Macabro celebrates 50 years of the Museo del Chopo

Talk, Tarot, and the Sacred Mountain The iconic Museo del Chopo occupies a steel and glass building designed in Germany in 1902 and moved to Mexico; in 1913, it opened as the National Museum of Natural History, which housed critical scientific collections. In 1929, it became part of the UNAM, but was later closed. It was rescued in the 1970s and reopened in 1975 as a university museum. Since then, it has stood out for its focus on contemporary art and alternative cultural expressions. 

As part of the museum's cultural offerings, in 1977 it opened the Cinematógrafo del Chopo, a movie theater known for its programming of auteur, cult, independent, and experimental films. It has also been the venue for Macabro since its second edition, when the festival was a showcase for independent and classic horror films. After 24 years of existence, Macabro joins in the celebration of the museum's 50th anniversary with a day of activities featuring magic, spirituality, the major arcana, and the occult.

Talk:
Talk: The Chopo Museum as a cinematic space.
Exhibition, location, and symbol of an era.

As part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Museo del Chopo, José Luis Ortega Torres and Edna Campos Tenorio will reflect on and comment from a cinematic perspective on the history of the museum as a cultural icon that marked an era. 

José Luis Ortega 

Film critic, editor, and programmer. Ha sido jurado en distintos festivales en México, Panamá y Argentina y cofundó la muestra de cine de terror Masacre en Xoco. Es fundador y editor de Revista Cinefagia website con 19 años en línea. 

Edna Campos Tenorio

Director and Founder of Macabro FICH. Cultural manager, audiovisual producer, curator, screenwriter, podcaster, and film promoter.

The sacred mountain

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky

México | 1973 | 115 min.

A vagabond meets an alchemist and his assistant, who in turn gather a group of people whose role is to represent a planet in the Solar System with the intention of traveling to the Sacred Mountain to replace the gods who rule the world. 

Cast: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Juan Ferrara, Horacio Salinas.