| Godfather Mendoza | |
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| Directed by | Fernando de Fuentes |
| Written by | Mauricio Magdaleno |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ross Fisher |
| Edited by | Fernando de Fuentes |
| Music by | Manuel Castro Padilla |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Godfather Mendoza (Spanish: El compadre Mendoza) is a 1934 Mexican film. It was directed by Fernando de Fuentes, and is the second of his Revolution Trilogy, preceded by El prisionero trece (1933) and followed by Vámonos con Pancho Villa (1936).
In 1994, the Mexican magazine Somos published a list of " The 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico" in its 100th edition and choose El compadre Mendoza the 3rd best of all time, just behind Vámonos con Pancho Villa and Los olvidados. [1]
This is the story of Rosalío Mendoza, a Mexican landowner during the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Rosalío survives by befriending both the army and the revolutionaries. Everyone is welcomed in his ranch, but the situation becomes unbearable and Rosalío must choose whose side he is on. [2]
Various of main cast appeared in more than one movie of the trilogy:
- ^ Las 100 mejores películas del cine mexicano Archived 2010-02-08 at the Wayback Machine. September 17, 2012
- ^ (in Spanish) El compadre Mendoza (1934) Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine. January 16, 2015
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- 1934 films
- 1930s Spanish-language films
- Films directed by Fernando de Fuentes
- Films set in the 1910s
- Films set in Mexico
- Mexican Revolution films
- Films shot in Mexico
- Mexican black-and-white films
- 1930s war drama films
- Mexican war drama films
- 1934 drama films
- 1930s Mexican films
- 1930s Mexican film stubs
| Godfather Mendoza | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Fernando de Fuentes |
| Written by | Mauricio Magdaleno |
| Screenplay by |
|
| Produced by |
|
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ross Fisher |
| Edited by | Fernando de Fuentes |
| Music by | Manuel Castro Padilla |
Release date |
|
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Godfather Mendoza (Spanish: El compadre Mendoza) is a 1934 Mexican film. It was directed by Fernando de Fuentes, and is the second of his Revolution Trilogy, preceded by El prisionero trece (1933) and followed by Vámonos con Pancho Villa (1936).
In 1994, the Mexican magazine Somos published a list of " The 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico" in its 100th edition and choose El compadre Mendoza the 3rd best of all time, just behind Vámonos con Pancho Villa and Los olvidados. [1]
This is the story of Rosalío Mendoza, a Mexican landowner during the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Rosalío survives by befriending both the army and the revolutionaries. Everyone is welcomed in his ranch, but the situation becomes unbearable and Rosalío must choose whose side he is on. [2]
Various of main cast appeared in more than one movie of the trilogy:
- ^ Las 100 mejores películas del cine mexicano Archived 2010-02-08 at the Wayback Machine. September 17, 2012
- ^ (in Spanish) El compadre Mendoza (1934) Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine. January 16, 2015
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| This article related to a Mexican film of the 1930s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1934 films
- 1930s Spanish-language films
- Films directed by Fernando de Fuentes
- Films set in the 1910s
- Films set in Mexico
- Mexican Revolution films
- Films shot in Mexico
- Mexican black-and-white films
- 1930s war drama films
- Mexican war drama films
- 1934 drama films
- 1930s Mexican films
- 1930s Mexican film stubs