IMDb
7.9 /10
94 votes

Documentary · 2009 · 1h 36min
This film traces the unbelievable true story of the Calderón family, who built grand movie palaces in Mexico and the U.S., employing thousands to produce incomparable, hugely successful, and often reprehensible populist-genre films that were utterly and uniquely Mexican.
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Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía











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IMDb
7.9 /10
94 votes
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TMDB
6.6 /10
7 votes
Letterboxd
6.9 /10
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Weighted average
7.2/10