The Mexican Suitcase
2011•1h 26m•8.1•Released
Documentary
The story of the recovery of the negatives of thousands of photos taken by three photographers during the Spanish Civil War that were found seventy years later in a suitcase, inside a closet in Mexico City.
Director
Trisha Ziff
Writer
Trisha Ziff
Languages
English, Catalan, Spanish
Studio
212 BERLIN
Cast
Ernest Alós
Himself
Juan Diego Botto
Himself
Antonio de la Fuente Ferraz
Himself
Gerda Taro
Herself (archive footage)
Production
Company
212 BERLIN
Company
Mallerich Films
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