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Burrito Western Soundtrack
A talk in english prepared for The 35th International Film Festival Rotterdam, january 31st 2006, as a Hot Spots, Mexico City presentation, at the Off Corso Cinema, by invitation from Nuevos Ricos.
 

Alejandro Giacomán born in Mexico City in 1964. He studied Electronic Engineering and Music. He has composed the soundtracks for more than 60 films from diverse genres. Also he has taught music on film at the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC) in Mexico City. At the beginning of his career he worked for low budget films, many of which belong to the Burrito Western, NarcoFilms, and Sexy Comedy genres. In his talk he will discuss issues about the history of the soundtrack in Mexico and, along with anecdotes and examples, he will give some recommendations about how to realize a Burrito Western film, or how to do to avoid it.