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Release Year1909
Runtime0h 04m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary, History
Votes3
DirectorGuillermo Alva, Salvador Alva, Eduardo Alva, Carlos Alva
WritersGuillermo Alva, Salvador Alva, Eduardo Alva, Carlos Alva
TypeFeature Film
Rating3.2 out of 10
Cast2 credited
Also Known AsThe Meeting of President Taft and President Díaz at El Paso, Texas
About The Meeting of President Taft and President Díaz at El Paso, Texas
The first meeting of a U.S. president and a Mexican president took place when William Howard Taft met Porfirio Díaz on 16 October 1909, in El Paso. The meeting was celebrated in both El Paso and Juárez with parades, elaborate receptions, lavish gifts and large crowds. Shot by the pioneers of Mexican Cinema the brothers Alva. This is a typical example of newsreel material prior to the Mexican revolution. By hemerographical references we know that this footage was presented to the then president of Mexico General Porfirio Díaz in the Castle of Chapultepec, then residence of the president.
Directed by Guillermo Alva, Salvador Alva, Eduardo Alva, Carlos Alva, The Meeting of President Taft and President Díaz at El Paso, Texas leans on a strong ensemble — Porfirio Díaz, William Howard Taft — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1909.
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