What film with actor Israel Contreras used the Yucatec Maya language?
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Israel Contreras Israel Contreras (born 27 December 1960) is a Venezuelan former professional boxer who won the World Boxing Association bantamweight title. He had a supporting role in the Mel Gibson film "Apocalypto".
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Apocalypto Apocalypto is a 2006 American epic adventure film directed and produced by Mel Gibson and written by Gibson and Farhad Safinia. The film features a cast of actors consisting of Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Mayra Sérbulo, Dalia Hernández, Ian Uriel, Gerardo Taracena, Rodolfo Palacios, Bernardo Ruiz Juarez, Ammel Rodrigo Mendoza, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza and Israel Contreras. Similar to Gibson's earlier film "The Passion of the Christ", all dialogue is in a modern approximation of the ancient language of the setting. Here, the Yucatec Maya language is used, with English and other language subtitles, which sometimes refer to the language as Mayan.
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Orlando Miguel Orlando Miguel Rojas González (born July 18, 1969 in La Habana, Cuba) is a Cuban-Mexican actor. He made his small-screen debut as the character Osvaldo Larrea in "Lazos de Amor", alongside Lucero.
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El valle de los miserables El valle de los miserables (English: The valley of the miserable) is a 1975 Mexican drama film. Based in the novel "El Valle Nacional" by Enrique Albuerne.
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Operation Thunderbolt (film) Operation Thunderbolt, known in Israel as Mivtsa Yonatan (מבצע יונתן, literally "Operation Jonathan") (aka 'Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt title in the US), is a 1977 Israeli film directed by Menahem Golan and stars Klaus Kinski, Yehoram Gaon and Sybil Danning. The film is based on an actual event – the hijacking of a flight by terrorists and the freeing of Israeli hostages on July 4, 1976. The operation was known as (Operation Entebbe, military code name: "Operation Thunderbolt") at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. "Operation Thunderbolt" follows the events following the flight's takeoff until the hostages' return to Israel.
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Luis Contreras (actor) Luis Contreras (September 18, 1950 – June 20, 2004) was a Hispanic-American character actor. The son of actor Roberto Contreras, his film debut was in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". Contreras often played the parts of bums, gang members, police officers, prison inmates, and criminals. One of the typical roles that he played as a gang member or criminal was that of Jesus in "Walking the Edge".
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Tierra Madre Tierra Madre ("Mother Earth") is a 2010 film made in Tecate and Tijuana, Mexico. It was directed by Dylan Verrechia, and co-written by Aidee Gonzalez based on her real life, with original music by Nortec Collective and Paco Mendoza.
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Isle of the Snake People Isle of the Snake People is a 1971 Mexican horror film directed by Juan Ibáñez and starring Boris Karloff and Julissa. The film was produced by Ibanez for Azteca Films. The film was released as La muerte viviente in the United States as a Spanish-language film. It was later dubbed in English but received little theatrical distribution, and was then released for television. The film is also known as Cult of the Dead (in Hungary) and Snake People (in the United Kingdom).
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The Masked Tiger The Masked Tiger (Spanish:El tigre enmascarado) is a 1951 Mexican western film directed by Zacarías Gómez Urquiza and starring Luis Aguilar, Flor Silvestre and Aurora Segura.
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My Universe in Lower Case My Universe in Lower Case (Spanish: "Mi universo en minúsculas" ) is a 2011 Mexican drama film directed by Hatuey Viveros. It was screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala.
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Ángel Garasa Ángel Garasa (1905–1976) was a Spanish-Mexican film actor.
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This Earth Is Mine (1961 film) This Earth Is Mine (Spanish: Esta tierra es mía ) is a 1961 Argentine drama film directed by and starring Hugo del Carril. It was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival.
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Maya (actress) Maya is an Indian film actress who has appeared in the Tamil film industry. After making her film debut with AR Murugadoss's production "Maan Karate" (2014) in a supporting role, she has since moved on to play leading roles.
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Vaya con Dios (film) Vaya con Dios is a 2002 German comedy film directed by Zoltan Spirandelli, and takes the form of a road film.
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Chuj language Chuj is a Mayan language spoken by around 40,000 members of the Chuj people in Guatemala and around 10,000 members in Mexico. Chuj is a member of the Q'anjob'alan branch along with the languages of Tojolab'al, Q'anjob'al, Akateko, Popti', and Mocho' which, together with the Ch'olan branch, Chuj forms the Western branch of the Mayan family. The Chujean branch emerged approximately 2,000 years ago. In Guatemala, Chuj speakers mainly reside in the municipalities of San Mateo Ixtatán, San Sebastián Coatán and Nentón in the Huehuetenango Department. Some communities in Barillas and Ixcán also speak Chuj. The two main dialects of Chuj are the San Mateo Ixtatán dialect and the San Sebastián Coatán dialect.
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The Thin Yellow Line The Thin Yellow Line (Spanish: La delgada línea amarilla ) is a 2015 Mexican drama film directed by Celso R. García. It was one of fourteen films shortlisted by Mexico to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it lost out to "600 Miles".
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Adam and the Serpent Adam and the Serpent (Spanish: "Adán y la serpiente" ) is a 1946 Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and written by Aldo De Benedetti. The film starred Olga Casares Pearson, Alberto de Mendoza and Olga Zubarry.
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The Cuban Connection The Cuban Connection (Spanish: "La Conexion Cubana" ) is a 1997 film from Mexico. It was directed by Francisco Guerrero and starred Mario Cimarro, Lupita Colmenero, and El "Flaco" Guzman.
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Mopan people The Mopan are one of the Maya peoples in Belize and Guatemala. Their indigenous language is also called Mopan and is one of the Yucatec Maya languages.
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The Curse of the Crying Woman The Curse of the Crying Woman (Spanish: " La maldición de la llorona") is a 1961 Mexican horror film (released in 1963), directed by Rafael Baledón. The film is about Amelia and Jaime, a married couple who travel to an old country house owned by Amelia's aunt Selma, who practices black magic. Selma tries to use her niece in order to resurrect "la llorona" (the crying woman), an ancient spectre.
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The Miracle Roses The Miracle Roses (Spanish:Las rosas del milagro) is a 1960 Mexican historical drama film directed by Julián Soler and starring Armando Silvestre, Crox Alvarado and Jaime Fernández. It is set around the time of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
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38th Ariel Awards The 38th Ariel Awards ceremony, organized by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC) took place on July 22, 1996, in Mexico City. During the ceremony, AMACC presented the Ariel Award in 25 categories honoring films released in 1995. "Sin Remitente" received four awards out of 14 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Carlos Carrera. "La Reina de la Noche" was the most awarded film with six awards; "La Línea Paterna" and "Sobrenatural" with three; "Dulces Compañías", "El Anzuelo" and "Mujeres Insumisas" with two; and "Entre Pancho Villa y Una Mujer Desnuda", "Domingo Siete", "De Tripas, Corazón", and "El Abuelo Cheno y Otras Historias" with one.