Fictional biography of Mexican folk singer Lucha Reyes. The film tells the story of her bisexual love affairs Read More »
Tag Archives: Mexico
The Door and the Woman of the Butcher AKA La puerta y la mujer del carnicero (1969) Luis Alcoriza, Ismael Rodríguez, Chano Urueta, Ana Luisa Peluffo, Carlos Piñar, Armando Silvestre
A movie divided in two segments, the first “la Puerta” (the Door) is about a high society Read More »
Dirty Weekend (2015) Neil LaBute, Matthew Broderick, Alice Eve, Phil Burke
Colleagues Les and Natalie are delayed in the Albuquerque airport. Read More »
Story of a Great Love AKA Historia de un gran amor (1942) Julio Bracho, Jorge Negrete, Domingo Soler, Gloria Marín
Historia de un Gran Amor was one of the most successful Mexican productions of 1943 Read More »
The Pearl AKA La perla (1947) Emilio Fernández, Pedro Armendáriz, María Elena Marqués, Fernando Wagner
Quino is a Mexican diver who discovers a pearl at the bottom of the sea. Read More »
The Place Without Limits AKA El lugar sin límites (1978) Arturo Ripstein, Roberto Cobo, Fernando Soler, Lucha Villa
Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and the dreams of whores collide in a Mexican town. Read More »
Deep Crimson AKA Profundo carmesí (1996) Arturo Ripstein, Regina Orozco, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Sherlyn
Set in 1940s northern Mexico, this film re-tells the story of “The Lonely Hearts Killers” Read More »
Nazarín (1959) Luis Buñuel, Marga López, Francisco Rabal, Rita Macedo
Nazarin is a priest, attempting to living a pure and honest life strictly according Read More »
Life Sentence AKA Cadena perpetua (1979) Arturo Ripstein, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Narciso Busquets, Ernesto Gómez Cruz
“El Tarzan” Lira is an ex-convict who decides to give up his criminal past and reform his life. Read More »
Carnival of Sodom AKA El carnaval de Sodoma (2006) Arturo Ripstein, Marta Aura, María Barranco, Alejandro Camacho
Residents of a bordello scurry to put together their outfits for an annual carnival. Read More »
The Torch (1950) Emilio Fernández, Paulette Goddard, Pedro Armendáriz, Gilbert Roland
A ruthless, comical, fun-loving, romantic rebel general, General Jose Juan Reyes Read More »
Las islas Marias (1951) Emilio Fernández, Pedro Infante, Rosaura Revueltas, Rocío Sagaón
The live and hardship of the inmates at Las Islas Marias Penal Colony Read More »
The Golden Cockerel AKA El gallo de oro (1964) Roberto Gavaldón, Ignacio López Tarso, Lucha Villa, Narciso Busquets
A poor, but very lucky man in the cock fighting, is hired by a rich man, but both are in love with the same woman. Read More »
The Hidden One AKA La escondida (1956) Roberto Gavaldón, María Félix, Pedro Armendáriz, Andrés Soler
This classic from Mexican director Roberto Gavaldón is a harrowing drama about the Mexican Revolution. Read More »
Tigers Are Not Afraid AKA Vuelven (2017) Issa López, Paola Lara, Juan Ramón López, Nery Arredondo
Estrella is 10 years old and has 3 wishes: The first one, that her missing mother comes back and it happens. Read More »