Mexican Films In The 1950s

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In the 1910s a lot of countries were making independent local films, but only Mexico and other Latin America countries were making international films. Mexican films were socially engaging, most of the time challenging a government rule. All these films, no matter the theme of it, had a quality which became known trait of the entire movement. The movies had the ability to speak on two topics at the same time, like speaking on religion and politics, By the 1940s, Mexican films were being shown all through Latin America other countries as well, but Mexican films having more of a following. Those once popular films decreased in the 1950s, because of the popularity of Hollywood big production films. After this, producers would release low budget

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