5 Films & TV Shows Set In Ciudad de México During The 1950s
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Frida
Ciudad de México The 1950s The 1940s The 1930s The 1920sPrepare to be seduced. — A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
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Poison for the Fairies
Ciudad de México The 1950sIn 1965 Mexico City, Fabiola, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Graciela, a young orphan girl who has an unhealthy fascination with witchcraft. Fabiola is convinced that she, herself, is a witch by Graciela, who then uses the fear that she's put into her new friend to get Fabiola to carry out her orders. As their games grow more serious, the two girls find themselves involved in murder.
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Tivoli
Ciudad de México The 1950sThe movie plot revolves around a burlesque theater called "Tivoli", located in downtown Mexico city. The Tivoli is about to be demolished by the corrupt major of Mexico city, and the artists struggle to try to save their workplace. Throughout the movie we see a strong critique towards the Mexican political system of the time, where corrupt politicians run everything like a fiefdom, and live with double standards. While they publicly criticize the Tivoli as obscene and indecent, many of them are regular customers and they even "hire" the artists to do private functions in their mansions.
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Cada quién su vida
Ciudad de México The 1950sCada quién su vida (To Each Their Own Life) takes place on December 31st in a cabaret in Mexico City during the 1950s, a place where customers go to dance and have fun. Among them are a congressman and a professor who hope to share their experiences and problems with the women there, each of a different category, each with their own problems and heartaches, but always with a sense of humor that keeps them afloat.
