When Mexico was a star on the big screen

“A COMBINED 16 Oscar nominations have put the spotlight on Mexican film artists. The most celebrated are Alejandro González Iñarritu, whose “Babel” received seven nominations, including for best director and best movie; Guillermo del Toro, who directed and wrote “Pans Labyrinth,” which received six nominations; and Alfonso Cuarón, whose “Children of Men” got three Oscar nods.

But it is not the first time that Mexican talent has enjoyed widespread acclaim in the United States. Between 1920 and 1935, as a small but powerful group of New York intellectuals and Hollywood producers “discovered” Mexico and celebrated its pre-Hispanic heritage, the U.S. opened its doors to a large group of Mexican painters, writers, musicians, actors and actresses. “

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