Gustavo Sáenz de Sicilia

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Gustavo Sáenz de Sicilia Olivares
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Sáenz de Sicilia circa 1922
Born(1885-11-25)November 25, 1885
Mexico City, Mexico
DiedJanuary 15, 1950(1950-01-15) (aged 64)[1]
Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1923-1937
Known forFounder of Mexican Fascist Party
Notable work
Santa
Spouse(s)Elisa Urruchua Carmona

Gustavo Sáenz de Sicilia Olivares (November 25, 1885 – January 15, 1950), was a Mexican film director, producer, writer, journalist, civil engineer, and founder of Compañía Nacional Productora de Películas.[2] Sáenz de Sicilia was also the founder of the Mexican Fascist Party.[3] In 1936, Sáenz de Sicilia, along with his brother Enrique, founded Confederación de la Clase Media.[4]

Early life[]

Gustavo Sáenz de Sicilia was born to Jesús Sáenz de Sicilia Aguilar and Maria Luisa Olivares Garces, a very wealthy aristocratic family.[5][6] He studied at the Heroic Military Academy. Subsequently, Sáenz de Sicilia studied civil engineering abroad in many different countries.[6]

Film career[]

Sáenz de Sicilia (far right) in the office of Productora de Películas Nacionales in 1934.

In late 1928, Sáenz de Sicilia founded the film production company Compañía Productora de Películas Nacionales S.C.L. with the motive to revitalize the Mexican film industry.[7] The first film the company produced was La boda de Rosario starring Carlos Rincón Gallardo, written and directed by Sáenz de Sicilia himself.[7]

In 1932, the production company released Santa starring Lupita Tovar.[7]

Political activity[]

Mexican Fascist Party[]

Gustavo Sáenz de Sicilia founded the Mexican Fascist Party in December of 1922, drafting the party's manifesto titled Manifiesto del Partido Fascista Mexicano a la Nación a month later.[8][4] The party set out to empower the middle class and counteract Bolshevik and communist influence in Mexico.[8] Sáenz de Sicilia announced in February of 1923 that membership of the party had reached 100,000 members and discussed the possibility of the party reaching over a million members in 6 months time, a wildly exaggerated claim as membership of the party never exceed 400.[8] In April, Sáenz de Sicilia had told Carleton Beals there were 150,000 members in the fascist party.[9] In reality, the party never had a significant number of members and dissolved sometime in mid 1923.[8]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Federal District, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1861-1987 (Distrito Federal, México, Registro Civil, Defunciones, 1861-1987)". Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Gustavo Sáenz de Sicilia".
  3. ^ Cyprian Blamires. World fascism: a historical encyclopedia, Volume 1. Santa Barbara, California, USA: ABC-CLIO, Inc., 2006. Pp. 417-418.
  4. ^ a b Garciadiego, Javier (2006). "La oposición conservadora y de las clases medias al cardenismo" (PDF). Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. ^ https://gw.geneanet.org/sanchiz?lang=en&p=jesus&n=saenz+de+sicilia+aguilar. Retrieved 29 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ a b ""Gustavo Sáenz de Sicilia"". The Buffalo Enquirer. 26 February 1923. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Vidal Bonifaz, Rosario (2008). "Los inicios del cine sonoro y la creación de nuevas empresas fílmicas en México (1928-1931)". Revista del Centro de Investigación de la Universidad La Salle. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d Mac Gregor Campuzano, Javier (June 1999). ""ORDEN Y JUSTICIA": EL PARTIDO FASCISTA MEXICANO 1922-1923". Signos Históricos. 1: 150–180. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  9. ^ Beals, Carleton (1923). Mexico; an interpretation. Huebsch. p. 141. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

External links[]

Gustavo Sáenz de Sicilia on IMDB Profile on cinemexicano.mty.itesm.mx


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