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A list of the films produced in Mexico in 1978 (see also 1978 in film):
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A list of the films produced in Mexico in 1978 (see also 1978 in film):
The Ariel Award is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excellence in the Mexican film industry. The purpose of the Ariel recognition is to stimulate and increase the excellence of Mexican cinema, favor the growth of the industry, and promote the meeting and strengthening of the national film community. It is regarded as the most prestigious award in the Mexican film industry and considered Mexico's equivalent to the Oscars of the United States.
Libertad Lamarque Bouza was an Argentine actress and singer, one of the icons of the Golden Age of Argentine and Mexican cinema. She achieved fame throughout Latin America, and became known as "La Novia de América". By the time she died in 2000, she had appeared in 65 films and six telenovelas, had recorded over 800 songs and had made innumerable theatrical appearances.
Jesús Salvador Treviño is an American television director of Mexican descent.
Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales, commonly referred to by his alias Z-40, is a Mexican former drug lord and leader of the criminal organization known as Los Zetas. Considered a violent, resentful and dangerous criminal, he was one of Mexico's most-wanted drug lords until his arrest in July 2013.
Josefina Quezada was a Mexican-born Chicana muralist, photographer and supporter of the arts in Los Angeles. There are twelve murals in Los Angeles created by Quezada.
Raíces de sangre is a Mexican movie written and directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño released in 1978 in Mexico and other countries. According to some sources, it had a wide release on May 30, 1979, but other sources show it was playing in US theaters as early as August 1978.
Cantaclaro is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring Esther Fernandez, Antonio Badú and Alberto Galán. The film is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Rómulo Gallegos. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jesús Bracho.
Rita Macedo was a Mexican actress and dressmaker. She was nominated for an Ariel Award for her 1956 performance in "Ensayo de un crimen" and in 1991 for a TVyNovelas Prize for "Alcanzar una estrella". She won the Best Actress Ariel Award in 1972 for "Tú, yo, y nosotros". She was married to a pioneer of Mexican radio, television and film, Luis de Llano Palmer, by whom she had two children, Julissa, an actress and musician, and Luis de Llano Macedo, renowned telenovela producer. She also was instrumental in bringing many works of international writers to the Mexican stage.
Luis Gerardo Hernández Méndez is a Mexican actor and producer born in Aguascalientes City. Having previously mostly appeared in smaller films and on television, Méndez shot to fame with his starring role in the 2013 comedy film The Noble Family, which for a few months was Mexico's highest-ever grossing film. The following year, he played a role in the movie Cantinflas, and as of 2015, he co-produced and co-starred in Club de Cuervos, which is Netflix's first ever original production in Spanish. More recently, his production company Cine Vaquero had a first look deal with ViacomCBS International Studios. He appeared as Baltasar Frías in the Peacock black comedy mystery series The Resort (2022).
Mariana Treviño Ortiz is a Mexican stage and screen actress from Monterrey. She became known to a wider domestic audience through her role as Lupita in the popular jukebox musical Mentiras, which she played in over a thousand performances. Following the success of Mentiras, Treviño went on to appear in Mexican comedy films such as No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas (2013) and Amor de Mis Amores (2014).
Ilse Salas is a Mexican actress. She appeared in more than fifteen films since 2010. For her lead role in the films Güeros and The Good Girls Salas received two nominations for the Ariel Award for Best Actress and won for the latter one.
Treviño is a surname of Spanish origin. It may also appear as Trevino, lacking the virgulilla (tilde). Notable people with the surname include:
The Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (AMACC) in Mexico. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the Mexican film industry. In 1947, the 1st and 2nd Ariel Awards were held, with José Baviera and Fernando Soto winning for the films La Barraca and Campeón Sin Corona, respectively. With the exception of the years 1958 to 1971, when the Ariel Awards were suspended, the award has been given annually. Nominees and winners are determined by a committee formed every year consisting of academy members, previous winners and individuals with at least two Ariel nominations; the committee submit their votes through the official AMACC website.
Rafael Campos was an actor from the Dominican Republic whose credits include Blackboard Jungle (1955), Dino (1957), The Light in the Forest (1958), Slumber Party '57 (1976), The Astro-Zombies (1968), Centennial (1978) and V (1983). He was briefly married to blues singer and pianist Dinah Washington.
The Ballad of Hugo Sánchez is a Mexican comedy-drama streaming television series that premiered on 17 June 2018 on Netflix. It is a spin-off based on Hugo Sánchez character from the Mexican series Club de Cuervos. The entire miniseries takes place within the first episode of season four of Club de Cuervos, which reuses several scenes from the miniseries.
Chicano cinema is an aspect of Mexican American cinema that refers to the filmmaking practices that emerged out of the cultural consciousness developed through the Chicano Movement. Luis Valdez is generally regarded as the first Chicano filmmaker and El Teatro Campesino as the first theater company.
Juan Daniel García Treviño is a Mexican singer, actor and dancer who was born in Nuevo León. He is most well known for playing the main role in the 2019 movie I'm No Longer Here by Fernando Frías. When he was cast for the role, he was 16 years old and working in welding and construction, with no previous acting experience. García's father was a drug dealer and he dropped out of school in fifth grade. Garcia won an Ariel Award, Mexico's top film prize, for Breakthrough Performance. Since the movie, he has also worked as a model for Elle and GQ in Mexico.
Northern Skies Over Empty Space is a 2022 Mexican drama film directed by Alejandra Márquez Abella and written by Abella & Gabriel Nuncio, starring Gerardo Trejoluna and Paloma Petra. It is inspired by a true story where a Mexican cowboy and hunter, named Don Alejo Garza, defended his ranch from organized crime, who wanted to take it from him in 2010. It won the Best Mexican Feature Film, Best Screenplay and Best Actor awards for Gerardo Trejoluna at the 20th Morelia International Film Festival, as well as Best Movie in the Arieles.
Powder is a 2019 Mexican crime comedy-drama film directed and starred by José María Yazpik and written by Yazpik & Alejandro Ricaño. In supporting roles are Mariana Treviño, Adrián Vázquez, Carlos Valencia, Guillermo Nava, Irineo Álvarez, Manuel Poncelis, Angélica Aragón, Jesús Ochoa, Joaquín Cosío and Carlos Olalla.
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