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Beauties of the Night (in Spanish Bellas de noche) is a 2016 Mexican documentary film. It is the first production of the filmmaker María José Cuevas. The film shows a glimpse of the glory, sunset and resurgence of five of the main showgirls (vedettes) that triumphed in Mexico in the decades of the 1970s and 1980s.
Synopsis
They were the Queens of the Night in Mexico in the 1970's and 1980's. The names of the great vedettes illuminated the streets of Mexico City from the canopies of the big nightclubs, cabarets and theaters. But time passed. Nightlife changed in Mexico. New types of entertainment replaced them and the vedettes seemed to have been forgotten.
Today, more than forty years of its splendor in the country's nightlife, Beauties of the Night explores the lives of five of the top vedettes of the golden years: Olga Breeskin, Lyn May, Rossy Mendoza, Wanda Seux and Princesa Yamal. The film shows the viewer a deeper facet of the current life of these five vedettes. Women who, despite the years and have taken their lives to the extreme, are full of life and with an enviable physical condition. Not only have they managed to reinvent themselves and survive in the show business, but also in life itself. Between laughter and tears, the film reflects the passage of years, emotions and personal challenges for the life of each of these women.
Cast
Olga Breeskin
Lyn May
Rossy Mendoza
Wanda Seux
Princesa Yamal
Production
The title of the documentary evokes the film Bellas de noche, the first film of the so-called Cine de ficheras, which dates back to 1975.
The idea of Cuevas to pay homage to these women arises from her childhood. Cuevas, daughter of the prestigious Mexican artist José Luis Cuevas, had contact with several of these women, who were friends of her father. Years later, Cuevas had a meeting with Princesa Yamal, who performed an Arab dance in front of her, giving her the idea of producing this documentary, whose realization lasted for a decade. The film delivers an exercise in which the contrasts of time come to light and unveils what lies behind the stardom. You can appreciate an honest, dynamic and effective exercise in which remains the curiosity to know more details. Although the documentary came from the idea of paying homage to these women, the relationship between them and the filmmaker María José Cuevas, became so close that they became a family. The vedettes Thelma Tixou, Sasha Montenegro and Princesa Lea were also considered to participate in the documentary, refusing for various reasons. The last two appear in the final credits in the acknowledgments section. The film is also favored by an enriching archive material.
Awards
= Morelia International Film Festival
=Best Mexican Documentary
Best Mexican Documentary realized by a woman
Best Mexican Feature film
= Los Cabos International Film Festival
=Audience Award for a Mexican Documentary film
= Mexico City Awards
=Best Film
= Panama International Film Festival
=Best Documentary film
= Ariel Award
=Best Film (Nominated)
Best Mexican Documentary Film (Nominated)
Best Edition (Nominated)
Best First Production (Nominated)
= Other
=International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam - Official Selection.
Toronto Film Festival - Official Selection
Telluride Film Festival - Official Selection
Cartagena of Indias International Film Festival - Official Selection
Palm Springs International Film Festival - Official selection
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema - Official Selection
Film Society of Lincoln Center - Special Projection
Festival Cinema du Monde (Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia) - Official Selection
Mexico Now Festival New York - Official Selection
References
External links
Beauties of the Night at IMDb
Official Facebook
Official Twitter
Beauties of the Night in Ambulante.com
Official Trailer
Beauties of the Night Review in the Toronto Film Festival
Beauties of the Night in International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
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