The Hacienda of the Mexican Opera Singer & Hollywood Film Star José Mojica (1896-1974) in Santa Monica

By José Alberto Hermosillo

"La Finca de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe" is a four-lot estate in Santa Monica, California, near Malibu, that formerly belonged to the late José Mojica (1895-1974), a renowned Mexican actor, opera singer, and priest in Peru. This magical place is appraised at approximately $26 million. The expansive Spanish-style stucco residence, designed by Merril Baird, was constructed in 1929.

The La Senora Research Institute hosted a conference and a series of commemorative events to mark the second anniversary of José Mojica's birth. During these events, the public had exclusive access to the mansion, his biography and, most importantly, his movies.

José Mojica Movies:

One Mad Kiss (1930), Hollywood

When Love Laughs (Cuando el amor ríe) (1931), Hollywood

Hay que casar al príncipe (1931), Hollywood

Law of the Harem (La ley del harem) (1931), Hollywood

Mi último amor (1931), Hollywood

El caballero de la noche (1932), Hollywood

El precio de un beso (1933), Hollywood

The King of Gypsies (El rey de los gitanos) (1933), Hollywood

Melodía prohibida (1933), Hollywood

La cruz y la espada (1934), Hollywood

Un capitán de cosacos (1934), Hollywood

Love Frontiers (Las fronteras del amor) (1934), Hollywood

 

El Capitán aventurero (1938), México

La canción del milagro (1940), México

El Pórtico de la Gloria (1953), México

Yo pecador (1959), México

Seguiré tus pasos (1966), México

El pecado de una madre (1960), México

 

Melodías de América (1941), Argentina.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda, Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

José Mojica Hacienda in Santa Monica. Photo by José Alberto Hermosillo.

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GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN LOS ANGELES 2018

By José Alberto Hermosillo

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The Guadalajara Film Festival in Los Angeles continues building bridges between Mexico and the USA. Besides the features, documentaries, and short films, the festival brings other essential works from Ibero-America and the USA, including the Oscar entries for Best Foreign Language Film from Peru, “Wiñaypacha/Eternity,” and “Champions” from Spain.

 

Thirty-three years ago in Mexico, the Guadalajara Film Festival was founded by Oscar-winner director Guillermo del Toro. Today, the festival in Los Angeles wants to contribute to the public's necessity for Diversity. The representation of other communities is strong, with the first film about Afro-Mexicans in Oaxaca: “La Negrada.”

  Many Angelinos still need to become familiar with the Guadalajara International Film Festival in Los Angeles. It is celebrated in the heart of Hollywood with the association of the UDG Foundation-USA and the University of Guadalajara-Mexico.

Xavier Lopez “Chavelo,” “The Mongolian Conspiracy”

The festival in Los Angeles brings legendary Latino celebrities such as actor/producer Hugo Stiglitz (“Alive/Sobrevivientes de los Andes”) and the long-lived TV personality Xavier Lopez “Chavelo,” who has a supporting role opposite Eugenio Derbez in the Opening Film “The Mongolian Conspiracy” directed by Sebastian del Amo (“Cantinflas,” “El mundo fantastico de Juan Orol”).

Since the beginning, the festival has given many Latin American personalities recognition with the “Tree of Life” Award.

Omar Chaparro, Martha Higadera. Photo Jose Hermosillo.

This year, Guadalajara honors the work of actress/producer Martha Higadera (“Street Kings,” “Altered Carbon,” “No Manches Frida”). There is also a well-deserved recognition to Omar Chaparro (“Overboard,” “Pulling Strings”) for his participation in films in Mexico and the USA.

Damian Alcazar. Photo Jose Hermosillo

Actor Damian Alcazar (“The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian,” “Herod’s Law,” “Forgotten,” “Cronicas”) will receive his “Tree of Life” Award as well.

Press Conference at the Mexican Consulate of Los Angeles.

The festival has a unique WIP Latino program, which gives economic incentives to the post-production stage of feature films and documentaries. WIP helps talented filmmakers to finish their projects. 

We also hope to focus more on outreach for Distribution Deals and have a fair share of Latino-themed films for movie theaters in the USA. For more information about this program, e-mail info.industria@ficg.mx.

We highly recommend the 8^th Edition of FICG in LA because this year, the program has many exceptional films worth your time.

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16 Latino Submissions for the Academy Awards® 2017

By José Alberto Hermosillo,

This year, many great films from all over the world submit for consideration in the Best Foreign Language Film category, a record number of 85 films had the requisites to claim one Oscar.

Notably, 2017 is not a good year for the Latino productions. Most of those submissions have no possibilities to compete with the European productions in contention. 

The list of best foreign films includes legendary directors and some favorites to get a nomination. Paul Verhoeven for "Elle" representing France. Oscar winner Iranian director Asghar Farhadi for "The Salesman." Xavier Dolan for "It's Only the End of the World" from Canada, and the German festival sensation "Tony Erdmann," or the Swiss animation "My Life as a Zucchini."

The Latino-American countries have to learn what kind of movies the Academy is looking for, to choose better and more competitive films. 

We need to have those films screening in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco, where the members of the Academy are. Also, they need to invite more press to review our films and meet the filmmakers. Still, a lot of work to do to reach Universality for Latino films

What is important is that the Latino Submissions have to be watched by more Academy members and also by the Latino community, just to appreciate the excellent representation of the Latino culture in films. 

The Latino submissions are hard to catch at regular movie theaters, but we have to watch them somehow.  

ARGENTINA
THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN/ 
El ciudadano ilustre
Dir. Gastón Duprat and
Mariano Cohn,
Spanish.

BOLIVIA

SEALED CARGO/

Carga Sellada

Dir. Julia Vargas-Weise,

Spanish.

BRAZIL

SMALL SECRET/

Pequeno segredo

Dir. David Schurmann,

Portuguese.

CHILE

NERUDA/

Neruda

Dir. Pablo Larrain,

Spanish.

COLOMBIA

ALIAS MARIA/

Alias María

Dir. José Luis Rugeles Gracia,

Spanish.

COSTA RICA

ABOUT US/
Entonces Nosotros
Dir. Hernan Jimenez
Spanish.

CUBA
THE COMPANION/
El acompañante 
Dir. Pavel Giroud,
Spanish.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
FLOR DE AZÚCAR/

Sugar Flower

Dir. Fernando Baez Mella,

Spanish.

ECUADOR
SUCH IS LIFE IN THE TROPICS

Sin muertos no hay carnaval

Dir. Sebastián Cordero,

Spanish.

MEXICO

DESIERTO

Dir. Jonás Cuarón,

Spanish, English.

PANAMA

SALSIPUEDES

Dir. Ricardo Aguilar Navarro and

Manuel Rodríquez,

Spanish.

PERU

VIDEOPHILLIA (AND OTHER VIRAL SYNDROMES).

Dir. Juan Daniel Frenández,

Spanish, English.

PORTUGAL

LETTERS FROM WAR

Dir. Ivo M. Ferreira,

Portuguese.

SPAIN

JULIETA

Dir. Pedro Almodóvar,

Spanish.

URUGUAY

BREADCRUMBS/

Migas de pan

Dir. Manane Rodriguez,

Spanish.

VENEZUELA

FROM AFAR/

Desde Allá

Dir. Lorenzo Vigas,

Spanish.

 

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