Black Wind (film)
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Black Wind is a 1965 Mexican drama film
directed by Servando González. It was screened at the San Francisco Film Festival and the Melbourne International Film Festival
. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 39th Academy Awards
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Servando González. It was screened at the San Francisco Film Festival and the Melbourne International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
The Melbourne International Film Festival is an acclaimed annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1951, making it one of the oldest in the World....
. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 39th Academy Awards
39th Academy Awards
The 39th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1966, were held on April 10, 1967 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Cast
- David ReynosoDavid ReynosoDavid Reynoso was a Mexican actor. He appeared in over 170 films and television shows between 1955 and 1994.-Selected filmography:* Ash Wednesday * Ánimas Trujano * Black Wind...
as Manuel Iglesias - José Elías MorenoJosé Elías MorenoJosé Elías Moreno was a Mexican character actor of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, best-remembered for his versatility in playing different characters. He appeared in 184 films between 1937 and 1969...
as Lorenzo Montes - Eleazar García as Picuy
- Enrique Aguilar as Ingeniero Antonio López
- Roberto Cobo as Ingeniero Carlos Jiménez
- Rodolfo Landa as Ingeniero Fernández
- Enrique Lizalde as Jorge Iglesias
- Fernando LujánFernando LujánFernando Luján is an actor, born in Mexico City, Mexico.His father; Alejandro Ciangherotti, brother Alejandro Ciangherotti Jr., wife Martha Mariana Castro, son Fernando Ciangherotti and daughter Vanessa Ciangherotti are also actors...
as Ingeniero Julio - Jorge Martínez de HoyosJorge Martínez de HoyosJorge Martínez de Hoyos was a Mexican actor. He died from lung cancer on May 6, 1997.-Selected filmography:* The Hidden One * Beyond All Limits * The Magnificent Seven...
as Ulalio - Marianela Peña as La Venada
- Miguel Suárez as Funcionario
- José Torvay as Nabor Camargo
See also
- List of submissions to the 39th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Mexican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film