[Aztlan] Portrayal of Mesoamericans through film...

[Chris Wright]

I believe the "Chac" film being referred to here is "Chac: Dios de la
lluvia" (english title "Chac: The Rain God"), the 1975 film by Rolando
Klein. It's supposed to be shot largely in Tzotzil. Its IMDB entry may be
found here: http://imdb.com/title/tt0251629/

The 1935 film serial "The New Adventures of Tarzan" was filmed in Guatemala
with a plotline involving a lost Maya city and some shenanigans in
retrieving a "green goddess" totem from the inhabitants; it's in the Public
Domain and freely viewable online at the Internet archive:
http://www.archive.org/details/new_adventures_of_tarzan

Chris Wright


"Justin Kerr" <mayavase at verizon.net>  wrote on 23/02/2007 02:06:27 PM:

> Among the many films that should be studied is "Chac", a fictional story
of
> the Maya of Chiapas available on CD. I would not leave out films such as
> "Tarzan at Teotihucán" and other representations of treasure movies where
> the Pre-Columbian theme is used.
> Justin Kerr
>

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