In "Y llegaron de noche," Eugenio Derbez plays Carlos Villarías playing a Spanish-speaking version of Bela Lugosi's Dracula horror icon. And if that sounds absurd, it’s because it is — but it's also ...

So far, accusations over the film’s lack of authenticity have largely been met with either silence or acquiescence by its mostly non-Mexican creative team and cast, which — for those splitting hairs — ...

In 2023, Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature — the Mexican-born filmmaker’s third Academy Award since first winning in 2018 for “The Shape of Water.” As del Toro ...

“Emilia Perez” was an awards show favorite, raking in four Golden Globes, including two for best picture, and multiple SAG Awards and Oscar nominations. Then came the many controversies — one of which ...

Churubusco Studios, a rambling complex in Mexico City, has been in business since 1945; in that time it has overseen some 3,000 movies and more telenovelas than anyone can remember. Today, on one of ...

With its continued awards acclaim, "Emilia Pérez" is widely considered a best picture front-runner going into the Academy Awards on March 2. The film has also been controversial since its release in ...

The polarizing movie is up for 13 Academy Awards on Sunday. But in Mexico, it has been widely criticized for its depiction of the country. By James Wagner Reporting from Mexico City “Emilia Pérez,” ...

Simultaneously, American demand for Mexican-produced films diminished as Spanish-language movie theaters closed down or changed ownership. Mexico began producing its own form of exploitation films, ...

"All these people that criticize that they are not taking Mexican actresses [for the roles] are the people that don’t go to Mexican movies in Mexico," Paz told IndieWire. So far, accusations over the ...

IndieWire speaks to Latin American programmers, curators, and filmmakers about the restoration efforts redefining Mexico's past cinema — and paving its future for films like "Sujo," rejected at the ...