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| Cine Mexico at the Red Carpet of the Shangri-La Plaza Mall |
Back in the 90’s, I guess we’ve all been guilty at some
point in our lives of being hooked to poignant Mexican telenovelas or soap
operas. If you weren’t into that, then perhaps you must’ve enjoyed at least any
delicious Mexican food or you must’ve been a beauty pageant fanatic who would
always look for Mexico’s representative
with much anticipation. But have you ever tried watching any Mexican film? In
the recent years, two of the five Best Picture winners at the much-acclaimed
award-giving body Oscars have been films by Mexican directors—Alejandro Inarritu’s
Birdman and Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water. I was able to see The
Shape of Water and it was indeed one of the greatest Mexican films I had ever
seen. There were unexpected twists on the said movie’s ending which gave
audiences something to think about as they left the cinema. Such films along
with Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma which recently received accolades helped put Mexico’s
reputation for contemporary cinema.
Now here’s the good news for everyone, you too can watch and
see Mexican films for FREE this coming Cine Mexico which will be happening from
September 20 until 24, 2019 at the Red Carpet Theater Cinema 4 of the
Shangri-La Plaza Mall in Mandaluyong City. This is in partnership with the
Embassy of Mexico in Manila and the Film Development Council of the
Philippines.
