America Tropical

America Tropical 1971 Released

Directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño

· 30 min

 

America Tropical 1971 Released

Directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño

· 30 min

 

This video tells the story of a controversial mural painted on a Los Angeles building in 1932 by Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros. Depicting a Mexican crucified on a double cross, the mural represented Siqueiros' strong statement against U.S. imperialism in Mexico and the treatment of Mexicans in the U.S. Shortly after Siqueiros returned to Mexico, the mural was whitewashed by Los Angeles authorities. Nearly forty years later, two Mexican... see more

This video tells the story of a controversial mural painted on a Los Angeles building in 1932 by Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros. Depicting a Mexican crucified on a double cross, the mural represented Siqueiros' strong statement against U.S. imperialism in Mexico and the treatment of Mexicans in the U.S. Shortly after Siqueiros returned to Mexico, the mural was whitewashed by Los Angeles authorities. Nearly forty years later, two Mexican... see more
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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Jan 1, 1971
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
BUDGET
N/A
REVENUE
N/A