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S18.E1 ∙ Lorenzo H. Zambrano, in memoriam (1944 - 2014)

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Lorenzo H. Zambrano, an emblematic businessman during Mexico's globalization period, is best known in the business sector for his vision, leadership, initiative and dedication. Whilst being head of CEMEX (Mexican Cement Company), he leaded the way of the business and turned it into one of the top level Mexican companies best known worldwide.

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S18.E2 ∙ Porfirio Díaz: el Centenario, capítulo I. El hombre de Oaxaca.

Wed, Jul 01, 2015

When in 1876 Porfirio Díaz reached the presidency of Mexico, he had a very valuable resource than only a few counted with: the vast knowledge about his country acquired thanks to his remarkable participation in the Ayutla revolution and successive Reformation and Intervention wars. Besides this before mentioned political and military knowledge, Díaz had accumulated a good amount of empirical wisdom based on the everyday encounters with people from all of Mexico's regions and social conditions. The program's central topics reflect the arduous personal formation of the General from Oaxaca, as well as how time helped him forge his talent as a governor.

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S18.E3 ∙ Porfirio Díaz: el Centenario, capítulo II. Paz, orden y progreso.

Wed, Jul 08, 2015

For over three decades, Porfirio Díaz attempted to improve the overall conditions of an impoverished, unstable and violent Mexico since he began his term in 1876. In this way he made sure he kept the peace that Mexico lacked in order to make development viable, either by conciliation with his enemies of by straightforward repression.

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S18.E4 ∙ Porfirio Díaz: el Centenario, capítulo III. La vida en tiempos de don Porfirio.

Wed, Jul 15, 2015

Despite the significant expansion of the railways and the efforts to sanitize and embellish towns and cities promoted during the 'Porfirian' regime, the overall lifestyle of the Mexicans continued to be meager. The dramatic contrast between rich and poor, literacy and ignorance didn't substantially change during this period.

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S18.E5 ∙ Porfirio Díaz: el Centenario, capítulo IV. Las artes y las letras en tiempos porfirianos.

Wed, Jul 22, 2015

Between 1876 and 1911, the 'Porfirian' art and culture tendencies followed two attractive and quite opposite models. One model followed the liberal and nationalistic tendency that encouraged writers and artists to use Mexican subjects and contribute to the reinforcement of national identity. The second involved many creators that identified themselves in the avant-garde and cosmopolitan tendencies that came from Europe, where the one that stood out was modernism. Both had a huge strength and neither admitted an easy nor immediate synthesis. Between the aspiration of rescuing the local culture and the eagerness to follow the modern world avant-gardes, Mexico gave in to a constant dialogue that continues until today.

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S18.E6 ∙ Porfirio Díaz: el Centenario, capítulo V. El destierro interminable.

Wed, Jul 29, 2015

During the first months of 1911, the Revolution lead by Madero ended the regime of General Porfirio Díaz as it hadn't satisfied the political claims of the middle classes nor had it remedied the terrible situation lived by the country people. Forced to abruptly leave the country, don Porfirio established in the French capital with his family and some few of his inner circle, with the firm hope of returning to Mexico and die in his homeland, Oaxaca. This hope was lost with the triumph of the Constitutionalist Revolution of August 1914 and the come about of his death on July 2, 1915.

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S18.E7 ∙ Pueblos Mágicos, un viaje por la esencia de México

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Since 2001 the 'Secretariat of Tourism launched the "Pueblos Mágicos Program" (Magical Villages Program) with the intention of promoting tourism within Mexico. This program acknowledges certain towns that have a unique cultural richness.

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S18.E8 ∙ Los secretos del paladar. Evolución de la cocina mexicana.

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

For a long time Mexican cuisine has been considered as one of the great culinary traditions of the world. The new Mexican culinary is a beacon of the country's touristic industry and a matter of pride when confronted with the demanding palates of the world.

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S18.E9 ∙ Banco de México: el camino de la autonomía

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

The creation of a central bank was a key element during the reconstruction of the Mexican economy after its Revolution. From 1925, the Bank of Mexico faced the challenge of promoting the emergence of a new banking system, reactivating credit and regaining the confidence of the Mexican population in its paper currency.

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