Visit this link to see 3D rendered images of the once-capital city of Tenochtitlan: https://tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl/
While Sueño en otro idioma (I Dream in Another Language) does not tell a true life story, the film carries themes of Indigenous language loss, Spanish colonialism, and relation to the Earth that are present in the story of Mexico's history.
This movie can be streamed for free on Vudu and has the ability to play English subtitles here: https://www.vudu.com/content/browse/details/I-Dream-in-Another-Language/914477
Visit this website to further explore the history of American imperialist domination and its impacts: https://www.usatoday.com/border-wall/story/us-mexico-border-history/510833001/
Visit this link to view a comprehensive and interactive timeline of French involvement in Mexico: https://mklopez.humspace.ucla.edu/seeing-the-past/1859-1866-history-of-the-french-intervention-in-mexico/
Visit this link to watch a short video about women's instrumental roles in the Mexican Revolution: https://prairiepublic.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/1ebef8f4-b382-47cf-8b50-a7814cb0a619/the-storm-that-swept-mexico-revolutionary-women/
Learn more about the Soldaderas in Elena Poniatowska's book, Las Soldaderas (pictured left).
Based on true events, For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada lends insight from events of the 1917 Constitution through 1929 religious & post-colonial events in Mexico with themes of religous freedom and oppression.
The movie can be streamed if rented from many online platforms, including Amazon Prime, Vudu, & YouTube.