It is January Giallo and apparently a lot of people like to claim the renowned Ignacio Lopez Tarso film El Profeta Mimi (1973) is a Mexican “Giallo” film, but is it really? Hosts Joey & Armando and special guest James Branscome of Cinematic Void discuss what really is a Giallo film and what can be considered a Giallo film.

Watch El Profeta Mimi with English subtitles made by Armando: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5oqpukto4n8ly7p6zp25n/El-Profeta_Mimi.mp4?rlkey=7i4s9gf3ms54rvyl1kvr15alg&st=n11sblku&dl=0

Attend a Cinematic Void screening in LA. Check out calendar line-up at American Cinematheque: https://www.americancinematheque.com/series/cinematic-void/

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Recorded in Chino, CA

In the final episode of the year, hosts Armando & Joey and special guest Jaime Pinedo discuss Mexican music icon Juan Gabriel & four of his feature films—two of them being semi-autobiographical that are connected to one another.

Nobleza Ranchera (1977)

• Juan Gabriel’s film debut. A ranchera melodrama with an all-star cast & filmed in Weslaco, Texas.

En Esta Primavera (1979)

• Juan Gabriel’s 2nd film. A peculiar fictional music drama from director Gilberto Martinez Solares & writer Adolfo Martinez Solares.

El Noa Noa (1981)

• Part 1 of Juan Gabriel’s semi-autobiographical film. Tells the story of his humble beginnings & struggles in trying to become a successful musician. The real-life nightclub “El Noa Noa” being the center of it all.

Es Mi Vida (El Noa Noa 2) (1982)

• Part 2 of Juan Gabriel’s semi-autobiographical film. After leaving Juárez to Mexico City, Juan Gabriel struggles to become the successful musician he desires to be, he then is accused of a crime he didn’t commit & is sent to prison.

Watch Nobleza Ranchera on Vix:

https://vix.com/es-es/detail/video-4374675

Watch En Esta Primavera on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/tTDqzjdwHvQ?si=mdimayWeLupshhn8

Watch El Noa Noa on Tubi:

https://tubitv.com/movies/639276/el-noa-noa

Watch Es Mi Vida on Vix:

https://vix.com/es-es/detail/video-2746714

Listen to our Trash-Mex Juan Gabriel Playlist:

Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/era-su-vida-the-life-music-films-of-juan-gabriel/pl.u-vg05UoWmM7k

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/18O0XYqrhPLs7COzQPP2Eq?si=ande1ihQTWKIMSUdyUBm_g

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Recorded in West Covina, CA.

Hosts Armando & Joey join Mike Aguirre of See It 16mm to explore the two-part Mexican horror anthology 100 Cries of Terror (1965).

Our discussion explores legendary writer-director Ramon Obon, the film’s 2 stories of betrayal & terror, and its English dubbed version which has been brought to new light with several repertory screenings from Trash-Mex & See It On 16mm.

First story: “A Debt of Panic” (Panico)

Starring: Joaquin Cordero & Ariadna Welter

- A couple move into a luxurious old home that may be haunted & much more horror arises when a secret is revealed.

Second story: The Crypt of Terror” (Miedo Supremo)

Starring: Jorge Martinez De Hoyos & Alicia Caro

- A gloomy man gets trapped in a mausoleum and saves a woman who was mistakenly believed to be dead. Freeing her from her coffin, she begins to show disturbing behavior leading to an all-nighter of pure terror.

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Recorded in Chino, CA