El silencio de los zapatistas Filming Locations
Where was El silencio de los zapatistas filmed? El silencio de los zapatistas was filmed in 2 locations across Mexico in the following places:
El silencio de los zapatistas Filming Locations
Mexico City is the densely populated, high-altitude capital of Mexico. It's known for its Templo Mayor (a 13th-century Aztec temple), the baroque Catedral Metropolitana de México of the Spanish conquistadors and the Palacio Nacional, which houses historic murals by Diego Rivera. All of these are situated in and around the Plaza de la Constitución, the massive main square also known as the Zócalo.
San Pedro Cahro or San Pedro is a town located in North-western part of the state of Michoacan, Mexico in the region of the Chapala Lake. It is formally known as Venustiano Carranza. The town is 170 kilometers from the state capital, Morelia. San Pedro Cahro has an elevation of 1,500 meters above sea level.
El silencio de los zapatistas (2001)
On December 2, 2000 the day after the change of government in Mexico the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) declared an end to it's silence and announced it's decision to travel to Mexico City to speak in front of the Mexican Congress in support of the San Andres Accords. This silence was the result of the Mexican Government's refusal to ratify the San Andres Accords and the extensive military build-up in the Zapatista communities that began in 1995. The Silence of the Zapatistas documents the many non-violent protests organized by the Zapatista communities during this silence against the military presence in the Autonomous Municipality of San Pedro Michoacan.