The cinema of Mexico dates to the late nineteenth century during the rule of President Porfirio Díaz. Seeing a demonstration of short films in 1896, Díaz immediately saw the importance of documenting his presidency in order to present an ideal image of it. With the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution in 1910, Mexican and foreign makers of silent films seized the opportunity to document its leaders and events. From 1915 onward, Mexican cinema focused on narrative film.
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
Silvia Pinal Hidalgo was a Mexican actress. She began her career in theatre before venturing into cinema in 1949. She became one of the greatest female stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and, with her performance in Shark! (1969), part of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Her work in film and popularity in her native country led Pinal to work in Europe, particularly in Spain and Italy. Pinal achieved international recognition by starring in a trilogy of films directed by Luis Buñuel: Viridiana (1961), The Exterminating Angel (1962) and Simon of the Desert (1965).
Una película de huevos is a 2006 Mexican animated adventure comedy film produced by Huevocartoon Producciones and distributed by Videocine, and is the first feature film developed by the brand. It is directed by Rodolfo Riva Palacio and Gabriel Riva Palacio and features voices of Bruno Bichir, Angélica Vale and Carlos Espejel.
TelevisaUnivision is a Mexican-American media company headquartered in Miami and Mexico City that owns American Spanish language broadcast network Univision and free-to-air channels in Mexico such as Las Estrellas, Canal 5, Foro, and NU9VE alongside a collection of specialty television channels and production studios. 45% of the company is held by the Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company Grupo Televisa, which was a major programming partner for Univision until the company sold their content assets to Univision in 2022.
Univision is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes telenovelas and other drama series, sports, sitcoms, reality and variety series, news programming, and imported Spanish-language feature films. Univision is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and has its major studios, production facilities, and business operations based in Doral, Florida.
Ánima Estudios, S.A.P.I. de C.V. is a Mexican animation studio and production company founded in 2002 by Jose C. Garcia De Letona and Federico Unda. The studio is best known for producing Burundis, El Chavo Animado, Top Cat: The Movie, the Leyendas franchise, and Cleo & Cuquín.
Las Estrellas is a Mexican television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. Its first official broadcast took place on 21 March 1951. It airs free-to-air through affiliate stations throughout Mexico, based on XEW-TDT in Mexico City.
Pantelion Films was an American film production company that was created in 2010 and based in Santa Monica, California. The studio's goal was to bring wider theatrical distribution of movies aimed at Latino audiences. It was backed by TelevisaUnivision and Lionsgate Studios. Making theatrical relationships with movie exhibition chains including Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Theatres, Cinemex, and Cinemark, the studio raised the level of theatrically-released Latino films. Under that arrangement, Pantelion was active with its own office from 2010 to 2023. The studio's first film was 2011's From Prada to Nada, which Lionsgate and Grupo Televisa announced it had commissioned for a television series that did not materialize in 2012. The studio's office was discontinued in 2023 and its website redirected in 2024 effectively ending the studio's operational lifecycle though not the usage of its trademark for existing unreleased if not future productions.
Un gallo con muchos huevos, released in the United States as Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure, is a 2015 animated film produced by Huevocartoon Producciones. The third film in the Huevos film franchise, as well as being the first CG film and a soft reboot, it is written, produced, and directed by Huevocartoon alumni Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste.
Legend Quest: The Legend of the Black Charro is a 2018 Mexican 2D animated action-horror-comedy film, produced by Ánima Estudios.
Legend Quest is an animated horror-comedy film franchise created by Ricardo Arnaiz and produced by Mexican animation studio Ánima Estudios. It is loosely based on The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame. It consists of seven films, a digital television series, and a mobile game. It centers on Leo San Juan, a heroic preteen boy who can communicate with ghosts and monsters; Theodora, a sassy and quirky preteen ghost girl with a know-it-all personality; Sir Andrés, an amicable but loony old knight; Alebrije, a mild-mannered mythological creature; and Finney and Morybetta, two silent calavera children. Set in the early nineteenth century, each of the films is based upon a different Mexican legend.
Ana y Bruno is a 2018 Mexican animated horror comedy-drama film based on the novel, Ana by Daniel Emil. It was produced by Altavista Films and Lo Coloco Films, and co-produced by Ítaca Films and Ánima Estudios.
Little Eggs: An African Rescue is a 2021 Mexican animated adventure comedy film produced by Huevocartoon Producciones.
Las leyendas: el origen is a 2022 Mexican animated comedy horror film, and the sixth installment in the Leyendas franchise. Produced by Ánima, the film is an origin story focused on the little Calavera duo, Finado and Moribunda, who must leave their home in Pueblo Calaca while looking out for a human baby.
Vix is an over-the-top streaming service owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision. The service primarily shows content either owned by TelevisaUnivision or acquired from third-party content providers, including television series, movies, and sports programming.
La leyenda de los Chaneques is a 2023 animated horror-adventure film produced by Ánima. It is the seventh installment to the Leyendas series, and is a direct follow-up to La leyenda del Charro Negro. The film's story focuses on the Chaneque folklore.
Eduardo Ramírez Velázquez, known professionally as Eduardo "Lalo" España, is a Mexican telenovela, stage and film actor, and comedian. He is best known for his character Márgara Francisca, his role as Germán Martínez in the television series Vecinos, voicing Evaristo in the Leyendas film series and being a former member of Otro Rollo.
