MEXICO CITY THROUGH FILM
OCT.09+OCT.16+OCT.23+NOV.06.2025
OCT.16.2025 – Architect Luis Andrés Palafox
El castillo de la pureza (Arturo Ripstein, 1973)
5:00 PM
Free admission
Arte Abierto | 2nd floor, ARTZ
EL CASTILLO DE LA PUREZA (Arturo Ripstein, 1973)
The film tells the story of a father who keeps his family locked inside their house for years, determined to protect them from the outside world.
In this analysis, architecture functions not only as a physical container, but as an extension of the authoritarian character’s mind: a confining, claustrophobic environment laden with symbolism.
Luis Andrés Palafox invites us to reflect on how constricted space can become an emotional prison, and how the limits imposed by walls and doors represent the internal boundaries of fear, power, and repression.
ARCHITECT LUIS ANDRÉS PALAFOX
An architect graduated from FES Acatlán. He promoted the water efficiency program for Mexico City. He participated in the rescue of more than 2,000 artistic, historic, and new buildings in Mexico City’s Historic Center through the Historic Center Trust and his own company, Ciudad y Patrimonio. He is also a consultant for major architectural projects in Mexico City and vice president of FUNDARQMX.
