Guillermo del Toro

The Spanish siege of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlán is largely known today because of the written reports by of those who witnessed it. In 1521 the Spanish took over the capital city of Tenochtitlán, resulting in the ultimate demise of the Triple Alliance. Versions of this historical event tend to vary due to the array of perspectives involved. For instance, whereas Spanish solider Bernal Diaz wrote his personal account The conquest of New Spain, multiple Aztec informants, including Aztec…

Los Tigres Del Norte is a nortena band that were discovered in 1968 in San Jose, California. Ever since then, and still today they have performed all over the world and have performed in various events. They are mostly known for their music. Their music can be about love, or a special lesson given to someone, or even just for fun. Los Tigres Del Norte are also known for putting out a good show. They all dress the same when they…

Chat Sumlin A View of Eighteen or So Side Columns “A View of Eighteen Side Columns” by Giovanni Battista Piranesi a beautiful piece of art designed to be printed and bought by patrons. Its visual depiction of what can initially be associated with Roman architecture after the fall of its empire is what initially captivates the viewer into looking deeper. The painting communicates using the placement of seemingly foreign figures amongst ruins to signify the survival of life and human…

Women throughout the world have always had multiple roles in a society. Some roles were more influential, while others remained more domesticated. Yet, throughout both novels, women shared similar duties. Sundiata, by D.T. Niane, describes the journey of King Sundiata Keita’s road to become ruler of the Mali Empire. The Conquest of New Spain, by Bernal Diaz, recounts the downfall of the Aztec Empire. In the Aztec, Spanish, and Mali Empires women were portrayed as domesticated, were used as a…

When thinking back to my past, my favorite memory is my trip to Puerto Rico. I got to travel with some of my close friends and really cool adults. We were in Puerto Rico for seven days, and every single day I got to discover the culture and learn something new about the island and the people living on it. We were able to explore the nature there, try Puerto Rican foods, speak in Spanish, and tour historical sites. We left at four in the morning to board our plane. When we arrived on the island,…

The Mexican film director, producer and novelist - Guillermo del Toro, stated that the budget for the sequel of the science fiction film Pacific Rim is fully prepared. The Pacific Rim 2 film production was previously reported as being halted for an unspecified period of time and the flick was even being announced as having been withdrawn from the release schedule of Universal - and with that, it was rumored that the Pacific Rim sequel is doomed for termination. Reports has it that the…

now the largest art museum in the west side of the United States. I learned many things about paintings, sculptures, writing, and much more. I had visited the Alternative Dreams: 17th-Century Chinese Paintings from the Tsao Family Collection, Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters, Miracle Mile, Metropolis II, and Agnes Martin exhibitions. In the Alternative Dreams: 17th Century Chinese Painting for the Tsao Family Collection exhibit, I learned about Chinese art. Chinese calligraphy…

able to love who you love through fantastical events that take place in the film. The fantastical element of the story allows the explicit message to be conveyed to the audience implicitly; avoiding the possibility of the message to feel forced. Del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, co-writer of the film, chose to battle this social issue with a story that revolves around a mute woman, an outcast of society, falling in love with a mythical creature, an outcast of humanity, best described as a fish man…

The movie Pan’s labyrinth is a beautiful film directed by the one and only Guillermo Del Toro. He is also a screen writer, producer, and novelist. Del Toro has alternated between Spanish language dark fantasies, such as the supernatural horror film “The devil’s backbone” in 2001 and “Pan’s labyrinth” in 2006. Pan’s labyrinth morphs from a fantasy world to a horrific reality throughout the movie to effectively make a film that convey the value of imagination. Imagination is one of the most…

film direction and animation. One remarkable example of a creative expression of resistance film is Pan’s Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo del Toro. This literature review will discuss the historical background of the Spanish Civil War, the outline of Pan’s Labyrinth and its correlation to the war, in addition to the comparison of the film to other similar films…