Mexican Cinema

<p> Mexican filmmaking is traced from its early beginnings in 1896 to the present in this book. Of particular interest are the great changes from 1990 to 2004: the confluence of talented and dedicated filmmakers, important changes in Mexican cinematic infrastructure and significant social and cultural transformations. From Nicolas Echevarria's <I>Cabeza de Vaca</I> (1991), to the 1992 releases of <I>Hellboy</I> director Guillermo del Toro's <I>Cronos</I>