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. It has been described as one of the first large-scale, expensive, and unconventional epics ever to be made in Mexico. [2]

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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).

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.


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