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  1. www.bustle.com › p › is-roma-based-on-a-true-storyIs ‘Roma’ Based On A True Story? The Netflix Film Is Deeply ...

    Dec. 13, 2018. Netflix. Alfonso Cuarón's latest film Roma, which comes out on Netflix and in select theaters on Dec. 14, is a look back at Mexico on the cusp of change, through a particular lens ...

  2. www.newsweek.com › roma-true-story-cleo-alfonso'Roma' True Story: How the Real Cleo and Mexico City History ...

    • Roma's 1970s Mexico City
    • The Corpus Christ Massacre
    • Professor Zovek

    The Mexico City of Roma, set in 1970 and 1971, was experiencing explosive growth, overwhelming city services and choking the air with pollution. The influx of residents created a housing crisis and shantytowns popped up around the city periphery. The neighborhood of Colonia Roma was becoming less upper class and more middle class as historic mansio...

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    In Roma, Cleo witnesses the Corpus Christi Massacre from the window of a furniture store. Though the event happens with little explanation in Roma,the outburst of violence feels, once it's begun, like the inevitable result of the civil strife whispered throughout the movie. Even more horrific for Cleo, the father of her unborn child, Fermín (Jorge ...

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    At first Professor Zovek, appearing on television pulling a car with his teeth, blends in with the myriad of movies and TV characters Roma recreates from Cuarón's childhood. But then he walks right off the screen in the second half of the movie, appearing before a right-wing militia as a motivational speaker. Zovek's workout routine looks relativel...

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  4. thecinemaholic.com › roma-explainedWhat is Roma About, Explained | Movie Plot Ending - Cinemaholic

    Jan 13, 2019 · It revolves around the central figure of Cleo, the selfless, devoted “manita” in a posh-house, based on Libo, Cuaron’s real-life nanny. The title “Roma” refers to the Colonia Roma, a neighborhood in Mexico City. Cuaron first played with the idea of making a film about his childhood in the Roma neighborhood in 2006 after ‘Children of ...

  5. time.com › 5478382Alfonso Cuarón's Roma: The Real History Behind the Movie - TIME

    Dec 14, 2018 · The events of Roma follow the horrific legacy of 1968.As the family drama unfolds, tensions within the city begin to boil. Campaign posters and signs touting the PRI appear in several scenes ...

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  6. www.latimes.com › entertainment › envelopeAlfonso Cuarón reveals the hidden layers of 'Roma' - Los ...

    Alfonso Cuarón reveals the hidden layers of ‘Roma’. “Besides being one of the people I have loved most in my life, in many ways, her journey amplifies a lot of the complexities of Mexico as ...

  7. www.ranker.com › list › real-history-behind-romaThe History Behind The Movie 'Roma' - Ranker

    Feb 15, 2019 · The history that inspired Roma infuses itself into nearly every scene of the movie, from Cleo's indigenous upbringing to the terrible loss she suffers. These facts recount the true trials and triumphs that few outside Mexico know about, but which definitively influenced the Mexican spirit.

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  9. www.harpersbazaar.com › culture › film-tvWhat is Roma About? Alfonso Cuaron's Movie Is Based on His ...

    Feb 24, 2019 · The intimate story of Cleo's relationship to the fracturing family and her unplanned pregnancy plays out against the backdrop of sociopolitical upheaval taking place in Mexico at the time. The ...