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Memories of a Mexican (1950)

1h 43m

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Memories of a Mexican (1950)

Name: Memories of a Mexican
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1950-08-24

1h 43m

Running Time

Plot.

A history of the Mexican Revolution (1910-17), narrated through the striking images of the enormous film archive of Salvador Toscano (1872-1947), pioneer of Mexican cinema, compiled by his daughter, Carmen Toscano.

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Cast & Crew.

Carmen Toscano

Self - Narrator (voice) / Producer / Archival Footage Coordinator

Manuel Bernal

Salvador Toscano (voice)

Porfirio Díaz

Self (archive footage)

Francisco I. Madero

Self (archive footage)

Emiliano Zapata

Self (archive footage)

Venustiano Carranza

Self (archive footage)

Pancho Villa

Self (archive footage)

Victoriano Huerta

Self (archive footage)

Teódulo Bustos

Editor / Sound Effects

Salvador Toscano

Director of Photography / Writer / Director

Jorge Pérez

Original Music Composer

José de Pérez

Sound Mixer

Javier Sierra

Special Effects

Media.

Details.

Release Date
August 24, 1950

Original Name
Memorias de un mexicano

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 43m

Genres
Documentary History

Last updated: 2025-03-09

This Movie Is About.

preserved film

mexican revolution

Wiki.

Memories of a Mexican (Spanish: Memorias de un Mexicano) is a 1950 Mexican documentary film directed by Salvador Toscano and Carmen Toscano. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. The film was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.