Picking up where "Cine Mexicano" left off, and diving into a particularly exciting and sensational period of Mexican cinema, "Mas Cine Mexicano" collects unforgettable and often unbelievable posters from 1957 to 1990. Author is the same, the preeminent Mexican film poster archivist and scholar. An insightful introduction details the ups and downs of the Mexican film industry and the pop culture tropes that came to the fore in the era (some of the films combine social issues and sexploitation, ala Wetback Women: note that's ...
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Picking up where "Cine Mexicano" left off, and diving into a particularly exciting and sensational period of Mexican cinema, "Mas Cine Mexicano" collects unforgettable and often unbelievable posters from 1957 to 1990. Author is the same, the preeminent Mexican film poster archivist and scholar. An insightful introduction details the ups and downs of the Mexican film industry and the pop culture tropes that came to the fore in the era (some of the films combine social issues and sexploitation, ala Wetback Women: note that's a literal translation), then the posters are allowed center stage, grouped by chapter subjects. Artist biographies and indexes by title and artist follow. All text is bilingual in English and Spanish.
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