Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland
The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland

The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland

Genres

History

OverView

On the eve of the Grito de Dolores and faced with the threat of being arrested by the viceregal government, Miguel Hidalgo suggested to Captain Allende that the flag of the insurgent movement be the banner of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

11 December 1942

Country

Mexico

Cast

Ramon Novarro

Ramon Novarro

Juan Diego

Domingo Soler

Domingo Soler

Fray Martín

Gloria Marín

Gloria Marín

Xochiquiáuit

Julio Villarreal

Julio Villarreal

Padre Hidalgo

Paco Fuentes

Paco Fuentes

Pedro de Alonso

Felipe Montoya

Felipe Montoya

Xiunel

Alberto Galán

Alberto Galán

fray Juan de Zumárraga

Ernesto Alonso

Ernesto Alonso

Ignacio Allende

Víctor Urruchúa

Víctor Urruchúa

Juan Aldama

Manuel Pozos

Manuel Pozos

Bernardino

Mario Gil

Mario Gil

Hijo de Bernardino

José Morcillo

José Morcillo

Nuño de Guzmán

Octavio Martínez

Octavio Martínez

Delgadillo

Margarita Cortés

Margarita Cortés

Mujer de Juan Diego

José Elías Moreno

José Elías Moreno

Capitán Ordaz

Armando Velasco

Armando Velasco

Primer familiar

Humberto Rodríguez

Humberto Rodríguez

Segundo Familiar

Jesús Valero

Jesús Valero

Carlos V

Similar Movies

7.6

Gandhi

December 1982 •English

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

7.5

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

December 1972 •German

A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.

6.8

The History in the Gaze

April 2011 •Spanish

The film portraits the stage previous to the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution, from the end of Porfirio Díaz´ government, the social volatility, the ephemeral government of Madero and the presence of the working class in the figures of Villa and Zapata, until the signing if the Constitution of 1917. All of this through moving images, filmed during those events mainly by the Alva brothers, filmmakers of that time. Those images let us perceive the contradictory and shuddered glance of the people of that period.

6.3

1492: Conquest of Paradise

October 1992 •English

1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.

6.9

Viva Zapata!

February 1952 •English

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.

0.0

Inquilab

August 2008 •Hindi

A documentary that traces the life and times of Bhagat Singh, a committed Marxist who most ably exemplified the spirit of revolutionary resistance against British imperialism in undivided India.

6.0

El Dorado

April 1988 •Spanish

The story of an expedition down the Orinoco and Amazon rivers in 1560 by Spanish soldiers searching for the fabled city of gold, El Dorado.

5.3

Revolution

December 1985 •English

New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.

6.0

Madero of Mexico

November 1942 •English

This Passing Parade series short chronicles the political life of Francisco Madero, who tried to bring democracy and land reform to Mexico.

6.7

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

September 2003 •English

In 1914, the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa invites studios to shoot his actual battles against Porfírio Diaz army to raise funds for financing guns and ammunition. The Mutual Film Corporation, through producer D.W. Griffith, interests for the proposition and sends the filmmaker Frank Thayer to negotiate a contract with Pancho Villa himself.

0.0

Phantoms of the Sierra Madre

September 2024 •English

A Danish writer travels to Mexico with the purpose of locating a mysterious Apache tribe that fervently seeks to remain in obscurity.

6.9

Gettysburg

October 1993 •English

In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a defensive position to confront the rebel forces in what will prove to be the decisive battle of the American Civil War.

0.0

The American Revolution

January 2016 •English

Everyone knows the story of Paul Revere and his famous midnight ride to warn colonial forces of the British approach. But history books don't tell of the man who sent Revere on his mission: Joseph Warren, America's least remembered founding father. Uncover the forgotten history of Warren and stories of other unsung heroes in our fight for independence in The American Revolution.

0.0

El Jaïda

November 2017 •Arabic

Four women meet at Dar Joued on the eve of Independence. With different ages and social conditions, they are condemned to live together under the authority and injustice of their jailer: "El Jaida". They will share memories of the outside world, joy, emotions and distress of their daily lives.

5.0

El padre Morelos

April 1943 •Spanish

Biography of early-1800s Mexican priest/statesman.

6.5

Juarez

June 1939 •English

The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.

1.5

Arkhé

May 2023 •Spanish

“Archeology” and “Archive” share the same roots. Both words come from “Arkhé”, the Greek word for “origin”. In the ruins of buildings, lost forever by earthquakes, as in the depth of the archives, we dig. What happened the morning of the big earthquake? The morning of September 19th 1985 is fading away in our memories. These recordings have never been seen. Unedited images of the catastrophe dug out by the archaeological adventure of an archivist that suffered with them. He dug and suffered until he could no longer see.

5.2

Martyrs of the Alamo

November 1915 •English

The story of the defense of the mission-turned-fortress by 185 Texans against an overwhelming Mexican army in 1836.

0.0

Utopia of Death

October 1940 •English

This short film focuses on the mysterious and legendary Seri Indians who live in a utopian colony off the west coast of Mexico.

3.2

The Meeting of President Taft and President Díaz at El Paso, Texas

October 1909 •Spanish

The first meeting of a U.S. president and a Mexican president took place when William Howard Taft met Porfirio Díaz on 16 October 1909, in El Paso. The meeting was celebrated in both El Paso and Juárez with parades, elaborate receptions, lavish gifts and large crowds. Shot by the pioneers of Mexican Cinema the brothers Alva. This is a typical example of newsreel material prior to the Mexican revolution. By hemerographical references we know that this footage was presented to the then president of Mexico General Porfirio Díaz in the Castle of Chapultepec, then residence of the president.