International Film Festival. The objectives of this festival are: to increase the access to Mexican and Hispanic films; create a bridge between the Mexican and American film industries; to foster collaborations between international filmmakers; and to enhance the presence of Mexican and Hispanic films in the United States of America. Channel 31.2 in Los Angeles The programs broadcast on Channel 44 in Guadalajara are also broadcast in Los Angeles on Channel 31.2. The University of Guadalajara in LA aims to get closer to the university's community and the Hispanic society through this channel. Notable alumni Alejandro Colunga, painter, sculptor. Guillermo del Toro, Academy Award-winning film director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist. Pedro Moreno, insurrectionist hero of the Mexico Independence. Valentin Gomez Farias, doctor, politician, President of Mexico. Ignacio Luis Vallarta, Jalisco State Governor, President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. Mariano Azuela, doctor, author of The Underdogs. Ali Chumacero, poet, editor. Hugo Gutierrez Vega, lawyer, poet, writer, actor, teacher, diplomat. Jose Luis Martinez Rodriguez, President of the Mexican Language Academy. Luis Barragán, is considered as the most significant Mexican architect, awarded with the Pritzker Prize. Fernando Gonzalez Cortazar, architect, writer, sculptor. Jorge Matute Remus, civil engineer, Rector of the University of Guadalajara, author of movement of the "tapatia" telephone company building. Lucia Maya, painter, sculptor. Sandra Pascoe Ortiz, researcher and chemical engineer Barbara Padilla, soprano, runner-up on the fourth season of America's Got Talent''. Ximena Puente de la Mora, lawyer, academic, and researcher Cristo Fernández, Actor. University rankings See also List of colonial universities in Latin America References External links Forestry education Educational institutions established in 1792 [[Category:1792 establi