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Click here for Volume 15 Number 3 (May-June 2009): Obituaries: Manuel Capetillo, Amparo Arozamena, Paquita de Ronda, Mario Benedetti, Jose Luis Caballero, David Carradine; Reviews: El que tenga un amor, Cinco rostros de mujer, El monje blanco, Pánico en la montañ'a, Especialista en chamacas, Distino amanecer, El jorobado, Una gallega en la Habana.

Click here for Volume 15 Number 2 (Mar-Apr 2009): 2009 Ariel Awards; Obituaries for Vitola and Pedro Infante Jr.; Reviews of Lake Tahoe, Arráncame la vida, Amok, Veneno para las hadas, El agente viajero, Balún Canán, El Gato Negro; Article: "Reality-Based Films and Cine de denuncia."

Click here for Volume 15 Number 1 (Jan-Feb 2009): Obituaries for Ricardo Montalbán, Fernanda Villeli, José Torres; Mexican Box-Office in 2008; Pedro Infante Collection on DVD; Reviews of María Magdalena, Santa (1943), Escándalo de estrellas, Bodas trágicas, El Siete Leguas, Una vez un hombre, Lucky Johnny Born in America (aka Arde baby arde), Desmadre mexicano, Polivoces 88,Despapaye de cómicos mexicanos.

Click here for Volume 14 Number 8 (December 2008): Obituaries for María Elena Marqués, Paco Ignacio Taibo I, Yma Sumac. Index to Volume 14. Reviews: Así se quiere en Jalisco, El testamento, Nocaut, Mujeres salvajes, La ciudad al desnudo, Un lugar en el sol, Chantaje al desnudo, Bodas de fuego, Senda prohibida, Una pasión me domina.

Click here for Volume 14 Number 7 (October 2008): Obituaries for Barbara Angely, Paco Ibáñez, Servando González. Reviews of Muñecas peligrosas, Con licencia para matar, Chanoc en las garras de las fieras, El beso de ultratumba, Cien gritos de terror, Museo del horror, Blue Demon contra cerebros infernales, and Mil Máscaras: Resurrection.

Click here for Volume 14 Number 6 (September 2008): Julio Ruiz Llaneza obituary and a review of his Muertes anunciadas as well as reviews of Mexican Westerns: El Charro Negro, La vuelta del Charro Negro, La venganza del Charro Negro, El Hijo del Charro Negro, El tren de la muerte, El extraño hijo del sheriff, Juan Nadie, and bonus review of Treasure of the Moon Goddess.

Click here for Volume 14 Number 5 (July 2008): Obituaries (Moisés Viñas, Mel Ferrer, Sandy Howard, Oswaldo Calvo, Guillermo Gil, Ángel Tavira) and reviews--Senior Citizen Stars (El violín, Sin remitente), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Mexico (La madre, Entre pobretones y ricachones), Melodrama Medley (La malcasada, El primer paso de la mujer), Chicano Heroes and Villains (El Chicano Justiciero, El Chicano Vengador, Depredador chicano).

Click here for Volume 14 Number 4 (May-June 2008): Obituaries (Jacqueline Voltaire, Miguel Galván, Francis Laboriel, Monna Bell), the 2008 Diosas de Plata, book reviews, and 10 film reviews: Luz silenciosa, Morirse en domingo, Ella, Lucifer y yo, Los lios de Barba Azul, Mecánica nacional, El Superpolicia 880, En el pais de no pasa nada, Treinta segundos para morir, Pistoleros famosos, and Verdugo de traidores.

Click here for Volume 14 Number 3 (April 2008): the 2008 Ariel Awards coverage, also "Ghosts of 2007"--reviews of three box-office hits, Kilómetro 31, Hasta el viento tiene miedo, and Cañitas: Presencia. Also two bonus reviews of ranchera movies: El fanfarrón and Las tres coquetonas.

Click here for Volume 14 Number 2 (March 2008): this issue includes obituaries (Emilio Carballido, Bertha Moss, Sergio Guerrero, George Fawcett), the career of director Juan Nepomuceno López, and reviews of Territorio neutral, Ciudad sin ley, Fiesta de sangre, Polvo de muerte, Crimen imposible, Tempestad de odio, Chicas en peligro, Montenegro, Orinoco, Rosa de dos aromas, Justiciero callejero and El Ninja mexicano.

Click here for Volume 14 Number 1 (January 2008) which includes reviews of The Torch, Stronghold, El último Chinaco, Sucedió en Jalisco o Los Cristeros, Cuando tú me quieras, El muchacho alegre, Volveré a nacer, Nosotros los pelados, plus some belated obituaries and a brief review of the Mexican film industry in 2007.

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You may purchase a CD containing Volumes 1-14 (1994-2008) of The Mexican Film Bulletin: email me (dwilt@NOSPAMumd.edu--remove the NOSPAM) for details on how to order.

If you live in the USA, the purchase price is $9.99.

If you live OUTSIDE of the USA, the purchase price is $10.99 USD (sent via Airmail).


The Mexican Filmography, 1916-2001

is now available! Copies may be purchased from McFarland & Company now, or from any fine bookseller :)

Note, the list price is $195.00, but for that you get more than 700 pages and more than 200 illustrations, covering all Mexican feature films of the 20th century (and beyond).

Corrections and Additions to the printed text of this book may be found here. This is an ongoing project so check back from time to time.



NOTE: FINALLY, the complete (to date) "Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers" has been posted on the Web: "A" and "B", "C" (including "Ch"), "D", "E", "F", "G", "H", "I", "J", "K", "L", "M Part One", "M Part Two", "M Part Three", "M Part Four", "N" and "O", "P" and "Q" , "R", "S" , "T", "U-Z" (Added 25 April 2001). Comments and additions welcome. It should also be noted that the Santo page has over 50 film reviews online, for fans of El Enmascarado de Plata.



Interested in buying Mexican movies on video or Mexican movie posters? Try my Mexican Video and Poster Page for some links. I personally do not sell posters or videos, but there are people and companies who do.



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Last Updated: 5 June 2009