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Director
  
Ernesto Medina

Duration
  

Language
  
Spanish

7/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama, History, War

Country
  
Mexico

Release date
  
25 September 1992 (1992-09-25) (Mexico)

Writer
  
Eduardo Casar, Ofelia Medina

Initial release
  
September 25, 1992 (Mexico)

Screenplay
  
Ofelia Medina, Eduardo Casar

Awards
  
Ariel Award for Best Costume Design

Genres
  
War film, Drama film, Biographical film, Historical fiction

Cast
  
Ofelia Medina
(Gertrudis Bocanegra),
Angelica Aragon
(Pilar Molina),
Monica Miguel
(Nana),
Eduardo Palomo
(Esteban Diaz),
Cesar Evora

Gertrudis is a 1992 Mexican biographical film about the life and execution of Gertrudis Bocanegra, a noted female insurgent of the Mexican War of Independence. It stars Ofelia Medina as the title role and was directed by her brother, Ernesto Medina.

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Cast

  • Ofelia Medina as Gertrudis Bocanegra
  • Angélica Aragón as Pilar Molina
  • Fernando Balzaretti as Miguel Alzate
  • Mónica Miguel as Nana
  • Eduardo Palomo as Esteban Díaz
  • César Évora as Pedro Advíncula
  • Jorge Russek as Sr. Bocanegra

    • Production

    The film was based on "the only two biographies written of this woman [Bocanegra]". Ofelia Medina, who co-wrote the screenplay with Eduardo Casar, stated: "The documents are minimal, with very few pages; we totally respected what they say, but it was necessary to create an element of romance around Gertrudis, since nothing is known of her personal relationships".

    Mónica Miguel was cast as Bocanegra's unnamed Purépecha nanny (called "nana" in the film) who teaches Bocanegra the Purépecha language. In an interview, the actress commented on her character's overall importance: "And it is a very deep character, because it represents all the Purépecha race, with all its history, and hopefully more movies related to our culture, traditions and history will be made".

    The film was shot on location at Pátzcuaro, Erongarícuaro, Tzintzuntzan, and Zirahuén.

    Accolades

    In 1993, Gertrudis won the Ariel Award for Best Costume Design (Mara González and Xóchitl Vivo). It was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Angélica Aragón), Best Music Theme (Leonardo Velázquez), and Best First Work (Ernesto Medina).

    References

    Gertrudis (film) Wikipedia
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    Gertrudis (film) IMDb