The boy from the Republican exile who catalogued all the Mexican cinema

The book 'Cinema is better than life' recovers the memory of critic and historian Emilio García Riera, who found in the dark room a shelter when his family had to flee Spain

Published on RocksNews: 8 Nov 2026, 06:16 UTC
Updated: 8 Nov 2026, 06:19 UTC
Language: English (Original language: Spanish)

The boy from the Republican exile who catalogued all the Mexican cinema — Image credit: CEDIDA POR ATHENAICA

The book 'Cinema is better than life' recovers the memory of critic and historian Emilio García Riera, who found in the dark room a shelter when his family had to flee Spain