cor you read that quickly

considering it's in spanish.

Home acquires Spain Bunuel in Mexico
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La Jornada
Wednesday August 18, 2010, p. 8

In order to make it a "center of renewed cooperation between Spain and Mexico film" and intended "for cultural, family home of two brick plants, located in the Del Valle Mexico City, which belonged to the Spanish filmmaker, a naturalized Mexican, Luis Buñuel, was acquired by the Spanish government.

The Ministry of Information of the Embassy of Spain announced soon reported that the sale took place last Friday at the offices of the Spanish representation in the presence of Ambassador Manuel Alabart, Rucar Rafael Buñuel, son of the filmmaker, and the notary Juan Manuel Garcia de Quevedo.

This is a house designed by Spanish architect Arturo Saenz de la Calzada in the early 50s of last century, in which the unforgettable Aragonese artist lived from 1952 until his death in 1983.

A prolific career

Before coming to Mexico, the creator Aragon developed a prolific career in France, Spain and the USA (Hollywood). In our country was established in 1946, which rolled Grand Casino, with Jorge Negrete. In 1949 it acquired the Mexican nationality and one year after the tape filmed classic Los Olvidados (who received the award for best director at the Cannes festival and is considered Memory of the World by UNESCO) and Susan. We followed the rough, with Pedro Armendariz, and Robin Crusoe, his first film shot in color and in English.

Continued to feature films became classics of cinema, like Wuthering Heights, La Illusion Travels by Streetcar, The river and death, Rehearsal for a Crime, So dawn (in co-production with France), Nazario, the young, Viridiana , The Exterminating Angel, Simon of the Desert, Beautiful Day and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, among others

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 18, 21:39:35

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