One of the great problems with the Latin culture, is its lack of patriotism. Latinamerican people, with Mexico pretty much as a leader, do not have a real National pride. We like to follow other nations and never stop to think that we have much to be proud of. This movie, written and co-directed by a great author, Alvaro Galvez y Fuentes, gives us a great opportunity to feel the real meaning of patriotism. The movie itself is nothing extraordinary, but the intention of having Mexicans enter into the deep sentiment of pride in our past is very obvious. This movie shows in a very novelistic manner the story of how Mexico went from a great political disorder to an even greater one due to the many politics that existed at the time. The final scenes of the "5 de Mayo" battle give us some tragic/dramatic scenes of what supposedly happened then. Nothing great, but this movie is a must see picture for Mexicans.
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andrescardenasg14 September 2005
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treada7318 October 2004This Patriotic Film had to be very attached to the real Facts(¿?),at least what the school books said about how our national anthem was made in order to avoid difficult to be released, so we can see a very young Pedro Infante(at his 26),encourage to his teacher Salvador Carrasco(the Spanish Musician, Jaime Nuno)composes the music of the National Anthem, and Carlos Riquelme(Francisco Bocanegra) who was Locked Up in his room for his Girlfriend to be Forced to write the Lyric of it ,all this around a love story between Infante,a medium class soldier convert because he wants to relieve in some way what his father do against the nation'cause he was fighting at the French side, and Lina Montes an aristocrat lady.Galves y Fuentes a very prestigious radio announcer filmed his unique movie and provide it with large Scenes of the 5th May Battle,besides he gives it a very popular sense typical in Ismael Rodriguez movies that was easy to understand because he was behind him as co-director and producer