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The Meeting of President Taft and President Díaz at El Paso, Texas

Name: The Meeting of President Taft and President Díaz at El Paso, Texas
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 16 Oct 1909
Rating: 4.00
Cast: Porfirio Díaz, William Howard Taft

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The first meeting of a U.S. president and a Mexican president took place when William Howard Taft met Porfirio Díaz on 16 October 1909, in El Paso. The meeting was celebrated in both El Paso and Juárez with parades, elaborate receptions, lavish gifts and large crowds. Shot by the pioneers of Mexican Cinema the brothers Alva. This is a typical example of newsreel material prior to the Mexican revolution. By hemerographical references we know that this footage was presented to the then president of Mexico General Porfirio Díaz in the Castle of Chapultepec, then residence of the president.

Year: 1909

Genre: Documentary, History

Studio: Hermanos Alva

Director: Guillermo Alva, Eduardo Alva, Salvador Alva, Carlos Alva

Cast: Porfirio Díaz, William Howard Taft

Crew: Guillermo Alva (Director), Eduardo Alva (Director), Salvador Alva (Director), Carlos Alva (Director)

Runtime: 4 minutes

Release: Oct 16, 1909

IMDb: 4.00/10 by 2 users

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