Review of Pedro Páramo – Mexican magic realism showcases time slippages and perspective shifts in film

Review of Pedro Páramo – Mexican magic realism showcases time slippages and perspective shifts in film

Here is a new version of Juan Rulfo’s 1955 magical realist novel that later inspired Gabriel García Márquez and others. With a non-linear narrative that explores life, death, lost loves, and shattered ideals, this adaptation may have also influenced the fragmented films of the 2000s Mexican new wave written by Guillermo Arriaga. Directed by Rodrigo … Read more

Lost Mayan city discovered in Mexican jungle by chance

Lost Mayan city discovered in Mexican jungle by chance

Getty Images There are no images of the city, but it featured pyramid temples similar to those found in the nearby Calakmul. A massive Mayan city has been uncovered centuries after disappearing beneath the jungle canopy in Mexico. Archaeologists stumbled upon pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting different districts, and amphitheatres in the southeastern state of … Read more