Tequila - 1992

Nearly thirty years after making his surrealist La Formula Secreta, director Rubén Gámez returned to filmmaking with this impressionistic portrait of modern-day Mexico. Reminiscent in some ways of Godfrey Reggio’s Koyaanisqatsi, Tequila appears to be a cinematic extension of Mexico’s muralist tradition, a contemporary equivalent of Diego Rivera or David Alfaro Siqueiros with vignettes, quick ideas, visual puns, cartoons, and political statements.

85min
1992
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.2/10

Cast

María Rojo profile pictureMaría RojoBailarina
Hugo Stiglitz profile pictureHugo StiglitzDanzarín Desnudo
Yirah Aparicio profile pictureYirah AparicioDanzante Desnuda

About Tequila

Tequila Overview

Nearly thirty years after making his surrealist La Formula Secreta, director Rubén Gámez returned to filmmaking with this impressionistic portrait of modern-day Mexico. Reminiscent in some ways of Godfrey Reggio’s Koyaanisqatsi, Tequila appears to be a cinematic extension of Mexico’s muralist tradition, a contemporary equivalent of Diego Rivera or David Alfaro Siqueiros with vignettes, quick ideas, visual puns, cartoons, and political statements.

Runtime: 85min

Extra details

Original Title: Tequila
Original Language: Spanish; Castilian
Directed By: Rubén Gámez
Production Companies
Clasa Films Mundiales