Memories of a Mexican
Aug 24 1950
•2h 40m
•History, Documentary
Explore the events of the Mexican Revolution as they are recreated through the use of archival material and interviews with participants and scholars. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
Cast
See allManuel Bernal
Narrator
Porfirio Díaz
Self (archive footage)
Francisco I. Madero
Self (archive footage)
Emiliano Zapata
Self (archive footage)
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