Word: mexicans
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...with his transparent pretense that nothing political was on his mind. Nope, he told newsmen, there was nothing new to announce concerning his future plans. Yep, he and the missis were planning to take a vacation. And then he would "tour the state from the Oregon border to the Mexican border." Was this to be all one big vacation trip? Big Bill shifted his gun belt. "You can't," he said without cracking a smile, "combine a vacation with a campaign...
Antonio Velazquez is a rarity among Mexican bullfighters. He began his career as a banderillero, became one of the best in the business, and then made the unusual transition to matador. His dramatic, risky style earned him frequent gorings, but won him little fame until one day in 1947 when he publicly announced his intention to shake off mediocrity or die, then fought so bravely that he was awarded the ears and tails of his bulls. After that the rewards of bullring success came quickly. He had money in the bank, flashy cars, a portfolio of apartment-house investments...
...point is made by describing a day in the life (and. with the help of flashbacks, a life in the day) of Luis Procuna, a 33-year-old Mexican matador who in the last 18 years has killed 1,324 bulls, and has survived innumerable gorings. On the day of the corrida, the matador gets up early to wet a finger to the wind. "If the wind lifts your cape," he explains, "you've got the bull in your lap." Then he has breakfast: nothing heavier than consomme and an orange, so that the surgeon, if need...
Several students told the CRIMSON last night that they knew of incidents within the University where stimulants derived from Mexican cactus plants, either peyote or mescaline, were used. Both produce intoxicating drugs when bulbs from the roots are boiled in water...
...resents the almost blatant elements of explicit and implied propaganda that Messrs. Franklin and White have sandwiched into the scenario--the glories of Mexico; its glorious revolutionary history, superior view of life, the strong, brave, noble Mexican people, their gallant revolutionary leaders. All this is mixed with a subtle anti-Americanism. But these factors do not intrude on the skill and beauty with which the film is handled. Indeed the propaganda's very painlessness makes it insidious, giving strength to the allegation of Communist influence amidst the script writers...