Memoria de los olvidados (Memory of the Forgotten)

A documentary about one of the most important films in the history of cinema: The Young and the Damned, directed by Luis Buñuel in 1950 and inscribed on the Memory of the World Register by UNESCO.
Buñuel filmed a movie between reality and fiction, in which he expressed his concern for poor children, for the disinherited of Las Hurdes, for the young people of Mexico condemned to poverty and violence with whom he himself, as an exile, felt solidarity.
For the first time, the importance of the painter Goya in the conception of the film is analysed while the camera returns to the places where it was filmed and we share conversations with researchers and filmmakers who were influenced by this film.
With this new documentary, Javier Espada shows years of research on the life and work of the filmmaker who went into exile in Mexico to contribute to the History of Cinema with his personal cinema and overcoming the limitations of the industry at the time.

Luis Buñuel marked a part of my personal and professional life, as a cinephile, as a researcher and of course as a filmmaker. His presence has been very important in my career.
My personal connection with The Young and the Damned began with the creation of the Buñuel Center of Calanda, a project for which I gathered a large number of photographs from many archives, from the personal archives kept by the family to those from various institutions, and among them, those related to this film stood out.
To continue researching, bringing to light original materials, talking with filmmaker friends or researchers, to finally share it all with the viewers in a documentary like this one, is a pleasant way to contribute to the knowledge and dissemination of the work of my fellow countryman Luis Buñuel.
One of the contributions of this documentary is a new look at Goya’s relationship with this film shot by Buñuel in his Mexican exile.

PRODUCTION 1:
Tolocha Producciones - Javier Espada, Pedro Piñeiro
C/ Albericio 23
50002 Zaragoza, Spain
Tel: +34 615558406
E-mail: tolochaproducciones@gmail.com
Web: http://www.tolocha.com/mdlo

PRODUCTION 2:
Iz Films - Izrael Moreno
Web: http://www.izraelmoreno.com, www.facultaddecine.edu.mx

PRODUCTION 3:
Filmoteca De La Unam - Hugo Villa
Circuito exterior Mtro. Mario de la Cueva s/n
04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
Tel: + 52 5554074969
E-mail: hugovilla@unam.mx
Web: http://www.filmoteca.unam.mx

PRODUCTION 4:
Luis Buñuuel Film Institute - Oscar Arce
829 Alpine St.
90012 Los Angeles, United States of America
Tel: +1 213-334-8156
E-mail: oscar@luisbunuelfilminstitute.com
Web: http://www.luisbunuelfilminstitute.com/

OTHER PRODUCTIONS:
Alex Palma - Mestizo Lab;
Eduardo Flores - Odessa

PRESS OFFICE:
Adela Mac Swiney
Plaza de la Marina Española 5
28013 Madrid, Spain
Tel: +34 663 01 00 96
E-mail: adelamac@gmail.com