Mas! Cine Mexicano

Comedy, tragedy, scandal, and social issues collide in this sensational collection of Mexican film posters from the late 1950s to early 1990s, a dynamic and volatile period in Mexican cinema. Culling more than 150 of the most colorful and sometimes unbelievable posters of the era-a riot of monsters; wrestlers; smugglers; cops; criminals; and mujeres, mujeres, mujeres-author Rogelio Agrasánchez Jr. also contributes an illuminating bilingual essay discussing the posters' creation, the role of cinema in Mexico

ISBN 9780811854498 | E | PB