09 · 19 · 18 The 16th FICM and the Academy will present a special program honoring Mexican actresses in Hollywood Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard The Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), in collaboration with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of the United States, will present a special program honoring three Mexican actresses who left their mark in Hollywood during its 16th edition: Dolores del Río (1904) -1982), Lupe Vélez (1909-1944) and Katy Jurado (1924-2002). John Bailey, president of the Academy, will present the program at the festival. The films that make it up are: In Caliente (1935, dir. Lloyd Bacon), starring Dolores del Río. Mexican Spitfire (1940, dir. Leslie Goodwins), starring Lupe Vélez. Broken Lance (1954, dir. Edward Dmytryk), starring Katy Jurado. Broken Lance (1954, dir. Edward Dmytryk) Finally, about Katy Jurado, he writes: "[...] the Jalisco-born Katy Jurado had already worked for the film industry in her country, especially in various femme fatale roles, when she was called to the 'Mecca of Cinema' to play a wide range of characters that even led her to become the first Latin American to win a Golden Globe for her brilliant performance on High Noon (dir. Fred Zinnemann, 1952) and to be nominated for an Oscar for her excellent performance in Broken Lance (dir. Edward Dmytryk, 1954), westerns characterized by their great thematic and aesthetic quality". FICM's 16th edition will take place from the 20th to the 28th of October in Morelia, Michoacán.
