Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada
Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada (English: Hidalgo: The Untold Story) is a Mexican film directed by Antonio Serrano. It is about Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and his part in the Mexican War of Independence. It the Mexico's forthcoming bicentenary that prompted Serrano to make the film,[2] and premiered in Mexico City on September 16, 2010, the day after the bicentenary was celebrated.[3]
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| Directed by | Antonio Serrano |
| Produced by | María de Lourdes García Rivera Luis Urquiza Mondragón |
| Written by | Antonio Serrano Leo Eduardo Mendoza[1] |
| Story by | Leo Eduardo Mendoza |
| Starring | Demián Bichir Ana de la Reguera Cecilia Suárez Raúl Mendéz Miguel Rodarte Andrés Palacios |
| Music by | Alejandro Giacomán |
| Cinematography | Emiliano Villanueva |
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| Distributed by | Videocine (Mexico) |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | $4.5 million |
Plot
As punishment for his progressive ideas, the priest Miguel Hidalgo is forced to abandon his wife and children and sent by the ecclesiastical authority to a small town. There, in San Felipe Torres, he helps the local people and produces the stage play Tartuffe. He becomes an enemy of the traditional Puritan faction in the town for his liberal attitude and subversive tendencies.
Cast
- Demián Bichir as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
- Ana de la Reguera as Josefina
- Cecilia Suárez as Amadita
- Miguel Rodarte as José Santos
- Flavio Medina as José Mariano de Abasolo
- Carolina Politi as Domínguez Beatus
- Andrés Palacios as José María Morelos y Pavón
- Juan Carlos Colombo as Bishop
- Plutarco Haza as Spanish captive
- Odiseo Bichir as Master of Rhetoric
- Raúl Mendéz as Ignacio Allende
- Marco Antonio Treviño as Abad and Queipo
- Silvia Eugenia Derbéz as Manuela Pichardo
- Néstor Rodulfo as Moroccan
- Pablo Viña as Ángel Abella
- Juan Ignacio Aranda as José
- José Antonio Gaona as López
- Yurem Rojas as Young Hidalgo
Production and reception
The film was shot on location in Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí and Michoacán. On its release date, 500 copies of film were released into cinemas throughout Mexico. 20th Century Fox's vice-president for Latin America, Eduardo Echevarria, said: "We're talking about one of the biggest releases of all time in terms of number of copies, with a strong campaign behind it."[4]
Demián Bichir won the Colon de Plata best actor award at the Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva for his portrayal of the priest.[3][5]
Music
The music of the film was composed by Alejandro Giacomán.
References
- "Muestra lado humano el filme Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada". milenio.com. Ciudad de México. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- "Antonio Serrano indaga en la vida de Miguel Hidalgo". El Día de Córdoba. Spain. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010."Sólo a raíz del bicentenario de la independencia mexicana se empezó a cuestionar y a indagar en la historia escondida de este personaje y en aspectos como su paternidad"
- Badillo, Juan Manuel (2 June 2010). ""Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada" va con 500 copias". El Economista. Mexico. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- "Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva". festicinehuelva.es. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- "Demián Bichir gana 'Hidalgo' a Colón". record.com.mx. Mexico. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2010.