Abstract

SHEINBAUM LERNER, Diego. Reflections on Screenwriting in Mexico: Notes for a History (1965-2013). Acta poét [online]. 2022, vol.43, n.1, pp.155-176.  Epub Apr 25, 2022. ISSN 2448-735X.  https://doi.org/10.19130/iifl.ap.2022.43.1.458728.

The reflections on screenwriting in Mexico constitute a tradition that has not been critically reviewed. This article recovers fundamental texts of Mexican writers and teachers in order to analyze their attempts to articulate this practice. The texts oscillate between the poetics, the essay and the didactic manual. A stimulating dialogue arises from interweaving their ideas about the nature of the screenplay, its narrative and dramatic dimensions, the specificity of this type of writing and the creative process. The review begins with El conocimiento cinematográfico y sus problemas (1965), written by José Revueltas and ends with the unpublished book by Beatriz Novaro, El roce de los lenguajes (2013).

Keywords : Screenwriting; Script; Manuals; Discourse; Mexico.