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2021: Happy New Year!

01 Friday Jan 2021

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Although piñatas are more popular during Christmas and birthdays, perhaps it is a good idea to introduce them at the very beginning of the year to start 2021 with good vibes. A traditional piñata is shaped as a 7-point star each representing a capital sin: envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride, sloth and wrath. Mexicans usually hit the piñatas in order to break them and get rid of these 7 capital sins. When the piñata breaks, good things come out of them (chocolates, peanuts and fruits). All in all, breaking the piñatas symbolize the victory of good things over bad ones.

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Aunque las piñatas son más utilizadas durante la navidad o los cumpleaños, sería bueno iniciar el año 2021 rompiendo una para atraer las buenas vibras y alejar las malas. De hecho, una piñata tradicional tiene la forma de una estrella con siete picos que simbolizan los pecados capital:, avaricia, envidia, gula, ira, lujuria, pereza y soberbia. Al romper una piñata, los mexicanos buscamos vencer el mal con el bien y es por ello que en el interior de la piñata colocamos cacahuates, chocolates y frutas.

Xico’s Journey

17 Tuesday Nov 2020

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XICO’S JOURNEY is an interesting Mexican animated movie that introduces to Mexican children with environmental awareness through the effects of “fracking”. All the animal characters in the movie are species we often see in the wild in most of Mexico. By the way, Xico (who belongs to a unique Mexican dog breed called Xoloescuincle) must find a “special messenger” who will help them deliver a message. Xico and his friends soon discover that he himself is the messenger.

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Aunque los efectos de animación de la película EL CAMINO DE XICO son sencillos, la trama es interesante y los personales míticos son muy mexicanos. Venado en náhuatl se dice mázatl y conejo se dice tochtli. Hoy, dos importantes ciudades del país llevan en sus nombres a esos dos animales, Mazatlán y Tuxtla Gutiérrez. ¡No dejes de ver esta película!

September 19

19 Saturday Sep 2020

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September 19th is a special day in Mexico. We had the 1985 and 2017 Earthquakes. On both occasions Mexicans got together to overcome both tragedies. Tonight at 9pm Channel 22 (The Mexican Culture Channel) will broadcast the film SEPTEMBER 19 EPIC STORIES. Enjoy it!

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Septiembre 19 es una fecha importante para los mexicanos pues recordamos los terremotos de 1985 y 2017. En ambas ocasiones mostramos al mundo lo solidarios que podemos ser los mexicanos para resolver ambas tragedias. Hoy a las 9pm en el Canal 22 se presentará este film de Rafael Rangel. 

77th Venice International Film Festival

14 Monday Sep 2020

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Two Mexican films do well at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.

“New Order” is a film by Mexican movie director Michel Franco that won the Grand Jury Prize in Venice. The story deals with the social class differences in Mexico.

Yulene Olaizola’s story “Tragic Jungle” takes place in the 1920’s in the Mexican-Belizean jungle where gum workers encounter a mysterious woman who could be the mythical Xtabay.

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Dos películas mexicanas destacan en el 77 Festival Internacional de Cine de Venecia.

“Nuevo Orden” del director mexicano Michel Franco ganó el Gran Premio del Jurado en Venecia. En ella se contrastan las diferencias sociales que hay en nuestro país. Michel Franco también ha dirigido las películas “Después de Lucía”, “600 Millas” y “Las hijas de Abril”.

Yulene Olaizola dirige “Selva Trágica” en cuya historia tiene lugar el encuentro entre trabajadores chicleros y la “Xtabay” allá por los años 1920’s en la selva mexicana-beliceña. La ópera prima de Yulene fue el thriller “Intimidades de Shakespeare y Víctor Hugo”. 

Mexican Movie Fortnight

31 Monday Aug 2020

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Tonight Channel 14 (www.canalcatorce.tv) will start its “Mexican Cinema Fortnight” with these 2 films considered Mexico’s Top 100 Movies. One is called THE GOLDEN CAGE and it deals with immigration and the other one is called INTIMACIES AT SHAKESPEARE & VICTOR HUGO STREETS which reveals a mysterious secret.

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Hoy por la noche inicia la quincena del cine en el Canal 14 y su versión “en linea” (www.canalcatorce.tv) donde se proyectarán estas dos excelentes cintas mexicanas que forman parte de la nueva lista de 100 mejores películas mexicanas. LA JAULA DE ORO trata sobre la migración y el documental INTIMIDADES DE SHAKESPEARE Y VICTOR HUGO revela un secreto muy interesante. Les recomiendo mucho la de “mi tocayo”.

August 15th, Mexican Movies Day

16 Sunday Aug 2020

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Every year on August 15th, Mexico celebrates “Mexican Movies Day”. Since yesterday Channel 22 (Mexican Culture Channel) has been playing CALL ME MIKE (Llámenme Mike), a black humor comedy which was forbidden several years in our country during the 1980’s due to its focus on corruption. Channel 22 will broadcast this movie today August 16th at 3:30 pm CST on its international channel (if you live in Mexico it will be at 2:30pm CST on the national channel). Sasha Montenegro was born in Italy but her parents came from Montenegro, hence her artistic surname. Her real name is Sasha Aćimović Popović. Alejandro Parodi won 4 Ariel Awards (the Mexican Oscar) during his life. He was born in the northwestern state of Sonora yet his family name is Italian.

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Cada 15 de agosto México celebra el Día Nacional del Cine Mexicano. Desde ayer el Canal 22 ha estado festejando este día con la comedia de humor negro LLÁMENME MIKE. Esta película estuvo censurada durante algunos años en la década de los 80 por tratar el tema de la corrupción. Hoy 16 de agosto se presentará a las 2:30pm en la transmisión nacional del Canal 22 y a las 3:30pm CST en la transmisión internacional. Sasha Montenegro nació en Italia pero sus padres eran originarios del país balcánico llamado Montenegro (de ahí tomó su apellido artístico). Su nombre real es Sasha Aćimović Popović. El sonorense Alejandro Parodi ganó cuatro Arieles en su vida y curiosamente su apellido paterno también tiene una conexión con Italia.

Lunar Eclipse Tonight

04 Saturday Jul 2020

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Tonight there will be a lunar eclipse starting at around 11:04 pm. If you want to see what could happens if you play a “mobile phone game”…have a look at this Mexican movie on NETFLIX. The original version is the Italian movie called Perfetti Sconosciuti.

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Hoy por la noche habrá un eclipse lunar a partir de las 11:04pm así que “cuidado con sus celulares”. Vean en NETFLIX lo que les sucede a estos amigos al jugar con sus celulares en esta película mexicana. La version original es la película italiana Perfetti Sconosciuti. 

How to enjoy staying at home during the COVID-19 Outbreak…

21 Saturday Mar 2020

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In Mexico we are now staying at home during the next few weeks due to COVID-19. One way to enjoy our time at home and learn about other cultures is watching Travel TV Shows. ERICK’s BUCKET LIST introduces Russian Culture through the experiences of a Mexican guy living in Russia since 2010. You can find his shows on YouTube.

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Durante la cuarentena seguida a causa del COVID-19 puedes divertirte en casa viendo las aventuras de un mexicano que vive en Rusia desde el 2010 a través de la serie LA LISTA DE ERICK. Los programas salen en Canal 20 de la UNAM y en el Canal RT (Russian TV). Varios capítulos también están disponibles en YouTube.

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21 Tuesday Jan 2020

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Discover Mexico’s African roots with Susana Harp a Mexican woman from the southern state of Oaxaca whose ancestors came from Lebanon. The TV show airs every Tuesday at 8:30 pm on Channel 11. Few Mexicans know that along with our Indigenous and Spanish roots, the third root from Africa has influenced our music, dances, gastronomy and language.

 

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Descubre las raíces africanas de México con la Oaxaqueña (de origen libanés) Susana Harp todos los martes a las 8:30 pm por el Canal 11. Pocos mexicanos estamos enterados que junto a las raíces españolas e indigenas, la raíz africana ha influenciado nuestra música, nuestros bailes, nuestra gastronomía y nuestro idioma.

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Movies about October 2nd

02 Wednesday Oct 2019

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