MADERO OF MEXICO 1942 SHORT DRAMATIC FILM MEXICAN PRESIDENT FRANCISCO MADERO 53814

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. This black and white film “Madero of Mexico“ was released in 1942, chronicles the short political life of Francisco Madero (1873-1913), who tried to bring democracy and land reform to Mexico. It opens with the following title screen: “This photoplay does not attempt complete historical accuracy. Its purpose is rather to honor in spirit the memory of a great idealist”. Sweeping views of Mexico at the turn of the 20th century. Under the iron rule of General Porfirio Díaz, wealth flowed into the nation, yet millions of farmers had lost their land as Mexico lost its democracy. A man is whipped in the town square as villagers look on :45. As Díaz held onto dictatorship, Don Francisco Madero, who owned vast estates in Mexico, stepped in 1:20. Madero tosses and turns in bed and the screen shows a book, “Mexico and the Presidential Successi