Oscar recognition. (Breves).Mexicans in mid-February earned a record three nominations for this year's Oscar movie awards, electrifying e·lec·tri·fy tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies 1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor). 2. a. a national film industry and leading some giddy participants to suggest that the country is entering a new golden age in cinema. Although criticized relentlessly in the Mexican press for her performance in the lead role in "Frida," Salma Hayek became the first Mexican woman in the Oscars' 75-year history to be nominated in the best actress category. Another suprising nominee was "Y Tu Mama Tambien," a story of two teenage boys' sexual exploration of an older woman and each other. The film is up for best original screenplay. "El Crimen del Padre Amaro" is nominated for best foreign film. Even though the three nominations are considered longshots to bring a statue south of the border, the prestige attached to the awards may help Mexican films compete both domestically and internationally and return the industry to the glory of the 1940s and '50s. Then, starlets Dolores Dolores (or Delores) was a common given name (until the 1960s in the USA); it is cognate with the English word "dolorous" (meaning sorrowful) and equivalent in meaning. del Rio Del Rio (rē`ō), city (1990 pop. 30,705), seat of Val Verde co., W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Ciudad Acuña, Mexico; founded 1868, inc. 1911. (inset) and Maria Felix lit up the silver screen and macho stars such as Pedro Infante José Pedro Infante Cruz (November 18, 1917 - April 15, 1957), better known as Pedro Infante, is perhaps the most famous actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and idol of the Mexican people, together with Jorge Negrete and Javier Solís. were celebrated throughout Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . |
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