BY DIEGO A. GODOY VOLUMINOUS LISTS OF BANNED OR REDACTED BOOKS, laced with sanctimonious commentary—or, early-modern Spanish “cancel culture.” The illustrated family tree of a womanizing, bald curate named Miguel Hidalgo. Op-eds fawning over every viperous protagonist of the … [Read more...] about Confessions of an Archives Convert: Reflecting on the Genaro García Collection
Diego Godoy
Inside the Agrasánchez Collection of Mexican Cinema
BY DIEGO GODOY THE YOUNG HIGINIO GRANDA stood soldierly as he faced a mansion on Colón Street in Mexico City. Blond, svelte, and possessing a peninsular accent, he had the ability to pass as a “decent” person. But he was far from it, as his over twenty stints in jail might suggest. … [Read more...] about Inside the Agrasánchez Collection of Mexican Cinema
