Monumental House Emilio El Indio Fernandez, Cinema museum in Coyoacán, Mexico.
Monumental House Emilio El Indio Fernandez is a mid-20th century residence with dark volcanic stone walls and traditional Mexican design elements throughout. The building combines hacienda-style furnishings with pre-Hispanic architectural details in its various rooms.
The residence was designed in 1945 by architect Manuel Parra and belonged to filmmaker Emilio Fernández, who directed Mexican films from the 1930s through the 1960s. Its construction coincided with the height of Mexican cinema during that era.
The house holds cinema memorabilia and personal objects that reveal Fernández's connections to the artistic circles of his era. Visitors can see how the filmmaker lived and what artworks surrounded him in his daily life.
The museum opens only on select weekends and is typically visited with a guide. Access expands during special occasions like Day of the Dead and December 12 celebrations.
The house contains an impressive collection of baptismal fonts, religious statues from Puebla, and Talavera tiles that blend European and indigenous artistic traditions. This fusion appears throughout nearly every room, making the residence itself an unexpected work of art.
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