Tune in to CBS Television Network from 7:00 to 8:00 Pm Et/Pt for an insightful and riveting lineup on “60 Minutes” on Sunday, March 24, 2024.
The Right to be Wrong
In the midst of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, correspondent Lesley Stahl delves into the pervasive issue of misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms. With misleading information running rampant, Stahl explores the efforts of big tech companies to combat this spread while facing accusations of censorship. The episode also examines a crucial Supreme Court decision regarding whether social media platforms have the right to make editorial decisions or are merely conduits for free speech. Producer Ayesha Siddiqi brings this important story to light.
Amlo
Sharyn Alfonsi sits down for an exclusive interview with Andrés Manuel López Obrador, affectionately known as “Amlo,” the current president of Mexico. As immigration and the economy take center stage in the U.S. presidential race,...
The Right to be Wrong
In the midst of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, correspondent Lesley Stahl delves into the pervasive issue of misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms. With misleading information running rampant, Stahl explores the efforts of big tech companies to combat this spread while facing accusations of censorship. The episode also examines a crucial Supreme Court decision regarding whether social media platforms have the right to make editorial decisions or are merely conduits for free speech. Producer Ayesha Siddiqi brings this important story to light.
Amlo
Sharyn Alfonsi sits down for an exclusive interview with Andrés Manuel López Obrador, affectionately known as “Amlo,” the current president of Mexico. As immigration and the economy take center stage in the U.S. presidential race,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Alex Matthews
- TV Regular
Former President Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (Cpac) in National Harbor, Maryland, on Saturday. The event precedes the South Carolina primary results expected later on Saturday, where he is predicted to defeat his competitor, Nikki Haley, the former U.N. Ambassador and former South Carolina governor, in her home state.
The hour-and-a-half rambling speech covered Trump’s typical gamut, where he touted his cognitive abilities while demeaning President Biden’s; defended Jan. 6 insurrectionists; ripped on the media; and preached a doomsday scenario if he is not reelected.
The hour-and-a-half rambling speech covered Trump’s typical gamut, where he touted his cognitive abilities while demeaning President Biden’s; defended Jan. 6 insurrectionists; ripped on the media; and preached a doomsday scenario if he is not reelected.
- 2/24/2024
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
In a hearing on Tuesday, the Mexican Congress held the country’s first hearing on the topic of unidentified aerial phenomena (Uap), commonly known as UFOs.
Journalist and self-proclaimed “ufologist” Jaime Maussan presented two “alien corpses” to the representatives.
The two alleged alien bodies were scrawny, cartoon-like and bore a noticeable resemblance to E.T., one of pop culture’s most famous aliens. The corpses were pasty white, with big heads and three fingers per hand.
The bodies were recovered in Peru near the ancient Nazca Lines in 2017, where they were dug up from the ground wrapped in algae; the National Autonomous University of Mexico speculated that the bodies were likely 1,000 years old.
Maussan insisted that the bodies are not mummies. He said that they are complete, un-manipulated and share no relation to human beings. Maussan declared under oath: “This is the first time [extraterrestrial life] is presented in such a form...
Journalist and self-proclaimed “ufologist” Jaime Maussan presented two “alien corpses” to the representatives.
The two alleged alien bodies were scrawny, cartoon-like and bore a noticeable resemblance to E.T., one of pop culture’s most famous aliens. The corpses were pasty white, with big heads and three fingers per hand.
The bodies were recovered in Peru near the ancient Nazca Lines in 2017, where they were dug up from the ground wrapped in algae; the National Autonomous University of Mexico speculated that the bodies were likely 1,000 years old.
Maussan insisted that the bodies are not mummies. He said that they are complete, un-manipulated and share no relation to human beings. Maussan declared under oath: “This is the first time [extraterrestrial life] is presented in such a form...
- 9/22/2023
- by Bay Zisman
- Uinterview
Mexico’s Los Cabos Intl. Film Festival, one of the country’s very top pre-pandemic movie events, has cancelled its 2023 12th edition, citing “the lack of the economic support which was vital in prior editions to carry out this important film event.”
In a written statement, the festival organisers thanked “those people, companies and institutions who had confirmed their support and participation in the 2023. We are committed to strengthen our collaboration in the future.”
Based out of Cabo San Lucas, and launched in 2012 as an three-way North American industry bridge between U.S., Canada and Mexico, Los Cabos proved one of the fastest-growing festivals in Latin America, playing off the huge hike in Mexican production levels, Mexico’s first big U.S./Mexico box office hits such as “Instructions Not Included,” which grossed $90.6 million between the two markets; and the enthusiastic support of Canada’s Telefilm and influential industry players...
In a written statement, the festival organisers thanked “those people, companies and institutions who had confirmed their support and participation in the 2023. We are committed to strengthen our collaboration in the future.”
Based out of Cabo San Lucas, and launched in 2012 as an three-way North American industry bridge between U.S., Canada and Mexico, Los Cabos proved one of the fastest-growing festivals in Latin America, playing off the huge hike in Mexican production levels, Mexico’s first big U.S./Mexico box office hits such as “Instructions Not Included,” which grossed $90.6 million between the two markets; and the enthusiastic support of Canada’s Telefilm and influential industry players...
- 9/6/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
”We are committed to strengthening our collaborations in the future.”
The 2023 edition of Los Cabos International Film Festival has been canceled “due to the lack of the financial support received in previous editions”, the organisers have said.
The festival launched 12 years ago with public and private backing to boost the promotion of Mexican cinema abroad, support the national industry, and strengthen ties with the United States and Canada.
It established The Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund to support feature projects from conception to post-production and the fund became a valued pillar for the local filmmaking community.
In recent years the government...
The 2023 edition of Los Cabos International Film Festival has been canceled “due to the lack of the financial support received in previous editions”, the organisers have said.
The festival launched 12 years ago with public and private backing to boost the promotion of Mexican cinema abroad, support the national industry, and strengthen ties with the United States and Canada.
It established The Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund to support feature projects from conception to post-production and the fund became a valued pillar for the local filmmaking community.
In recent years the government...
- 9/5/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Even the President of Mexico is standing behind Yahritza y Su Esencia after the group faced extreme backlash for comments they made about Mexican food.
On Thursday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spent more than 10 minutes defending the Mexican-American group, saying he’d be open to seeing siblings Yahritza, Mando, and Jairo Martinez join Grupo Frontera during their free concert at Mexico City’s Zócalo ahead of Mexican Independence Day.
“There’s this group of kids… Yahritza and her brothers have a musical group. They were born there [in the U.S.], in Washington.
On Thursday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spent more than 10 minutes defending the Mexican-American group, saying he’d be open to seeing siblings Yahritza, Mando, and Jairo Martinez join Grupo Frontera during their free concert at Mexico City’s Zócalo ahead of Mexican Independence Day.
“There’s this group of kids… Yahritza and her brothers have a musical group. They were born there [in the U.S.], in Washington.
- 8/31/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Officials in the Mexican city of Chihuahua have banned the performance of songs with misogynistic lyrics, reports The New York Times.
Mayor Marco Bonilla announced the law in a Facebook video last week, saying it bans the performance of any song that promotes violence against women or encourages discrimination, marginalization, or exclusion. Recently, seven out of 10 calls in Chihuahua have involved domestic violence, according to Bonilla.
“Violence against women has reached levels that we could consider like a pandemic,” he said. “We can’t allow this to happen, and we also can’t allow this to be normalized.” There are ongoing protests across the state of Chihuahua in response to a recent rise in femicide.
Fines will range from 674,000 pesos to 1.2 million pesos. Based on Bonilla’s message, it’s unclear how the ban will be enforced or who will impose the fines. According to Blanca Patricia Ulate Bernal, the...
Mayor Marco Bonilla announced the law in a Facebook video last week, saying it bans the performance of any song that promotes violence against women or encourages discrimination, marginalization, or exclusion. Recently, seven out of 10 calls in Chihuahua have involved domestic violence, according to Bonilla.
“Violence against women has reached levels that we could consider like a pandemic,” he said. “We can’t allow this to happen, and we also can’t allow this to be normalized.” There are ongoing protests across the state of Chihuahua in response to a recent rise in femicide.
Fines will range from 674,000 pesos to 1.2 million pesos. Based on Bonilla’s message, it’s unclear how the ban will be enforced or who will impose the fines. According to Blanca Patricia Ulate Bernal, the...
- 8/2/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has made a bold call to Hispanic voters in Florida, urging them not to support Governor Ron DeSantis in the upcoming elections due to his immigration policies. López Obrador made these remarks during his daily press conference, where he addressed DeSantis’s recent announcement of his bid for the 2024 […]
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- 5/26/2023
- by Grady Owen
- ShockYa
Mexico City, May 10 (Ians) Mexico has declared an end to the Covid-19 health emergency in keeping with World Health Organization (Who) guidelines, Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion Hugo Lopez-Gatell said.
“The decision was made given that the conditions the Who took into account to suspend the public health emergency of international concern have been met,” Lopez-Gatell was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying during a press conference.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador signed a decree that marked the end of the initial March 23, 2020 document declaring the start of the health emergency.
On May 5, the Who declared the end of Covid-19 as a global health emergency due to the steady decline in cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
According to Lopez-Gatell, 95 percent of Mexico’s population has the antibodies needed to repel the virus, providing the country with a “high level of immunity.”
In addition, the variants currently circulating have...
“The decision was made given that the conditions the Who took into account to suspend the public health emergency of international concern have been met,” Lopez-Gatell was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying during a press conference.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador signed a decree that marked the end of the initial March 23, 2020 document declaring the start of the health emergency.
On May 5, the Who declared the end of Covid-19 as a global health emergency due to the steady decline in cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
According to Lopez-Gatell, 95 percent of Mexico’s population has the antibodies needed to repel the virus, providing the country with a “high level of immunity.”
In addition, the variants currently circulating have...
- 5/9/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has spoken out against the recent criminal charges brought against former US President Donald Trump. During a regular news conference on Wednesday, Lopez Obrador expressed his disagreement with the use of legal issues for political gain. He stated that “supposedly legal issues should not be used for electoral, political […]
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- 4/7/2023
- by Grady Owen
- ShockYa
Xavier López Rodríguez, known as “Chabelo,” died at the age of 88.
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“This is a very sad morning, Xavier Lopez Chabelo, father, brother and husband has left us suddenly due to abdominal complications,” read a message on his official Twitter feed.
López was best known for hosting the long-running children’s Sunday variety show En Familia con Chabelo. The Televisa show made its debut in 1967 and ran for 48 years, ending its run in 2015.
Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who shares a last name with the television host but has no relation, took to social media to express his condolences.
“Hugs to family and friends for the death of Xavier López “Chabelo.
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“This is a very sad morning, Xavier Lopez Chabelo, father, brother and husband has left us suddenly due to abdominal complications,” read a message on his official Twitter feed.
López was best known for hosting the long-running children’s Sunday variety show En Familia con Chabelo. The Televisa show made its debut in 1967 and ran for 48 years, ending its run in 2015.
Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who shares a last name with the television host but has no relation, took to social media to express his condolences.
“Hugs to family and friends for the death of Xavier López “Chabelo.
- 3/25/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
On March 3, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown, Eric Williams and Latavia McGee took a road trip from North Carolina to the state of Tamaulipas in Matamoros, Mexico – an area controlled by the Gulf cartel.
Despite McGee’s mother’s warnings of the trip not being safe and Brown’s own feelings of danger, the group proceeded to cross the border in their white minivan. McGee called her mother just 15 minutes before the procedure, reassured her she would be fine, and the two never talked again.
An unverified video showed a group of four people being dragged into the bed of a pickup truck. Williams’ driver’s license was found at the scene. Authorities believe the cartel mistook the tourists for Haitian drug smugglers.
Woodard and Brown were killed during the abduction while Williams was shot in the leg. All four were being held at a stash house in a rural area of Matamoros.
Despite McGee’s mother’s warnings of the trip not being safe and Brown’s own feelings of danger, the group proceeded to cross the border in their white minivan. McGee called her mother just 15 minutes before the procedure, reassured her she would be fine, and the two never talked again.
An unverified video showed a group of four people being dragged into the bed of a pickup truck. Williams’ driver’s license was found at the scene. Authorities believe the cartel mistook the tourists for Haitian drug smugglers.
Woodard and Brown were killed during the abduction while Williams was shot in the leg. All four were being held at a stash house in a rural area of Matamoros.
- 3/8/2023
- by Hailey Schipper
- Uinterview
San Francisco, March 1 (Ians) Elon Musk has chosen Mexico for the next Tesla Gigafactory and will reveal more about it during the company’s investor day.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that Tesla agreed to use recycled water at the plant in Monterrey throughout the manufacturing process.
“He (Musk) was very responsive, understanding our concerns and accepting our proposals,” said the President.
Musk is expected to present the long-awaited and often teased ‘Master Plan 3’ during the investor day on March 1 (US time) at the company’s Gigafactory Texas located near Austin, Texas, reports TechCrunch.
Tesla has several factories in the US, including in Fremont, California.
The electric car-maker also has factories near Berlin and Shanghai.
US automakers Ford and Gm, German automaker Volkswagen and Japanese companies Honda, Nissan and Toyota have vehicle assembly plants in Mexico.
Gm, Kia and Stellantis have factories in Monterrey.
“I want to thank Elon Musk,...
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that Tesla agreed to use recycled water at the plant in Monterrey throughout the manufacturing process.
“He (Musk) was very responsive, understanding our concerns and accepting our proposals,” said the President.
Musk is expected to present the long-awaited and often teased ‘Master Plan 3’ during the investor day on March 1 (US time) at the company’s Gigafactory Texas located near Austin, Texas, reports TechCrunch.
Tesla has several factories in the US, including in Fremont, California.
The electric car-maker also has factories near Berlin and Shanghai.
US automakers Ford and Gm, German automaker Volkswagen and Japanese companies Honda, Nissan and Toyota have vehicle assembly plants in Mexico.
Gm, Kia and Stellantis have factories in Monterrey.
“I want to thank Elon Musk,...
- 3/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Mexico City, Feb 11 (Ians) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said it is very likely that his administration will extend a medical collaboration agreement with Cuba, particularly in terms of receiving more specialists from the island nation.
In his daily press conference, the President on Friday added that Cuba has one of the best health systems in the world.
“The possibility exists of more (Cuban) doctors arriving,” Lopez Obrador told journalists from the western state of Jalisco.
There are already more than 500 Cuban general practitioners and specialists in Mexico, but there is still a shortage of pediatricians, the President said.
Lopez Obrador plans to raise the prospect of strengthening their health agreement when he meets on Saturday with his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Diaz-Canel, Xinhua news agency reported.
The two are scheduled to meet in the Mexican state of Campeche to inspect the Mayan Train, one of the government’s main infrastructure works.
In his daily press conference, the President on Friday added that Cuba has one of the best health systems in the world.
“The possibility exists of more (Cuban) doctors arriving,” Lopez Obrador told journalists from the western state of Jalisco.
There are already more than 500 Cuban general practitioners and specialists in Mexico, but there is still a shortage of pediatricians, the President said.
Lopez Obrador plans to raise the prospect of strengthening their health agreement when he meets on Saturday with his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Diaz-Canel, Xinhua news agency reported.
The two are scheduled to meet in the Mexican state of Campeche to inspect the Mayan Train, one of the government’s main infrastructure works.
- 2/11/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
For nearly a century, exóticos have been the clowns of Mexican wrestling: silly, queer-coded characters in flamboyant drag who pranced about the ring for the amusement of homophobic crowds. These hoary stereotypes have long been a part of the tradition of lucha libre — the country’s second-most-popular sport after soccer. Since Mexican wrestling matches are treated like elaborate metaphors of good versus evil, exóticos always lost to their more macho adversaries. Until Cassandro, an openly gay fighter whose outsized personality and atypical success feel ready-made for the movies.
Oscar winner Roger Ross Williams not only knows it, but possesses special insights into Cassandro’s story, having profiled “The Man Without a Mask” Saúl Armendáriz for his 2016 short film of the same name. Thanks to the dream casting of Mexican star Gael García Bernal as “the Liberace of Lucha Libre,” “Cassandro” arrives with a kind of instant credibility, which Williams protects...
Oscar winner Roger Ross Williams not only knows it, but possesses special insights into Cassandro’s story, having profiled “The Man Without a Mask” Saúl Armendáriz for his 2016 short film of the same name. Thanks to the dream casting of Mexican star Gael García Bernal as “the Liberace of Lucha Libre,” “Cassandro” arrives with a kind of instant credibility, which Williams protects...
- 1/21/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Not long after winning multiple Oscars for “The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro visited his hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico, where he discussed ways to support the local industry.
Aside from launching two programs for Mexican animation talent to attend either the world-class Gobelins School in Paris through an Animexico scholarship or any film school around the world with the Beca Jenkins-Del Toro scholarship, he brought his celebrated “Monsters” collection of paintings, drawings, maquettes and artifacts to his beloved city. Most importantly, he founded animation studio Taller del Chucho, with his alma mater, the University of Guadalajara, as the lead investor.
He chose seven people with extensive experience in animation — Rita Basulto, Sofía Carrillo, Karla Castañeda, René Castillo, León Fernández, Luis Téllez and Juan Medina — to help transform the Taller del Chucho into a world-class studio, train a new generation of talent and develop IP.
With this move, he came...
Aside from launching two programs for Mexican animation talent to attend either the world-class Gobelins School in Paris through an Animexico scholarship or any film school around the world with the Beca Jenkins-Del Toro scholarship, he brought his celebrated “Monsters” collection of paintings, drawings, maquettes and artifacts to his beloved city. Most importantly, he founded animation studio Taller del Chucho, with his alma mater, the University of Guadalajara, as the lead investor.
He chose seven people with extensive experience in animation — Rita Basulto, Sofía Carrillo, Karla Castañeda, René Castillo, León Fernández, Luis Téllez and Juan Medina — to help transform the Taller del Chucho into a world-class studio, train a new generation of talent and develop IP.
With this move, he came...
- 1/10/2023
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Mexico’s president made a public request Wednesday to Puerto Rican reggaeton star Bad Bunny to play a free concert in Mexico City, to make up for a fake ticket scandal that left thousands frustrated outside his sold-out appearance Friday.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he couldn’t offer the singer any money, but the government would pay for the lights, stage and sound system, and even install a zip line at the capital’s huge main central plaza.
López Obrador suggested Bad Bunny would perform for free because he is “sensitive” and feels “solidarity” with those who couldn’t get in because of duplicate tickets sold by fraudsters.
“I would tell him how deeply we were touched to see young people sad because they couldn’t get in, because they had duplicated tickets, because they were victims of fraud,” López Obrador said.
Read More: Bad Bunny Says He...
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he couldn’t offer the singer any money, but the government would pay for the lights, stage and sound system, and even install a zip line at the capital’s huge main central plaza.
López Obrador suggested Bad Bunny would perform for free because he is “sensitive” and feels “solidarity” with those who couldn’t get in because of duplicate tickets sold by fraudsters.
“I would tell him how deeply we were touched to see young people sad because they couldn’t get in, because they had duplicated tickets, because they were victims of fraud,” López Obrador said.
Read More: Bad Bunny Says He...
- 12/16/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Netflix has reaffirmed its 300 million commitment to Mexican cinema and series, announcing a slew of new movie projects to celebrate the country’s National Day of Cinema on Aug. 15 and as part of its #QueMéxicoSeVea initiative.
The year-old initiative, which can be roughly translated to “Let Mexico Be Seen” has the mission “to make visible the work of Mexican creators, screenwriters, writers, directors, actors and people who make national cinema possible,” as well as its wealth of original stories.
Leading the pack is the widely anticipated directorial debut of Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto who is helming an adaptation of Juan Rulfo’s seminal novel, “Pedro Paramo.” Produced by Redrum, the film’s crew includes Oscar-nominated production designer Eugenio Caballero and costume designer Anna Terrazas, whose notable credits include “Roma,” “Spectre” and “Bardo.”
“Our commitment to Mexican culture also includes adapting great Mexican works to the cinema, and ‘Pedro Páramo’ will...
The year-old initiative, which can be roughly translated to “Let Mexico Be Seen” has the mission “to make visible the work of Mexican creators, screenwriters, writers, directors, actors and people who make national cinema possible,” as well as its wealth of original stories.
Leading the pack is the widely anticipated directorial debut of Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto who is helming an adaptation of Juan Rulfo’s seminal novel, “Pedro Paramo.” Produced by Redrum, the film’s crew includes Oscar-nominated production designer Eugenio Caballero and costume designer Anna Terrazas, whose notable credits include “Roma,” “Spectre” and “Bardo.”
“Our commitment to Mexican culture also includes adapting great Mexican works to the cinema, and ‘Pedro Páramo’ will...
- 8/11/2022
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Authorities in Texas made a gruesome discovery Monday when the bodies of more than 40 migrants were found in an abandoned truck trailer in a remote area of San Antonio.
Forty-six people were found dead at the scene, while five more died after being taken to nearby hospitals, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office. Among the victims were 39 men and 12 women: 22 of which were Mexican, seven were Guatemalan and two were from Honduras, theThe New York Times reported. The other victims have yet to be identified.
Twelve adults...
Forty-six people were found dead at the scene, while five more died after being taken to nearby hospitals, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office. Among the victims were 39 men and 12 women: 22 of which were Mexican, seven were Guatemalan and two were from Honduras, theThe New York Times reported. The other victims have yet to be identified.
Twelve adults...
- 6/28/2022
- by Kat Bouza
- Rollingstone.com
The body of Luis Enrique Ramírez Ramos was found Thursday on a dirt road near the Mexican state capital, Culiacan. It marked the ninth slaying of a journalist or photographer in that country this year.
Although drug cartels are often blamed, not every journalist wrote about the syndicates, leaving questions as to what’s behind the deaths of media members.
In Remirez Ramos’s case, his body was wrapped in black plastic. He reportedly died from multiple blows to the head. Ramírez Ramos’ news website, “Fuentes Fidedignas,” or ‘Reliable Sources,’ reported his abduction outside his home. He was listed as a “founding director” on the website. While its coverage of cartel activities was sparse, it did report on local politics, which is also a hot-button issue in the country.
The Committee to Protect Journalists said it lamented the killing and “calls on authorities to urgently investigate this act.”
Friends of...
Although drug cartels are often blamed, not every journalist wrote about the syndicates, leaving questions as to what’s behind the deaths of media members.
In Remirez Ramos’s case, his body was wrapped in black plastic. He reportedly died from multiple blows to the head. Ramírez Ramos’ news website, “Fuentes Fidedignas,” or ‘Reliable Sources,’ reported his abduction outside his home. He was listed as a “founding director” on the website. While its coverage of cartel activities was sparse, it did report on local politics, which is also a hot-button issue in the country.
The Committee to Protect Journalists said it lamented the killing and “calls on authorities to urgently investigate this act.”
Friends of...
- 5/7/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Mexican festivals, as in most of the world, were hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis, with many forced to cancel, reschedule or go online. Led by the Guadalajara International Film Festival (Ficg), six of the country’s most important festivals have banded together to create Un Festival Mexicano, an in person event running Nov. 20-27 in Guadalajara.
Ficg 35.2, the rescheduled 35th edition originally scheduled for March of this year, will be joined this year by representatives and films from Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal’s itinerant documentary festival Ambulante, DocsMX, and the Los Cabos, Guanajuato and Monterrey film festivals in an unprecedented union of some of Mexico’s most important and well-established cultural events.
Un Festival Mexicano comes after a devastating reduction from 2019 of federal government support for Mexican film festivals, put through by new Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. This saw central government incentives scythed last year...
Ficg 35.2, the rescheduled 35th edition originally scheduled for March of this year, will be joined this year by representatives and films from Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal’s itinerant documentary festival Ambulante, DocsMX, and the Los Cabos, Guanajuato and Monterrey film festivals in an unprecedented union of some of Mexico’s most important and well-established cultural events.
Un Festival Mexicano comes after a devastating reduction from 2019 of federal government support for Mexican film festivals, put through by new Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. This saw central government incentives scythed last year...
- 10/23/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar winner calls for support of “fragile tribe” amid pandemic, economic austerity.
Oscar-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu has returned to the frontline of Mexico’s economic crisis and helped raise $450,000 (roughly Ps. 10m) through a new fund to support embattled audiovisual industry workers.
The Sifonóforo, Fondo de Emergencia Audiovisual emergency fund is designed to offer relief to the approximately 30,000 family and workers whose livelihoods are under threat from a production halt since mid-March brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Iñárritu, Guillermo del Toro, and Alfonso Cuaron, who last month joined the local film community in reversing a bid by the government...
Oscar-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu has returned to the frontline of Mexico’s economic crisis and helped raise $450,000 (roughly Ps. 10m) through a new fund to support embattled audiovisual industry workers.
The Sifonóforo, Fondo de Emergencia Audiovisual emergency fund is designed to offer relief to the approximately 30,000 family and workers whose livelihoods are under threat from a production halt since mid-March brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Iñárritu, Guillermo del Toro, and Alfonso Cuaron, who last month joined the local film community in reversing a bid by the government...
- 6/12/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Imcine says it is moving ahead with plan to merge Fidecine, Foprocine funds.
The Mexican government has backpedalled on a proposal to cut a key production fund after the film community confronted officials last night (May 21).
The latest twist in a dramatic week came as Oscar-winners Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro G. Iñárritu joined fellow filmmakers, the Mexican Film Academy and union members in an online showdown with government representatives.
Officials abandoned plans tabled before Congress on Wednesday night to eliminate the Fidecine fund amid calls for greater support for the national film industry, and committed to further...
The Mexican government has backpedalled on a proposal to cut a key production fund after the film community confronted officials last night (May 21).
The latest twist in a dramatic week came as Oscar-winners Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro G. Iñárritu joined fellow filmmakers, the Mexican Film Academy and union members in an online showdown with government representatives.
Officials abandoned plans tabled before Congress on Wednesday night to eliminate the Fidecine fund amid calls for greater support for the national film industry, and committed to further...
- 5/22/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
“If we don’t continue this tradition everybody will be working on commercials and soap operas.”
Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro was joining film industry colleagues on Thursday night (May 21) to meet with Mexican officials after a sudden bid by the government to eliminate one of the country’s two national funds sparked outrage.
Del Toro, who won the best director Oscar for The Shape Of Water two years ago, warned of a “devastation” that will remove support for future generations of storytellers should a proposal to remove the Fidecine fund get approval by lawmakers.
“After we thought we had arrived...
Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro was joining film industry colleagues on Thursday night (May 21) to meet with Mexican officials after a sudden bid by the government to eliminate one of the country’s two national funds sparked outrage.
Del Toro, who won the best director Oscar for The Shape Of Water two years ago, warned of a “devastation” that will remove support for future generations of storytellers should a proposal to remove the Fidecine fund get approval by lawmakers.
“After we thought we had arrived...
- 5/22/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Head of Mexican Film Academy calls on country’s president to intervene and save Fidecine.
Days after Mexico’s national film agency Imcine engaged in a public dialogue over the future of film support, the government has reportedly proposed to scrap one of the country’s two public main funds.
According to a report in La Jornada on Thursday (May 21), government officials proposed on Wednesday night to eliminate Fidecine, a fund that has existed for many years to support higher budget, more mainstream fare.
The move comes amid sweeping cuts imposed by the administration of president Andrés Manuel López Obrador,...
Days after Mexico’s national film agency Imcine engaged in a public dialogue over the future of film support, the government has reportedly proposed to scrap one of the country’s two public main funds.
According to a report in La Jornada on Thursday (May 21), government officials proposed on Wednesday night to eliminate Fidecine, a fund that has existed for many years to support higher budget, more mainstream fare.
The move comes amid sweeping cuts imposed by the administration of president Andrés Manuel López Obrador,...
- 5/21/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Mexican Film Academy racing to safeguard ethos of auteur-driven Foprocine fund.
The Mexican film community fears support for the country’s rich tradition of storytelling could be set back years if crucial public funding mechanisms are removed under sweeping government cuts.
As a stricken economy buckles under the coronavirus pandemic, the Mexican Film Academy (Amacc) is working on a proposal to the government film agency Imcine to preserve the Foprocine public fund, which had been earmarked for elimination by president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Imcine is tasked with implementing Obrador’s austerity measures as they relate to the film industry...
The Mexican film community fears support for the country’s rich tradition of storytelling could be set back years if crucial public funding mechanisms are removed under sweeping government cuts.
As a stricken economy buckles under the coronavirus pandemic, the Mexican Film Academy (Amacc) is working on a proposal to the government film agency Imcine to preserve the Foprocine public fund, which had been earmarked for elimination by president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Imcine is tasked with implementing Obrador’s austerity measures as they relate to the film industry...
- 5/19/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Mexican Film Academy racing to safeguard ethos of auteur-driven Foprocine fund.
The Mexican film community fears support for the country’s rich tradition of storytelling could be set back years if crucial public funding mechanisms are removed under sweeping government cuts.
As a stricken economy buckles under the coronavirus pandemic, the Mexican Film Academy (Amacc) is working on a proposal to the government film agency Imcine to preserve the Foprocine public fund, which had been earmarked for elimination by president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Imcine is tasked with implementing Obrador’s austerity measures as they relate to the film industry...
The Mexican film community fears support for the country’s rich tradition of storytelling could be set back years if crucial public funding mechanisms are removed under sweeping government cuts.
As a stricken economy buckles under the coronavirus pandemic, the Mexican Film Academy (Amacc) is working on a proposal to the government film agency Imcine to preserve the Foprocine public fund, which had been earmarked for elimination by president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Imcine is tasked with implementing Obrador’s austerity measures as they relate to the film industry...
- 5/19/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
President Donald Trump has had a busy morning. He’s meeting with Fema, leaders from Poland, South Korea and Bahrain, and revealed he spoke last night with the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, about various issues. There’s also a White House task force meeting on the coronavirus set for 4:30 Pm Et today.
But all of that still left some time for the President’s regular weekend tweetstorm. Most of it was retweets of various pundits attacking Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats for their refusal to cooperate in approving new Small Business Administration funding.
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We’ll update as more communications roll in. The tweetstorm so far:
Our Great Senator from South Carolina, @SenatorTimScott just released a fantastic new book,...
But all of that still left some time for the President’s regular weekend tweetstorm. Most of it was retweets of various pundits attacking Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats for their refusal to cooperate in approving new Small Business Administration funding.
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We’ll update as more communications roll in. The tweetstorm so far:
Our Great Senator from South Carolina, @SenatorTimScott just released a fantastic new book,...
- 4/18/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Mexico is the latest nation to see widespread cinema closures due to the coronavirus spread, with its two largest chains shuttering overnight.
The country has recorded a relatively low amount of infections to date, with 475 confirmed cases and six deaths, but it is understood to be in an early phase of the epidemic and those numbers are expected to increase.
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Despite a strong containment reaction globally, with many countries now in lockdown, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has taken a relaxed approach so far, telling his citizens to keep “living life as usual” in an online address this week, advising that he would tell people when to stop going outside.
The country has recorded a relatively low amount of infections to date, with 475 confirmed cases and six deaths, but it is understood to be in an early phase of the epidemic and those numbers are expected to increase.
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Despite a strong containment reaction globally, with many countries now in lockdown, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has taken a relaxed approach so far, telling his citizens to keep “living life as usual” in an online address this week, advising that he would tell people when to stop going outside.
- 3/26/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
A concrete example of Idfa artistic director Orwa Nyrabia’s definition of a Frontlight title, Juliana Fanjul’s angry political sketch film “Radio Silence” started with a much-needed moment of light relief. Entering the auditorium with a backpack, the film’s subject—pioneering Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui—matter-of-factly walked to the front and sat herself down, without fanfare, in one of four chairs set out in front of the screen. It was typical behavior for this no-nonsense broadcaster, but also a happy reminder that this vital force for good in the world was still with us.
Indeed, Fanjul’s film is a harrowing watch at times, featuring footage of political assassinations and haunted by the disappearance of “The Iguala 43,” a group of activist male students who were murdered in 2014. Indeed, Aristegui herself has received so many death threats that she sent her teenage son to study abroad, keeping him far away from any danger.
Indeed, Fanjul’s film is a harrowing watch at times, featuring footage of political assassinations and haunted by the disappearance of “The Iguala 43,” a group of activist male students who were murdered in 2014. Indeed, Aristegui herself has received so many death threats that she sent her teenage son to study abroad, keeping him far away from any danger.
- 11/24/2019
- by Damon Wise
- Variety Film + TV
In case you missed it, here are some highlights (and one shattering lowlight) from this week in Latin music — now with a Spotify playlist!
Mexican Pop Icon José José Dies at 71
Mexican singer-songwriter José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz, best known as José José, passed away on Saturday, at the age of 71. The inimitable pop balladeer was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March 2017, and had been receiving treatment in Miami at the time of his death.
Nicknamed “el príncipe de la canción,” or the Prince of Song, José José was long renowned for his stirring,...
Mexican Pop Icon José José Dies at 71
Mexican singer-songwriter José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz, best known as José José, passed away on Saturday, at the age of 71. The inimitable pop balladeer was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March 2017, and had been receiving treatment in Miami at the time of his death.
Nicknamed “el príncipe de la canción,” or the Prince of Song, José José was long renowned for his stirring,...
- 9/29/2019
- by Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump and the White House will have to wait ... 'cause Andy Ruiz Jr. hopped on a private jet to meet the President of Mexico at the Palacio Nacional on Tuesday!! The heavyweight champ is still reaping the benefits from his shocking upset win over Anthony Joshua on June 1 ... getting the VIP treatment from Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico City. "Tocayo Presidente @lopezobrador es un honor y sueño hecho realidad poder compartir este momento con usted.
- 6/11/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The Ibero-American Fénix Awards film-tv awards have been cancelled, according to an official statement released Monday by event organizers, Cinema23. The prime reason behind the decision to end the awards is budget cuts to cultural programs applied by the Andrés Manuel López Obrador administration, elected in July of last year.
A celebration of the cinema and TV industries of Latin America, Spain and Portugal, the Fénix Awards kicked off in 2014.
“Public and cultural policies have radically changed in our country, They no longer allow civil society organizations access to public resources,” the statement ran.
“The Fénix Awards’ viability in commercial terms, via private sponsorships, is impossible. The state’s continued participation is necessary to carry out an initiative of this magnitude.”
The Mexico’s 2019 general budget for cultural affairs is $645 million, down 7.6% on last year’s $698 million.
“Cinema23 urges the culture and arts communities to resist the government’s lack...
A celebration of the cinema and TV industries of Latin America, Spain and Portugal, the Fénix Awards kicked off in 2014.
“Public and cultural policies have radically changed in our country, They no longer allow civil society organizations access to public resources,” the statement ran.
“The Fénix Awards’ viability in commercial terms, via private sponsorships, is impossible. The state’s continued participation is necessary to carry out an initiative of this magnitude.”
The Mexico’s 2019 general budget for cultural affairs is $645 million, down 7.6% on last year’s $698 million.
“Cinema23 urges the culture and arts communities to resist the government’s lack...
- 4/2/2019
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
Before President Trump flew to McAllen, Texas, to cast the border as a hellscape of criminals frothing to illegally enter the United States, his Mexican counterpart visited the region. Last Saturday in Ciudad Juarez, Andrés Manuel López Obrador laid out his vision to create jobs, cut corporate taxes and raise the minimum wage. His hope, he said, is to deter migration with opportunity — a kind of economic net to catch migrants traveling north, as opposed to a wall.
The two leaders have very different futures in mind for the border,...
The two leaders have very different futures in mind for the border,...
- 1/11/2019
- by J. Weston Phippen
- Rollingstone.com
In his white sweatshirt and hot-pink Nikes, the man sitting on a park bench in front of the cathedral in Orizaba looks like an ordinary 32-year-old, but he’s talking about murdering people. He tells me he’s done it eight times and explains the sort of thing that, in his line of work, gets a person killed. “Being a wiseguy,” he says. “Acting tough. Going around like a badass. That obligates you to break them.” He details his methods: “First, you give them an ass-kicking,” he says. “Then, you...
- 9/6/2018
- by Seth Harp
- Rollingstone.com
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