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Guadalupe: the making of a nation
Dir. Jesús Muñoz
Tonantzin Guadalupe: creación de una nación | 2023 | Mexico | 91 min.
Synopsis
A fascinating journey through Mexican culture and spirituality in search of the origins of the Virgin of Guadalupe, an icon born from the shattering encounter between Europe and the peoples of Mesoamerica. With all her lights and shadows, this dark-skinned Virgin stands as the first and most important symbol of Mexican identity.
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Film credits
Directed by
Jesús Muñoz
Producers
Aarón Fernández
Jesús Muñoz
Elsa Reyes
Marion d’Ornano
Rafael Casañ
Cinematography
David Molina
Edited by
David Molina
Jesús Muñoz
Sound
Raquel Belver
Sound designer
Francesco Marseglia
Beth Grainger
Music composer
Camilo Froideval
Dani Zlotnik
Production companies
Santa Lucía Cine
Qubit Media
Articles
- LA RAZÓN - "A production that explores the unfathomable: the foundations of a culture that found its identity in an imported icon"
- PROCESO - "A documentary reveals the origin of the Virgin of Guadalupe"
- LA VANGUARDIA - "The Virgin of Guadalupe, the fruit of Indigenous culture and Hispanic heritage, lays the foundations of Mexico"
- TONANTZIN GUADALUPE - Official documentary page. Click for more details
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