Earthquakes in Mexico: 3 Films Inspired by Unforgettable Tremors in the Country – Special (Courtesy)
In 1985, Mexico suffered one of the most remembered natural disasters in the country, an earthquake that left behind collapsed buildings, where thousands lost their lives. This tragedy inspired some filmmakers to bring Mexican earthquake movies to the big screen.
7:19
Available in the Cinépolis Klic and Claro Video catalog available for purchase or rental, this is one of the Mexican movies most recent. It was released in movies in 2016 and quickly garnered public attention for its intense dramatic story, set in the earthquake that shook Mexico’s capital in 1985.
This film is called7:19, the hour of the tremor’and you can also find it on YouTube, to enjoy its powerful and exciting story where a group of people are trapped under a building when it collapses in the quake of 85, waiting for them to come and rescue them.
the day of the union
In 2017, just on September 19, an earthquake shook Mexico City again, where again several tragedies and deaths were recorded, but citizens came together to help people be rescued from below from the rubble, which inspired this film. .
IS Mexican film titled ‘The Day of Union, When Mexico Became One’, it is available in the Apple TV + and Google Play catalog, as well as on YouTube, where you can choose to buy or rent it to enjoy the exciting story dedicated to all the people who have helped move the country forward.
when the earth shook
Years ago, long before the 1985 earthquake in the Mexican capital, a tremor knocked the iconic Angel of Independence to the ground in the 1940s, which is part of what may be the only Mexican film that portrays this catastrophe. It is called “When the Earth trembled” and is from 1942.
With an old format and in black and white, this Mexican film marked the history of the country by portraying the events of one of the most tragic days in the capital, like the two previous productions on this list, which in addition to being inspired by these events, remind us also the events that many people had to go through years ago.
Source: Nacion Flix
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