Made In Mexico (2012) User Reviews

Great film using music to portray Mexico's culture

[petersont-10094 · 8/10 · 10 August 2015]

The current synopsis is misleading in that "Hecho en Mexico" is not really about the musicians, but rather through the use of outstanding musicians and their music it tells a story of contemporary and historical Mexican culture. I am in the process of moving from San Francisco to Mexico, and I felt that this film did an amazing job of portraying Mexico very honestly and creatively, from the point of view of Mexican people of all different ages and backgrounds. Part of what I loved about it is that it addressed topics like immigration, through the wonderful music, without pulling any punches about the imbalances in the relationships between the U.S. and Mexico. This film confirmed my decision to move to Mexico and made me feel even more excited about immersing myself in the Mexican culture and with the Mexican people.

Be ready to have your pre-consieved notions about Mexicans shattered...

[juancalcala · 10/10 · 21 November 2012]

Hecho En Mexico (Made in Mexico) takes the viewer through a musical odyssey through contemporary Mexico, featuring performances by rockers, rappers, folk artists, and pop stars to present a unique portrait of the country and its people. Through this musical exploration of contemporary Mexico the question arises of what it really means to be "Mexican." Through the influence that history, culture, ethnicity, tradition, language, and folklore have on contemporary Mexican music, the viewer experiences the rich, diverse, and sometimes eclectic life style of Mexico. This is the contemporary Mexico that no one talks about, the Mexico that never makes it to your nightly news, the modern-day Mexico that is proud, happy, and full of life...

Excellent Documentary

[severian07-912-296578 · 9/10 · 2 April 2014]

This documentary was powerful in its message delivered by Mexican contemporary and folkloric sounds. It portrays the Mexican psyche that was written by Octavio Paz's study of the Mexican in the book called "El Laberinto DE La Soledad". Artistically the documentary is spot on. Music is breathtaking and powerful. The images just blew me away , especially in HD format. Relax and play the music loud and u will receive the full benefits of the film. Listen to the beautiful sound of the Spanish and ancient Indian languages and u will see and hear a Mexico that the Gringo tourist will never hear on their visits to Acapulco and Cancun.

In the end, which i realized that in my travels of Mexico in the 70's , Mexico is a very violent and mystical place on earth.. I like it that way and at the end of this documentary i realized that it will never change. So what !

Too lefty for me but the music is great.

[asgard_t · 5/10 · 28 October 2012]

Went to see it and as I thought this is a somehow hipster, lefty sort of intellectual production. Depicting the perpetual Mexican middle-class drama of identity crisis, are we indigenous? Spanish? what's to be Mexican? And so on and sod off. It portrays some of Mexico's cultural and musical diversity, but only and from the creator's point of view which at some point can be very partial. There's a constant juxtaposition of the rural/urban tribes trying to depict "the contradicting and complex reality of Mexico's society" a very *very* common place in Mexican contemporary cinema. The reflection goes around the fact that instead of actually trying to be better and live better, we Mexicans like to daydream about how awesome/awful we are and how everything bad that happens to us is someone else's fault and everything good is the result of God's or the virgin's blessings. *Yawn*. Music is great though.

More of an Extended Music Video than a Movie, but what Music

[mbeagh · 9/10 · 28 March 2015]

Hecho en Mexico presents a heady mix of Mexican folk, pop, and rap traditions. It showcases many of Mexico's biggest stars, such as Gloria Trevi and Julieta Venegas, though they are not likely to be familiar to English-speaking audiences. The editing is brilliant as songs meld seamlessly from one artist to the next. The performances are packed with heart and wit. I keep watching the DVD over and over. The music is interspersed with discussion by various Mexican artists and intellectuals. These range from insightful to left-wing banalities, which are the film's only weakness. Whether the film can rightly be called a documentary is open to question. There is no theme or story to tell, just a stream of music. The performances are captured live in nonstudio settings. However, they are staged and not performed in front of large audiences. This is not meant as a criticism. If you want to see some of today's Mexico's best music, Hecho en Mexico is a good place to start.

Unlikely, another stereotype...

[agustindominguezr · 2/10 · 16 June 2017]

This movie reflects that Mexico is not only piñatas and tacos, which is true. It's obvious that the documentary was realized by a non Mexican or someone that doesn't know Mexico. The discourse fails and makes to perceive Mexico like it isn't. This terrible documentary use some basic and coarse use of the film language. The score (putting the stereotypes away) is interesting because it's well mixed. This movie is awful, it's because the director doesn't really know Mexico and maybe because he isn't Mexican. By the way, the result is another stereotype, pathetic, and very unlikely.