Viewers interested in modern cinema often explore Un banquete en Tetlapayac because of its cast, story direction, and audience popularity.
"Un banquete en Tetlapayac is a contemporary reconstruction of events surrounding Que viva México! by Sergei Eisenstein, the legendary episode film, shooting of which came to a halt when Eisenstein in 1932 was forced to leave Mexico by lack of money and other problems." - IFFR