Hidalgo: La Historia Jamás Contada
In the post-independence era, Hidalgo was best known in Mexican history as the priest who fought for the independence of Mexico. He was a revolutionary novohispano that emphasized initiating the first stage of the War of Independence of Mexico with an act known in the Mexican historiography as the “Cry of Dolores”. He led the first part of the independence movement militarily and politically, but after a series of defeats, he was captured on March 21, 1811, and taken prisoner to the city of Chihuahua, where he was tried and shot on July 30. After his successes and failures, he was worldwide known as a leader of whom books and films were made based on his life and accomplishments. One of the many films of him is “Hidalgo: La Historia Jamás Contada”, that shows an accurate portrayal of Hidalgo’s life presenting aspects of him that not many people know of. This film shows an accurate portrayal of his life and influences our historical memory.
In the 2003 film, we can acknowledge how the film gives a very detailed portrayal of the life of Hidalgo…show more content… Although the episodes of his romantic life could have been better, as the tape takes time to introduce his main partner, Josefa Quintana (with an Ana de la Reguera who fills the screen, but does not represent a great acting challenge). Perhaps in the hustle and bustle of adapting to a length of time, it was not clear whether it was more the love for his future wife or his plans to represent “Tartufo de Moliere”. Such disparity caused a very not strong end since it gave an easy solution to the conflict/climax of the film. In addition, there was an introduction of many attractive characters but unlikely they were not able to develop more the character’s life, but perhaps that was better because if not it would have been the "Story always
