Manuel Betancourt

Manuel Betancourt is a recently minted literature and film PhD student who is fascinated with popular culture's ability to reflect and refract our current global world. You can find his academically-tinged thoughts over at mbetancourt.com.
The Three Amigos of Mexican Cinema See the Global in the Local

The Three Amigos of Mexican Cinema See the Global in the Local

Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Alfonso Cuarón – the “Three Amigos” of Mexican cinema – use their masterpieces to examine the global through the lens of the local.