Backdrop from Tequila
Poster for Tequila

Tequila

1992

Because of her selflessness and courage, this film is dedicated to the Mexican woman.

Overview

Nearly thirty years after making his surrealist La Formula Secreta, director Rubén Gámez returned to filmmaking with this impressionistic portrait of modern-day Mexico. Reminiscent in some ways of Godfrey Reggio’s Koyaanisqatsi, Tequila appears to be a cinematic extension of Mexico’s muralist tradition, a contemporary equivalent of Diego Rivera or David Alfaro Siqueiros with vignettes, quick ideas, visual puns, cartoons, and political statements.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
August 21, 1992
Original language
Spanish
Spoken languages
Spanish
Countries
Mexico
Cinematography
Rubén Gámez
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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