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Mexico Touts “Cantinflas” for Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar
“Cantinflas,” directed by Sebastian del Amo, will represent Mexico in the competion for the Oscar for best foreign-language film, the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences, or AMACC, announced Thursday.
Luis Estrada’s “La dictadura perfecta” has been selected as Mexico’s entry in the category of Ibero-American film in Spain’s Goya Awards, AMACC said.
Selecting the films was the task of a committee of 128 representatives of Mexico’s film community.
To complete the process of registering for the competition for each prize, the producers of the films must fill out and return the materials required by the corresponding academies, which will be who will decide if they will be allowed to compete in these categories.
Starring Damian Alcazar, Alfonso Herrera, Joaquin Cosio, Osvaldo Benavides and Silvia Navarro, “La dictadura perfecta” is a direct critique of a hypothetical Mexican government headed by a president who makes mistakes and a television corporation that has to help its ally get out of the problem before it becomes another serious crisis for his image and popularity.
“Cantinflas,” starring Spaniard Oscar Jaenada, tells the story of the great Mexican comedian Mario Moreno from his beginnings in local tent shows up through the development of the character he played in “Around the World in 80 Days,” for which he won the Golden Globe, as well as how the film was made.
Published in Latino Daily News
Source: http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/latino-daily-news/details/mexico-touts-cantinflas-for-best-foreign-language-film-oscar/31123#When:15:02:02Z
