Sisters Separated by the Mexican Revolution | El Gato Feo | PBS Short Film Fest 2024

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“El Gato Feo” -- a Spanish language, western drama short film about two estranged sisters, Luisa and Adelita. In 1915 Mexico, Luisa runs for her life from Pancho Villa's Army. She encounters Adelita, the leader of a small, military unit of women, who must decide if she will hold on to her resentments towards Luisa or help her sister cross the Rio Grande River into Texas.
El Gato Feo | PBS Short Film Fest 2024
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[@danielfabelo3364]

Hi everyone! My name is Daniel and I wrote/directed "El Gato Feo". If you have any questions, please reply and I'll try my best to answer. Thanks to @PBS for sharing the film!

[@monicasanchezorozco1361]

Pues BRvo, Daniel y graciasssss.

[@ohnotigerflowers]

this was amazing! Thank you for making this film. What inspired you to make this?

[@danielfabelo3364]

@@ohnotigerflowers The women inspired me! Honestly, in 2020, I was looking for a fresh character that I could place in a "classic American western" setting. In my research about the Texas Border Wars, I discovered a lot about the soldaderas and the revolution. I felt compelled to write about them. I have so many books on the topic now! And, to say the least, my own Latino heritage definitely influenced me as well. The story of the cat and the prayer are both elements I took from my father's upbringing.

[@josebarrios4694]

Great film

[@newvilla8115]

Please do a modern film about how immigrants from the US back stabbed Mexico taking over the land, Mexico didn’t attack European immigrants, “Americans” in el Alamo, Mexicans were fighting and protecting el Alamo, Texas.

[@miriamaguilar7977]

Beautiful way to show the patriotic female defenders and warrior women of the Mexican Revolution.

[@Hg-vx5sn]

Que bonita historia ne cesitamos más producciones como esta

[@lisad56]

My great grandmother fled Mexico to America during the war. She had several children in Texas. Then returned back to her home in Mexico,which is close to El Rio Grande. Also, my ancestry lineage from both my parents is from Texas & Mexico ( el Rio Grande) . The indigenous people lived near the Rio grande and migrated between Texas and Mexico. I’m 67% indigenous and I was shocked when I received my dna results. The history of my ancestors seems so distant but it is not . Thank you for your short film 🎥. I really enjoyed it and please bring more history to your viewers .

[@palu1996]

My grandmother was in the tick of things in the revolution. moving from town to town with my great grandmother and grand aunts and their children. Somehow they survived the revolution and some what the Spanish flu losing in the proses 5 of her children in one week due to it. While my grandfather was fighting in the revolution. The stories that she told us are so sad and others amazing. They were very brave women❤

[@louisramirez5827]

Thank you for sharing my Grandfather was born in 1862 and passed away in 1968 I wish I knew more about my family in Mexico

[@raquel.garcia.1995]

Dang! It’s insane how there’s people alive who had close relatives born so long ago. My grandpa was born in the 30’s and he’s sadly passed away already. Even learning about Mexico in the 50’s-70’s is crazy. There were still shootouts and girls getting kidnapped to be claimed by men who liked them. I love learning about our relatives. Praying you can find a way to learn your history ❤

[@omarhernandez9148]

They called them "Adelitas" in honor of "ADELA VELARDE PEREZ" the original adelita, born in Chihuahua Mx.

[@Getschakter]

Viva la revolutión hermanas!

[@herdzmedia]

Beautiful, than you for creating this film.

[@user-ed2et3er1g]

Bonita historia Mexicana me iso tener tristes recuerdos de mi familia que esta en un sitio mejor 🙏😔🇲🇽🇺🇲

[@mikeyrose4183]

👹🇺🇸

[@norahe1953]

Wow how privileged are we to be in a time without war on our soil…. This wasn’t so long ago

[@mrc1737]

Well after this next upcoming election, depending on the outcome, all that just might change. The USA may very well be headed to another Civil War.

[@oscartorres615]

100 or more years ago.

[@norahe1953]

@@oscartorres615 as I said, not so long ago.

[@breal7277]

"Y si Adelita quisiera ser mi novia, y si Adelita fuera me mujer, le compraría un vestido de seda para llevarla a bailar al cuartel."

[@007Julie]

“Y si Adelita se fuera con otro, la seguiría por tierra y por mar, si por mar en un buque de guerra y si por tierra en un tren militar. Y si acaso yo muero en batalla y mi cadaver lo van a sepultar Adelita por Dios te lo ruego que con tus ojos me vayas a llorar.”

[@bradojmoralesg2345]

Gran homenaje a nuestras adelitas! Magnífico y emotivo cortometraje. Gracias!

[@alejandroruiz2432]

Viva México so many heroes

[@JoseSilva-ip5xi]

Millones de saludos I millones de gracias por tan excelente pelicula I por recordar a todas las mujeres que dieron su vida por su patria I pueblo en mi clan todos pelearon con Villa tias, aguelas , visaguelastios aguelos visaguelos tio Pancho de 10 años nosotros somos Purepechas de Erongaricuaro Michoacan, yo nasi en los 60 s I soy el ultimo de ese clan de veteranos Villistas gracias sinceramente SGT Silva.

[@Jevorkan9168]

In 1914 the rebel forces were also led by men like Venustiano Carranza, Álvaro Obregón, and Pablo González, not only by Villa and Zapata.

[@ricardoaguilar4602]

Hermoso video que nos recuerda,, como mexicanos el dolor y sufrimiento de los que dieron su vida para darnos una patriaa justa. HONOR RESPETO Y GRATITUD ETERNA A LAS MUJERESS REVOLUCIONARIAS( adelitas) que tanto hicieron por México y su pueblo y a quienes la historia les ha robado su mérito.

[@tuky0007]

Excelente produccion Felicitaciones Daniel Fabelo

[@monicasanchezorozco1361]

BUENISIMO, el tema de las mujeres en la revolucion mexicana.

[@jlarnaut]

Nice story, just the acting, although it was a great effort lacks authenticity because of the English accent in Spanish (the sisters clearly are not Spanish native speakers). Native speakers don’t talk like that. The scriptwriter is probably Chicano/pocho.

[@lisad56]

The sister in the white dress is Spanish speaking but the other two do have an accent of English speaker .

[@JuanMedina-ss8bk]

Viva México cabrones 🇲🇽!!

[@AlbertTorresLobo]

Nacimos de gente chingona sin duda.

[@cheri5954]

Beautiful❤

[@Actually_Woke_6277]

Great show thank you 🙏🏼

[@Manuelmorr-gg3do]

Exelente ❤

[@pepefts]

Ahuevo, van a caminar en tacones por el desierto

[@CATAGUILAR]

😂😂😂

[@user-pe2lw1ze8i]

I live right near the Rio grande. My neighbor told me her grandmother took off with Pancho. He’s even come to our adobe buildings back in the day… There’s a lot of history and ghosts here!

[@guadalupebanales9514]

I want to see more 😊

[@susiefairfield7218]

Ponderosa🌹

[@thanksforstoppingby]

Lovely

[@jamestorres963]

They were also called (@ least the ladies who fought with Villa) Las Valentinas or the "Valiant ladies", my Great Grandmother on my father's side was one, and my Great Grandfather was a "Dorado" or "Golden one", meaning one of Villas Personal guard. And it is true that HOW you viewed him depended largely on what side of the conflict you were on.

[@adriangarcia543]

Interesting

[@rebekahgarciaglines409]

Recuerdo San Pedro de la Cueva, El Pueblo Sin Hombres.

[@Ureno69]

What is the name of this movie. I’d like to see the complete film. Thank you

[@WoHuLo]

I'm starting to lose my eyesight... So when I see the PBS logo it looks like: OOPS

[@dscmex]

The two sisters speak Spanish like real Mexicans, the rest do as if they were from San Antonio, Albuquerque or any other city near Mexico but not as the Mexican Soldaderas they're portraying.

[@Tony_chicali]

“Adelita” isn’t just a pretty girls name, it’s the nickname given to women who fought in the Mexican revolution.

[@omarhernandez9148]

Is not just a nickname, they called them the "ADELITAS" after ADELA VELARDE PEREZ a girl born in Chihuahua Mx.... she was a nurse that even though her father had money she run away to join the revolution

[@Tony_chicali]

@@omarhernandez9148 that’s correct, thanks for adding this.

[@davidpahlka6301]

This should be a lesson to all those who talk easily of revolution and causes and also all those in power who do not see their people suffering. Right and wrong and justice becomes blurred in war, especially civil wars. I am an historian and Mexico has had many civil wars in it's history even when they threw off the tyrannies of both Spain and France. Stability in Mexican government is rare. Sometimes foreign powers are to blame, sometimes not. Before WWII, Germany tried to stir up trouble to attack the U.S. When I took a Spanish class, my professor told me this. The President is elected for three years, the first year he pays off the national debt, the second year he runs the government justly and the third year he and his party steals from the people knowing they won't be reelected.

[@39MercFlathead]

Is there some point in your comments other than seeing your name on a computer screen? You took "a Spanish class" and that makes you an expert on this story? You are not much of a historian and your Spanish professor didn't know much about Mexico. Presidents of Mexico are elected for a single 6 year term. Some administrations have worked to reduce the national debt, but it has never been paid off and certainly could never be paid off in a single year. Actually, according to INEGI (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía) over the past 50 years the trend has been for the national debt to increase at about 2% per year and is currently a little over $1 trillion US dollars or approximately 56% of the Producto Interno Bruto (Gross Domestic Product in English).

[@FreitasNico7]

Maybe next time, if you are going to make the film in spanish, can actually find some actresses with a mexican accent rather than with an american accent in spanish.

[@missevelynr]

***Adelitas

[@crystalharris7394]

👏👏👏

[@santiagovasquez1616]

♥️♥️♥️💪💪💪♥️

[@CarolynsHome]

@8:21

[@604antonio]

❤🎉

[@user-ed2et3er1g]

🇲🇽🇺🇲🙏🙏😔

[@pitinicori]

👍🏽

[@user-xd1qc4qn6n]

.... la doble rr

[@mrmexicano64]

"fifi" no era un término usado en esos tiempos...

[@ricardog.martinez2685]

Hire actresses that can speak Spanish with conviction to make it credible.

[@ElenaRosales-g8d]

Lo importante es la historia y su mensaje.

[@SX1995able]

You can understand perfectly what they're saying. You're just trying to be a dbag about it

[@reisebus-m4j]

English Thumbnail.

[@lauracasarin1247]

X2🙆✌🙆X2

[@elcabritoqueladra2148]

Pelicula actuada por pochas,.. jajaj

[@egv1557]

También es su historia. Usa tantito tu cerebro.

[@elcabritoqueladra2148]

@@egv1557 Usalo tu tambien,.. solo la historia es del rio bravo pa el sur,.. la historia de las pochas es otra,..

[@user-nr9lf4cv6o]

My grand parents had to leave mexico because of the Mexican revolution. In 1910 they were in their thirties. Grandfather died at eighty years old in 1959. And grand ma died in at eighty one in 1960. That gives you a time line to anyone claiming to be a big hero in the Mexican revolution.

[@littlemango5377]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 🇲🇽⭐⭐ 🇲🇽