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Free screenings of Guillermo del Toro films set for Mexico City
Mexico City is offering free screenings of two Guillermo del Toro films before Halloween.
Cronos, the Mexican filmmaker’s first feature, will screen on Oct.
28 at 5 p.m.
at FARO Indios Verdes.
Frankenstein, his adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel, will have screenings on Oct.
30 at noon and 5 p.m.
at Centro Cultural Futurama.
The films reflect recurring themes in del Toro’s work, including isolated characters and creatures marked as different.
No booking or ticket is required, but entry depends on available space, so visitors are advised to arrive early.
The screenings are part of separate cultural programs: an audiovisual heritage showcase for Cronos and a horror film series for Frankenstein.
Mexico City will host free screenings of Guillermo del Toro’s Cronos and Frankenstein before Halloween.
Cronos will screen on October 28 at FARO Indios Verdes.
Frankenstein will have two screenings on October 30 at Centro Cultural Futurama.
No registration or ticket is required, but entry depends on venue capacity.
The screenings are in different venues in the Gustavo A. Madero borough.
- Who
- The screenings are of films by Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.
- What
- Free public screenings of Cronos and Frankenstein. No registration or ticket is required, and entry depends on capacity.
- When
- Cronos screens on October 28 at 17:00; Frankenstein screens on October 30 at 12:00 and 17:00.
- Where
- FARO Indios Verdes and Centro Cultural Futurama, both in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City.
- Why
- They aim to bring the public to two stages of del Toro’s filmography.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Cronos is scheduled to screen at 17:00 at FARO Indios Verdes.
Frankenstein is scheduled to screen at 12:00 and 17:00 at Centro Cultural Futurama.
- Cronos screening
- October 28 at 17:00
- Cronos venue
- FARO Indios Verdes, avenida Huitzilihuitl 51
- Frankenstein screenings
- October 30 at 12:00 and 17:00
- Frankenstein venue
- Centro Cultural Futurama, Otavalo 7
- Admission
- Free; no registration or ticket required