Lorenzo Ferrer Maldonado

«La obra singular de Guillermo del Toro lo ha convertido en un cineasta clave de fin del siglo pasado y principios del presente.» −Del prólogo de Felipe Cazals En una amena conversación informal junto a su amigo Leonardo García Tsao, crítico de cine con una larga trayectoria, Guillermo del Toro recorre en estas páginas sus tempranas influencias, sus inquetudes infantiles y sus primeras aventuras creativas en Guadalajara; una historia de pasión juvenil que da paso a una de las carrreras cinematográficas más celebradas de nuestro tiempo. Desde la odisea que significó la filmación...

Alfonso Reyes y Jesus Silva Herzog fueron hombres cabales, honestos y, sobre todo, dos hombres apasionados de Mexico. Desde jovenes su preocupacion y desvelo fue Mexico. El destino les brindo varias oportunidades para servir a su pais, con las palabras y las letras. Los dos mexicanos eran tambien hombres de estudio y pensamiento fecundos. De esas meditaciones dieron a la estampa titulos como "Vision de Anahuac"(1917), "Yerbas del tarahumara"(1934), "Letras patrias"(1946), "La x en la frente"(1952), de parte de Reyes. "Conferencias. Apuntes sobre la evolucion economica de Mexico"(1927),...

Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnessed atrocities that no child ever should. Her father was killed by rebels and her mother died of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela was mistreated and saw the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Then Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple, and Michaela begins to take dance lessons. But life in the States isn't without difficulties. Unfortunately, tragedy can find its way to Michaela in America, too, and her past can feel like it's haunting her. The world...

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