Abstract
Produced almost exclusively at the beginning of the 1940s, cine de añoranza porfiriana (films of Porfirian longing) is a romantic comedy genre that focuses on the pairing of two members of the upper class in Mexico at the end of the nineteenth century. The genre—set during Mexico’s thirty-five-year dictatorship known as the Porfiriato (1876–1911)—focuses on the social-climbing aristocracy and their musical practices, featuring excerpts from zarzuelas, música de salón, and teatro de revistas. Juan Bustillo Oro’s En tiempos de don Porfirio (1939) and México de mis recuerdos (1944) are two noteworthy films that intertwine musical performances in the narratives and expose the social contradictions of Porfirian culture, particularly concerning women’s roles. This article examines the intricate reimagining of Porfirian musical culture and society in Mexico’s cine de añoranza porfiriana, which functioned as a nostalgic escape for the 1940s postrevolutionary cultural elite.
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