''México 2000'' is a 1983 Mexican
science fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Rogelio A. González.
Plot
The film is set in a
utopic
A utopia ( ) typically describes an imagined community or society that possesses highly desirable or near-perfect qualities for its members. It was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book ''Utopia'', which describes a fictional island societ ...
Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
in the year 2000. It consists of a series of sarcastic stories in which the characters remember what the problems facing the country were during the 1980s, such as education, family, security, transportation and politics. In the film all the inhabitants are unemployed, there are no homeless people, the is no poverty, three languages are spoken, primary agricultural products are exported all over the world, the Americans emigrate to Mexico, and foreigners travel to study there. Likewise, the Mexican culture has spread around the world; it is the world's greatest cultural power. In the film, Mexicans are enthusiastic, disciplined, studious people; there is no racism or social inequality, nor is there corruption, pollution or unemployment.
Cast
*
Chucho Salinas
Jesús Salinas Ortega, better known as his stage name Chucho Salinas (12 February 19288 November 2001), was a Mexican
Mexican may refer to:
Mexico and its culture
*Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ...
*
Héctor Lechuga
Héctor Lechuga (18 April 1927 – 13 July 2017) was a Mexican actor, comedian, political commentator, and radio personality.
Lechuga died of a heart attack after suffering from Alzheimer's disease at his home in Mexico City, at the age of 90.
...
*
Rojo Grau
Rojo may refer to:
People
*Rojo (surname)
Music
* Rojo (band), a Mexican Christian rock band
** ''Rojo'' (Rojo album), 2001
* ''Rojo'' (Red Garland album), 1961
* "Rojo", a song by J Balvin from ''Colores'', 2020
* ''Rojo'', an album by Río ...
*
Elizabeth Aguilar
*
Miguel Gurza
*
Humberto Gurza
*
Jacqueline Hivet
*
Dora Elsa Olea
*
Tina Romero
Tina Romero (born Tina Romero Alcázar, August 14, 1949) is an American-Mexican actress. A native of New York City, Romero moved to Mexico in her youth, and later established a career there as an actress. Her early film roles included '' The Divi ...
*
Lourdes Salinas
*
Arturo Adonay
*
Paco Moraita
References
External links
*
1983 films
Mexican science fiction comedy films
1980s Spanish-language films
1980s science fiction comedy films
Films set in 2000
Films set in the future
Films directed by Rogelio A. González
1983 comedy films
1980s Mexican films
Spanish-language science fiction comedy films
1983 science fiction films
{{1980s-sf-film-stub