Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/mexican-moods/ Our Thing Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:09:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/mexican-moods/ 144 144 In the 1940s, the US State Department Made a Pro-Mexico Propaganda Film Starring Cantinflas https://remezcla.com/film/you-should-stream-mexican-moods-us-state-department/ Tue, 15 Aug 2017 21:57:26 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=224131 Picture this: the U.S. government, eager to strengthen its bond with his Southern neighbor, creates a propaganda flick called Mexican Moods. The 11-minute short not only sings the praises of Mexico and its people but celebrates that country’s commitment to fighting the ever-growing threat of Nazis. No, this isn’t some sort of alternate universe – though it

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]]> Mario_Moreno_-_Cantinflas By <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flickr.com/people/50189779@N03">Iberia Airlines</a> - <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Flickr" class="mw-redirect" title="Flickr">Flickr</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://flickr.com/photos/50189779@N03/5811153037">Mario Moreno "Cantinflas"</a>, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0" title="Creative Commons Attribution 2.0">CC BY 2.0</a>, <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15621733">Link</a>