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Subject: Mexican Holiday Movies

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Date Posted: 09:40:05 12/14/07 Fri

For over a week I've had massive computer problems--it only works when it wants to work. But while it is working, I'd like to put in an article about Christmas and Holiday films made south of the border.

In the early 1960s Mexican film makers exported a number of dubbed holiday films for kiddy matinees. Most of them are forgotten now, but at least a few of them are available on DVD.

I have a copy of the Mexican "Santa Claus" (1959, released to the States in 1960) which focuses on St. Nick's adventures in Mexico City. But the most famous and popular of the Mexican children's films was the "Little Red Riding Hood" series, which also premiered in 1960 with "La Caperucita Roja" (Little Red Riding Hood). This movie was so popular it spawned a series of sequels, including "Little Read Riding Hood and her Friends" and "Little Red Riding Hood vs the Monsters," in which she and her pals battle Frankenstein and a host of other creatures. In this series she and the big bad Wolf became friends and allies, taking on any monsters that dared challenge them.

There were also Mexican movies like "The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue" and others that elaborated on classic fairy tales. It's very hard finding them today, and the best bet is going to specialty DVD stores.

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[> Subject: Wow...are you sure you haven't been dipping into the spiked eggnog, Conrad?Those certainly do sound obscure! I mean Red Riding Hood with Frankenstein! I guess there's nothing new under the sun, if you look hard enough! What I get frustrated about (and it's a bit off topic, but..) some years ago, the stations that aired some movies (before cable & TCM, etc.) aired a bunch of really great (in my mind) British films. Nothing famous, pretty much everyday themes...but they were so human and engrossing. I'll probably never see them again, didn't get their titles...unless I import a bunch from England (I believe many were made in the 60's) Ah well, someday I might look into it.

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Date Posted: 20:13:17 12/16/07 Sun

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[> Subject: I'm trying now to post the You Tube Video of Little red Riding Hood and the Monsters. If it works, click here to see the movie's trailer

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Date Posted: 23:28:38 12/17/07 Mon

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[> [> Subject: HAAA, I'm speechless!! That's about the weirdest (and funniest) thing I've ever seen!! I mean, the very 'normal' looking Riding Hood...the crazy monsters...and then that fluffy, stuffed animal-like skunk? Oh my...

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Date Posted: 09:32:04 12/19/07 Wed

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>For over a week I've had massive computer problems--it >only works when it wants to work. But while it is >working, I'd like to put in an article about Christmas >and Holiday films made south of the border. > >In the early 1960s Mexican film makers exported a >number of dubbed holiday films for kiddy matinees. >Most of them are forgotten now, but at least a few of >them are available on DVD. > >I have a copy of the Mexican "Santa Claus" (1959, >released to the States in 1960) which focuses on St. >Nick's adventures in Mexico City. But the most famous >and popular of the Mexican children's films was the >"Little Red Riding Hood" series, which also premiered >in 1960 with "La Caperucita Roja" (Little Red Riding >Hood). This movie was so popular it spawned a series >of sequels, including "Little Read Riding Hood and her >Friends" and "Little Red Riding Hood vs the Monsters," > in which she and her pals battle Frankenstein and a >host of other creatures. In this series she and the >big bad Wolf became friends and allies, taking on any >monsters that dared challenge them. > >There were also Mexican movies like "The Seven Dwarfs >to the Rescue" and others that elaborated on classic >fairy tales. It's very hard finding them today, and >the best bet is going to specialty DVD stores.
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[> Subject: I'm trying now to post the You Tube Video of Little red Riding Hood and the Monsters. If it works, click here to see the movie's trailer
Author: Conrad [Edit]	Date Posted: 23:28:38 12/17/07 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: HAAA, I'm speechless!! That's about the weirdest (and funniest) thing I've ever seen!! I mean, the very 'normal' looking Riding Hood...the crazy monsters...and then that fluffy, stuffed animal-like skunk? Oh my...
Author: Judith [Edit]	Date Posted: 09:32:04 12/19/07 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]