Zapata: The dream of a hero

Year: 2004

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: Spanish

Director: Alfonso Arau

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A fictionalized portrait of Emiliano Zapata as an Indigenous Mexican shaman, directed by Alfonso Arau, that became the most expensive Mexican film ever made. It launched with a massive advertising campaign and recorded the largest opening weekend in the nation’s history. Unusually for Mexican cinema, the project was financed independently.

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