09 · 24 · 12 El ingeniero named Best Documentary in Chicago Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard El ingeniero by Alejandro Lubezki The first edition of the Mexican Film Festival of the Americas (MFFA) in Chicago, an event organized during "Hispanic Heritage Month" in the United States, strives to strengthen and foment all aspects of Mexican film, celebrating the work of both established and emerging filmmakers. Some of the films included in the festival's program were presented at previous editions of FICM, such as Perdida (2010) by Viviana Garcia Besné; Días de gracia (2011) by Everardo Gout; Hasta el último trago corazón! (2005) by Beto Gómez; Esperando a los Bitles (2011) by Diego Graue and Raymundo Marmolejo, and A Better Life (2011) by Chris Weitz. Demián Bichir, who starred in the last film, will receive an award in recognition of his career at the MFFA. El ingeniero tells the story of contemporary Mexico told through the experiences of a political group that was defeated. This is a fundamental fragment of Mexican history that does not generally come to light to the public. The documentary does not include scandals, reveal corruption or the acts of a savior. It shows how politics is conducted at the highest levels in Mexico where you see the human side of the popular leader. The international premiere of El ingeniero in Chicago will be Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 6 pm with the presence of Alejandro Lubezki and Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano.
