCLA Film & Television Archive, Alameda Films, América Móvil, Mondo Macabro, Eduardo Moreno Laparade, STPC and IMCINE, and Criterion Collection, as well as the support of Manuel Santillan Durán.

The Mexican Gothic Cinema Program will be accompanied by a photographic exhibit during the 13th FICM, organized together with Fundación Televisa.