Mexican cinema

The creatures that walk the screen in the series, “Mexico Maleficarum: Resurrecting the 20th Century Mexican Horror Cinema,” have passed Customs from Mexico to the United States to be appreciated by fans and the curious in the heart of Los Angeles, California. Now running through October 27, 20 double programs that take place at the Academy Museum highlight the series made up of films that mostly have B cinema aesthetics, with monsters that do not deny their low-budget bill, coming from either beyond the grave, from outer space or from hell itself.

At 49 years old and with a career that encompasses advertising television projects, film, and television, Rafa Lara, who has been behind the camera for 30 years, considers himself first and foremost a filmmaker. His film Cinco de Mayo: La Batalla (The Battle) (2013), with its spectacular scenes, has become a point of reference in terms of what Mexican cinema can achieve in the epic genre.