Utilizing hundreds of extras, this is a grand, classical war film rarely seen from latin america. Zaragoza died months after the battle due to illness. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Staring anthony iava toomata, steven pettit jr, spencer reza and lindsay amaral. This film makes an attempt at showing a dramatization of the history behind one of the most ignorantly celebrated holidays in the usa. Patricks day, you dont have to buy diamonds and over priced chocolates like you do on valentines day and you do not have to get drunk just because it is the star of another year.
So, theres much to praise here, even in a film with so much to decry. What happens when a teachers attempts to educate his students on mexican heritage is. What i didnt like was the trailer she shows us for the film supposedly playing next. The camera work seems to have been done by a guy with parkinsons. Defending the city of puebla, the army of general ignacio zaragoza, numbering around 2,000 men, won an unlikely victory against a supposedly unbeatable french army of over 6,000at that time the worlds largest and most powerful army. Trailers, short films, cast and crew audio commentary and more. I found the film interesting from beginning to end, even during the film s quieter moments. Low budget foreign period war films have a tough hill to climb. Pablo abitia, angelica aragon, kuno becker, liz gallardo, gines garcia millan, noe hernandez, mauricio isaac, pascasio lopez, daniel martinez, william miller, jose carlos montes. May 03, 20 for that reason, ive been eagerly awaiting this weekends release of a film that focuses on an important episode in mexican history the battle of puebla. I found the film interesting from beginning to end, even during the films quieter moments. I will traveling with my four year old daughter and my husband so bars are out of the question.
When the unbeatable french army invades mexico to set up a monarchy. For a better experience on mubi, update your browser. There are a lot of holidays that are pointless such as st. A year after the battle, a larger french force defeated the mexican army at the second battle of puebla. On may 5th, 1862, a few thousand mexican soldiers put their lives on the line against the worlds largest and most powerful army in one. There are currently four videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. The victory of the smaller mexican force against a larger french force was a boost to morale for the mexicans. See more ideas about mexican food recipes, food and mexican cuisine.
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