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[1] [4] It was selected as the Guatemalan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, [5] making the shortlist of 15 films. [6] On 6 August 2020, the film premiered on the horror streaming service Shudder. [7] On October 18, 2022, the film was released by the Criterion Collection on Blu-ray and DVD.
The Apostle (Spanish: El apostolado) is a 2020 Guatemalan drama film written, directed and produced by Juan Manuel Méndez in his directorial debut. [1] The film was shortlisted by the Guatemalan Association of Audiovisual and Cinematography along with La Llorona and Luz to represent Guatemala in the category of Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Award, but was not chosen. [2]
A ghostly apparition clamored for justice in Jayro Bustamante’s blazing political horror “La Llorona,” about the genocide of Indigenous people in Guatemala. In the genre, the Central ...
Juan José Arévalo Bermejo (10 September 1904 [1] – 8 October 1990) was a Guatemalan statesman and professor of philosophy who became Guatemala's first democratically elected president in 1945. He was elected following a popular uprising against the United States-backed dictator Jorge Ubico that began the Guatemalan Revolution .
Presidential elections were held on 4 July 1944, which declared Ponce as the president. However, the opposition rejected the results, and as a result, on 20 October 1944, a group of young officers overthrew Ponce, creating a military-civilian government called the Revolutionary Government Junta.
Many movies and TV shows have portrayed real US presidents played by Hollywood actors. Daniel Day-Lewis shared a striking resemblance to Abraham Lincoln in the 2012 film "Lincoln."
On 3 July, Ponce Vaides forced the Guatemalan congress at gunpoint to appoint him interim president. [1] Ponce pledged to hold free elections soon, while at the same time suppressing the protests. [3] Freedom of the press was suspended, [3] arbitrary detentions continued, and memorial services for slain revolutionaries were prohibited. [4]