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THE MEXICAN FILM BULLETIN Volume 21 Number 1 (Jan-Feb 2015) TThhee MMeexxiiccaann FFiillmm bbuulllleettiinn Volume 21 number 1 January-february 2015 21 years!! st Francisco curiel, 1950-2014 Yes, The Mexican Film Bulletin begins its 21 Francisco Curiel Defosse, a composer and the consecutive year of publication. Where did the time son of director Federico Curiel, died on 27 December go? Thanks to long-time readers and “welcome” to 2014 after suffering a heart attack. Curiel was born those who’ve just discovered us. in Mexico City in February 1950. He appeared in several films as a boy, most notably in Santo contra el rey del Ninón Sevilla, 1929-2015 crimen Dancer-actress Ninón Sevilla, one of the most (1961), popular stars of the rumbera era in Mexico, died in a directed by Mexico City hospital his father; in on 1 January 2015; this movie, she was 85 years old. Francisco Emilia Pérez (at left in Castellanos was born the photo, in Havana, Cuba in with November 1929. Augusto She performed in her Benedico and René Cardona Sr.) played “Roberto de native land as a la Llata,” who would grow up to become El Santo. chorus girl and In later years, Curiel became a songwriter, and his dancer, and came to music can be heard in several films, including the Mexico in the 1940s documentary about his father, entitled Pichirilo under the auspices of (2002). This movie was directed by Francisco Fernando Cortés. Curiel’s son Álvaro Curiel, a TV and film director. Sevilla made her screen debut in 1946, and within a short time was elevated to starring roles in films produced by Pedro fidel garriga, 1948-2014 A. Calderón. Her films include Perdida, Aventurera, Actor Fidel Garriga died on Sensualidad (all directed by Alberto Gout, who 10 December 2014 in Mexico helmed 6 of Sevilla’s movies), Víctimas del pecado City; he was 66 years old. (directed by Emilio Fernández), and Yambaó . By the Garriga had suffered a stroke in late 1950s, the popularity of the style of films Sevilla late 2013 but recovered from had been making—usually melodramas with heavy this and reappeared on TV in emphasis on dance sequences—declined, and she “Los Bravo,” but subsequently retired from the screen. She married Dr. José Gil and developed a fatal infection. they had one son, Genaro Lozano. Fidel Garriga appeared in a number of films However, in the early 1980s Sevilla resumed during his career, including Morir de madrugada acting, this time in character roles, and won the Best (1980), El sargento Capulina, Jungle Warriors, Actress Ariel for her comeback role in Noche de Licence to Kill, Así del precipicio, and Amor Xtremo . carnaval (1981). She appeared in a handful of other He was perhaps best known for his television work: films during the decade, and also began to work in after appearing in numerous Televisa productions telenovelas . Sevilla’s last acting role was in the tv from the mid-80s until the mid-90s, including “El series “Qué bonito amor” (2012-2013). vuelo del águila” and “De pura sangre,” he switched In addition to her Ariel, Sevilla received the to TV Azteca in 1997 and work steadily for that lifetime achievement Diosa de Plata in 2009. network until his death. Fidel Garriga is survived by his wife, son, and a grandchild. 1 THE MEXICAN FILM BULLETIN Volume 21 Number 1 (Jan-Feb 2015) had a mastectomy, the disease returned in 2013 and spread to her bones and then liver, eventually causing Héctor Carrión dies her death. Héctor Enrique Carrión Samaniego, a long-time Rojas is survived by her adopted daughter and by member of the musical group Los Hermanos Carrión, her sister, actress Mayra Rosas. died of a heart attack on 30 January 2015; he was 75 Mexican cinema in 2014 The number of Mexican films released in Mexico declined from 107 in 2013 to 67 in 2014, and the number of tickets sold for these films dropped by a total of 3 million. However, according to IMCINE director Jorge Sánchez, two 2013 films ( No aceptan devoluciones and Nosotros los Nobles ) accounted for a huge percentage of attendance in that year, and no 2014 release achieved equivalent success. The most popular Mexican film of 2014 was La dictadura perfecta (4 million tickets), followed by the comedy Cásese quien pueda and Cantinflas . Mexican movies accounted for 10% of the Mexican years old. The Hermanos Carrión was formed in box-office. The most-viewed film in Mexico in 2014 1960, led by brothers Ricardo “Güero” and Eduardo was Maleficient , seen by more than 12 million “Lalo” Carrión. In 1961, when the group’s bassist spectators. left, third brother Héctor (in the middle in the photo above) left his job and joined the band. Los Hermanos Carrión were popular during the Sixties yet more “based on a real and Seventies, and continue to perform even today. Although Ricardo “Güero” Carrión forged a solo story” films acting career in addition to his music, Los Hermanos Gloria (Universal Pictures, 2014) Exec Prod : Carrión also appeared in a number of films as a Anthony Picciuto, Charlotte Larsen, Max Appedole, group, including Los malditos, El Texano, Las hijas Glen Himes, Pedro de don Laureano, Por mis pistolas (with Cantinflas), Solís Cámara, and Lola la trailera . Their uncle was prolific film Ángel Losada; composer Gustavo César Carrión. Prod : Matthias Héctor Carrión is survived by his brothers, his Ehrenberg, Ricardo wife, and two children. Kleinbaum, Alan B. Curtiss, Barrie Osborne, Christian Lorena Rojas, 1971-2015 Keller; Assoc Prod : Actress Lorena Rojas died of cancer in Miami, Eduardo Gómez Florida, on 16 February 2015. She was 44 years old. Treviño, Álvaro Seydi Lorena Rojas González was born in Mexico Vaqueiro, Braulio City in February 1971, and began her career as an Arsuaga, Carlos actress in the early García de Paredes, 1990s. In addition to Yeoshua Syrquín, working on numerous Elías Sitton, telenovelas and TV Salomón Sutton, Eduardo Sitton, Christian Carmona, programs, she also León Levy, Vita Vargas, Salomón Helfon, Patricio appeared in a number Trad, Sergio Palacios, Siahou Sitto, José Asse, Alex of films, including La Zitto, Pelo Suelto México Films, Río Negro Prods; quebradita (1993), Dir : Christian Keller; Scr : Sabina Berman; Photo : Morena (1994) , and Martín Boege; Music : Lorne Balfe; Line Prod : Luis Corazones rotos Díaz; Film Ed : Adriana Martínez, Patricia Rommel; (2000). Rojas was diagnosed with breast cancer in Prod Design : Julieta Álvarez Icaza; Vis FX : Raúl 2008. Although she underwent chemotherapy and Prado; Sound Design : Matias Barberis; Direct Sound : 2 THE MEXICAN FILM BULLETIN Volume 21 Number 1 (Jan-Feb 2015) Jorge Juárez; Image Design : David Gameros, Isabel her personality, musical ability, passions, thoughts, Amezcua and so forth, are all either ignored or hugely Cast: Sofía Espinosa ( Gloria Trevi ), Marco Pérez subordinated to her almost slavish devotion to (Sergio Andrade ), Tatiana del Real ( Mary Boquitas ), Andrade (and his callous mistreatment of her and Ximena Romo ( Aline Hernández ), Karla Rodriguez others). “Without him I don’t know who I am,” (Sonia ), Alicia Jaziz ( Karla ), Estrella Solís ( Katia ), Gloria says at one point. [As an aside, Trevi’s 3 Alejandra Zapien [Zaid?] ( Karola ), Moisés feature films—two of which were directed by Arizmendi ( Fernando Esquina ), Osvaldo Ríos Andrade--are not mentioned.] Gloria includes a (Emilio “El Tigre” [Azcárraga ]), Marisa Rubio ( Paty number of extended (and very well-produced) [Chapoy ]), Ma. Fernanda Monroy ( Karina Yapor ), musical numbers, but these either support a particular Estefania Villareal ( Laura ), Paula Serrano ( Spanish plot point or feel extraneous. Obviously, Andrade’s reporter ), Ricardo Kleinbaum ( lawyer ), Magali influence over Trevi was the greatest factor in her life Boysselle ( Mónica Ga ), Julian Sedgwick, Pepe for several decades, but the Gloria Trevi portrayed in Olivares ( Raúl [Velasco ]), Arturo Vázquez ( Alberto ), Gloria is an Katharine de Senne ( Globo reporter ), Marcia extremely Coutiño ( Josie ), Miriam Calderón ( Gloria’s mother ), passive puppet, Vita Vargas ( ECO reporter ), Ramón Valdéz manipulated and (Ernesto ), Iliana Donatlán ( interviewer ), Gutemberg abused by Brito ( Franco ), Daniela Sánchez Reza ( TV Azteca Andrade yet reporter ), Nycolle González ( Lucerito ), Pedro Mira constantly (Ricardo Salinas ), Roberto Uscanga ( Rubén ), seeking his Fernanda Peralta ( Wendy ), Clarissa Malheiros affection and (Heriberta ), Andrea Bentley ( Liliana ), Regina Ramos approval. (Mónica Murr ), Heleanne ( Karina’s mother ), Luis In 1984, Gloria Trevi auditions for an all-girl Fernando Zarate ( priest ), Sebastián González musical group being formed by producer Sergio (Chilean host ), Alberto Lomnitz ( doctor ), Luis Andrade. He spots her raw talent as a Padilla ( director of cameras ), Claudia Medellín singer/songwriter and hires her for the group. (nurse ), Natalia Fausto ( Claudia Rosas ), Fernanda Despite married to another (young) woman (Mary Basurto ( Pilar ), Miguel Conde ( Pedro ), Axel Uriegas Boquitas, who becomes Gloria’s best friend) in the Duarte ( clapper board guy ), Andreia Lopes ( doctor ), group, Andrade has sex with Gloria, using it as a Milena Pitombo ( guard ), Augusto Salas & Yañes means of reinforcing his “don’t trust anyone” motto. Miura ( police agents ) Gloria leaves Sergio but returns to him several years Notes: Gloria (sometimes referred to as Gloria, la later, signing a management contract which cedes película ), is a fact-based partial biography of pop virtually all control of her career and finances. singer Gloria Trevi, who shot to fame in the 1990s Andrade gets Gloria booked on the popular TV but was involved in a scandal which resulted in a program “Siempre en Domingo” in 1989. Her nearly five-year stay in prison in the early 2000s. uninhibited performance (knocking over a plant, She has since resumed her singing career and seems ripping her tights, making provocative gestures and to be reasonably popular once again. facial expressions) receives an enthusiastic response Gloria , directed by a first-time director from from the studio audience, but she is blacklisted from Switzerland, media giant Televisa by the scandalised “El Tigre” was scripted Azcárraga.