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Directed by | Salvador Carrasco |
Written by | Salvador Carrasco |
Produced by | Alvaro Domingo |
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Cinematography | Arturo de la Rosa |
Edited by | Salvador Carrasco |
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Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Languages | Spanish Nahuatl |
Box office | $2.8 million (Mexico/United States) |
The Other Conquest (Spanish: La Otra Conquista) is a 1999 Mexican historical drama film written and directed by Salvador Carrasco, produced by Alvaro Domingo, and executive produced by Plácido Domingo. The film is set during the aftermath of the 1520s Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire, viewed primarily from the perspective of the Aztecs. The plot begins after the Massacre in the Great Temple in Tenochtitlan, and follows a lone Aztec scribe named Topiltzin [toˈpiɬt͡sin], who is captured by Hernan Cortés and placed in the care of a friar.
Samuel Zyman's score was recorded by the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields, conducted by David Snell and performed by Plácido Domingo.[2] Released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1999, the film received positive reviews and was a Mexican box office success. The film was rereleased in the United States in 2007.[3]