Digital copy provided by UNAM's Filmoteca Collection. Screening courtesy of Televisa Foundation–Univision Foundation.

Made during Luis Buñuel’s prolific two-decade period in Mexico, Los olvidados won the country’s second major prize at Cannes, following the landmark win of María Candelaria (1944). This against-formula juvenile crime drama showcases the power of Indigenous actress Estela Inda, recipient of a Silver Ariel for Best Supporting Actress for her memorable performance as the mother of the film’s young, impressionable protagonist; both characters try their damnedest to rise above the crime festering in the slums of Mexico City.

Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.