Zapata: el sueño del héroe
| Zapata: el sueño del héroe | |
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| Directed by | Alfonso Arau |
| Written by | Alfonso Arau |
| Produced by | Pliny Porter Alfonso Arau |
| Starring | Alejandro Fernández Patricia Velásquez |
| Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro |
| Edited by | Carlos Puente |
| Music by | Ruy Folguera |
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| Country | Mexico |
| Languages | Spanish Nahuatl |
Zapata: el sueño del héroe (in English: Zapata: The dream of a hero), also titled simply Zapata, is a 2004 Mexican film.
This fictionalized portrayal of Emiliano Zapata, played by Alejandro Fernández, as an Indigenous Mexican, directed by Alfonso Arau, was reportedly the most expensive Mexican movie ever produced, with a massive ad campaign, and the largest ever opening in the nation's history. Unusual in the Mexican film industry, Zapata was financed independently.
Zapata made its U.S. debut at the Santa Fe Film Festival on December 3, 2004 at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.