#95: The History of Mexploitation Cinema with Aaron Soto
Hello everyone! With the San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF) in full swing, and yours truly participating in a panel on horror cinema at that event, I’ve decided to focus a number of podcast episodes on the relatively obscure exploitation and horror films to come out of Mexico, and what better way to kick off this series than with a discussion all about the history of Mexican cinema? This is an episode I feel a lot of pride for. Please share it!
My friend Aaron Soto is a filmmaker from Tijuana who is currently working on a book all about the home video era of Mexican cinema, as well as programming for numerous film festivals and coordinating the Mexico edition of the mighty Rue Morgue magazine. He programmed the El Mundo Extraño sidebar of extreme films for the SDLFF and organized the horror panel that I will be a part of, along with KPBS Arts and Culture Reporter Beth Accomando and Rue Morgue founder and president Rodrigo Gudiño, who also has a film at the festival. If you are anywhere near San Diego, you should join us at the FREE panel. Check out more information HERE! It’s going to take place at one of the most exciting new venues in San Diego–the Media Arts Center’s Digital Gym Cinema!
Here is a list of some of the things that are discussed in this episode:
Golden Age of Mexican Cinema
Mexican B Movies
Mexican Films that Played the Drive-In Circuit in the US
The Fall of the Mexican Film Industry and the Rise of Mexploitation
Alarmas Films
Sexy Comedias
The Rise of Video Home and 80s-90s Mexploitation
Notable Films:
The Aztec Mummy Trilogy
Caperucita y Pulgarcito Films
El Momias de Guanajuato
Alucarda
Canoa
Intrepidos Punks
Siete en la Mira
Vialador Infernal
Fuerza Maldita
.38 Expansiva
Reloj de la Muerte
Alarma la Pelicula
Masacre en el rio Tula
Notable names:
Emilio El Indio Fernandez
Rafael Portillo
Alfredo Sanchez
Carlos Enrique Taboada
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Juan Lopez Moctezuma
Felipe Cazals
Aurturo Ripstein
Mario and Fernando Almada
Damian Acosta Esparza
Christian Gonzalez
Luis Alcoriza
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Excelllent quote, Edgar! Thank you for sharing. There are so many reasons Einstien became one of the most recognized names of all time!
Wonderful discussion gentlemen, and another exciting niche that I have yet to tap in to fully. Looking forward to scouring the swap meet for new finds from the films discussed!