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Film · 2014

Matria

Directed by Fernando Llanos · starring Fernando Llanos

  • 1 h 2 min
  • Documentary · Biography · History
  • Mexico

Synopsis

The grandfather of the director of the Mexican documentary was a tabasqueño who fought with Pancho Villa, and became an important master mason. Even a deputy from Oaxaca to 3 times. Eventually even he became president of the National Association of Charros. In 1942 he formed "The Legion of Mexican fighters," a grouping of 100, 000 charros who trained to repel a possible Nazi invasion of Mexico. However, not everything is what it seems, this successful character hides a secret that, according to the director, affected his family, and did not discover until he made this documentary about him. Mexican documentary written and directed by Fernando Llanos, besides being his debut.

The essentials

Runtime
62 min1 hour and 2 minutes
Budget
MX$4mFilmadora
How long is Matria?
1 hour and 2 minutes (62 minutes).
Who directed Matria?
Fernando Llanos.
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Director
Fernando Llanos
Writers
Fernando Llanos
Producers
Fernando Llanos

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