March 22, 2012. (Romereports.com) A Mexican group from 1926 known as the 'Cristeros' is getting some attention in the new film
'For Greater Glory'. It's the most expensive Mexican movie ever made.
'For Greater Glory' tells the story of President Plutarco Elias Calles who banned religious practice in Mexico. The cast includes Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Peter O'Toole and Eduardo Verastegui. Its producer Pablo Barroso traveled to Rome to present the movie.
Pablo José Barroso
Producer, For Greater Glory
“It's a story that's never been shown, I didn't know about it. I think it's important to understand your roots. Who your parents were, who your grandparents were, your great-grandparents, and what they've done. They're people who didn't turn against God. They're people who agreed to leave not only their heritage but also their lives, their families, in the name of God.”
In 2005, Benedict XVI beatified 13 martyrs from the Cristero War. The story of six of them appears in the film such as the family father José Anacleto González Flores and 14 year old Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio. Their producer says the fight of the Cristeros made possible the Mexico of today.
Pablo José Barroso
Producer, For Greater Glory
“In 1923 the Apostolic Nuncio Filippi was expelled for celebrating a mass to bless a monument to Christ the King. Now we are ninety years later, and we didn't make this movie knowing that the pope would be going to Mexico. For his trip to Guanajuato, to the base of the monument of Christ the King, where the apostolic nuncio would run.”
Pablo Barroso is an entrepreneur, he's not dedicated solely to the world of cinema. But he worked on the movie to show his four children and the world this historic fight by the Mexican people for religious freedom.
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