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Topiltzin
Topiltzin (or Topiltzín in Spanish orthography; from Classical Nahuatl ''topiltzin'' "our prince / divine lord") may refer to * ', a name or title implying divinity, commonly associated with the pre-Columbian central Mexican deity Quetzalcoatl * Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl, a mythologised figure supposed to have been a 10th-century ruler in Tollan (Tula), the "Toltec" capital in pre-Columbian Mexico * C.D. Topiltzín, a football club (''Club Deportivo'') in El Salvador * Topiltzin, the lead character in the 2000 Mexican film, ''The Other Conquest (La Otra Conquista) ''The Other Conquest'' (Spanish: ''La Otra Conquista'') is a 1999 Mexican historical drama film written and directed by Salvador Carrasco, produced by Alvaro Domingo, and executive produced by Plácido Domingo. The film is set during the afterm ...'' * León Topiltzin, Creative Director/Film Director from Mexico City. {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Conquest (La Otra Conquista)
''The Other Conquest'' (Spanish: ''La Otra Conquista'') is a 1999 Mexican historical drama film written and directed by Salvador Carrasco, produced by Alvaro Domingo, and executive produced by Plácido Domingo. The film is set during the aftermath of the 1520s Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire, viewed primarily from the perspective of the Aztecs. The plot begins after the Massacre in the Great Temple in Tenochtitlan, and follows a lone Aztec scribe named Topiltzin , who is captured by Hernan Cortés and placed in the care of a friar. Samuel Zyman's score was recorded by the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields, conducted by David Snell and performed by Plácido Domingo. Released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1999, the film received positive reviews and was a Mexican box office success. The film was rereleased in the United States in 2007. Plot Topilzin, a scribe and the illegitimate son of Montezuma, finds himself at odds with the new Spanish rule. Refusing the new Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |