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- ↑ Rodríguez Terceño, José (2015). Creaciones audiovisuales actuales (in Spanish). Asociación Cultural y Científica Iberoamericana. p. 462. ISBN 9788415705352.
- ↑ Filmhistoria (in Spanish). Vol. 10. Barcelona: Promociones y Publicaciones Universitarias. 2000. p. 72.
- ↑ García Riera, Emilio (1986). Historia del cine mexicano (in Spanish). Secretaría de Educación Pública. p. 149. ISBN 9789682909412.
