Emiliano Zapata (film)

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Emiliano Zapata
Directed by Felipe Cazals
Written by Antonio Aguilar
Ricardo Garibay
Mario Hernández
Produced byAntonio Aguilar
CinematographyÁlex Phillips Jr.
Edited byJoaquín Ceballos
Rafael Ceballos
Music by Paul Sawtell
Bert Shefter
Release date
  • 20 November 1970 (1970-11-20)
[1]
Running time
120 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Emiliano Zapata is a 1970 Mexican drama film directed by Felipe Cazals and written, produced, and starring Antonio Aguilar as Emiliano Zapata. One of the first large-scale, expensive, and unconventional epics ever to be made in Mexico, [2] the film was shot in 70 millimeters and gave Aguilar the opportunity to portray his favorite revolutionary character. The film features astounding sets, and also many extras. Aguilar avoided to sing in the film, in order to give the film more realism, although he was displeased at the finished project.

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Cast

Box office

After just over a month of release in Mexico, the film had grossed $480,000. [1]

Awards

Emiliano Zapata won Premio ACE Cinema awards for Film of the Year, Best Actor (Antonio Aguilar), and Best Director (Felipe Cazals).

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References

  1. 1 2 "480G 'Zapata' Gross". Daily Variety . December 31, 1970. p. 2.
  2. "Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers - Antonio Aguilar" . Retrieved 17 December 2011.