La Otra Conquista

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	Dear Listeros:

	I got the opportunity to view La Otra Conquista last week at the
Noche Mexicana Gala hosted by the 15th Chicago Latino Film Festival.  Both
Producer Alvaro Domingo (Placido Domingo's son) and Writer and Director
Salvador Carrasco were present.  In their speeches they stated it took them 7
years to get this movie done and out in theatres in Mexico.  Since it is a
historical reenactment, motion picture labels didn't want to release it
fearing it would have a weak turnout at the box office.  They finally were
able to release the movie in Mexico last year and were given the estimate
that AT MOST 10,000 people would view it.  More than 1/2 a million people
have seen this movie thus far, and it has held the #1 spot in the box offices
in Mexico.
	As mentioned before, it has a high content of Nahuatl.  It has gotten
rave reviews which clearly do the film justice.  If anyone has the
opportunity to see it, do not pass it up.  For more information you can
contact the print source:

	Storm Entertainment
	225 Santa Monica Blvd.
	Santa Monica, CA 90401
	Tel. (310) 656-2500
	Fax (310) 656-2510
	E-mail:	storment95 at aol.com

	Anel Marchan
	University of Illinois at Chicago 	


>Tiahui,

>If you would like to see a description of "The Other Conquest" (La Otra
>Conquista) go to the web site: chicagolatinocinema.org and follow the link to
>the 15th Annual Film Festival.
>Here in Chicago the movie has received very favorable reviews and although I
>have not personally seen it I can only offer the comments from a local movie
>critic "Roger Ebert" who stated that the movie depicts the other conquest
which
>is the Spaniards goal of total domination of the Mexika spiritual world and
>subsequent replacement with Spanish "Catholic Values". I contacted the film
>distributors for inquiries about a possible video purchase. They have no
>immediate plans for video or wide scale screen showing in the U.S.

>Tlazohkamati,

>Tekpatltzin


> Ehecatecolotl wrote:

> Perhaps a bit tardy on my posting but you might find it interesting. There's
> a movie of recent release. The title in Spanish is La Otra Conquista. It was
> produced by Placido Domingo and it has the most abundant nahuatl content in
> any movie I have so far seen. I don't know about its availability abroad
> Mexico and I don't want to go into the details of its ideological content.
> Suffice to say people speak Nahuatl in it. If you have a chance, go see it.
>
> Ehecatecolotl.