Basic Info
Release: October 16, 1909
Rating: â 3.2/10 (3 votes)
Videos
Encuentro de presidentes
Entrevista DĂaz-Taft
Entrevista DĂaz-Taft
Presidente Taft y Presidente de Mexico Don Porfirio Diaz en la aduana de Ciudad JuĂĄrez
The Meeting of President Taft and President DĂaz at El Paso, Texas
1909
â 3.2/10
3 votes
Overview
The first meeting of a U.S. president and a Mexican president took place when William Howard Taft met Porfirio DĂaz on 16 October 1909, in El Paso. The meeting was celebrated in both El Paso and JuĂĄrez with parades, elaborate receptions, lavish gifts and large crowds. Shot by the pioneers of Mexican Cinema the brothers Alva. This is a typical example of newsreel material prior to the Mexican revolution. By hemerographical references we know that this footage was presented to the then president of Mexico General Porfirio DĂaz in the Castle of Chapultepec, then residence of the president.
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Cast
Porfirio DĂaz
self
William Howard Taft
self
Crew
Guillermo Alva
Director
Eduardo Alva
Director
Salvador Alva
Director
Carlos Alva
Director
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