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La Bandida
4.6

La Bandida

Jan 01, 1963
During a lull in the Mexican Revolution when Francisco Madero became president and attempted to implement land reforms, two former revolutionaries are pitted against each other for the love of the same woman.
Drama
Tizoc
7.3

Tizoc

Oct 23, 1957
An Indian arouses envy for his expertise in hunting animals without ruining their skins, for his wisdom and his kindness.
Drama
El hombre de papel
6.9

El hombre de papel

Oct 05, 1963
A deaf and mute vagabond finds a large denomination bill in a Mexico City dump, and while he tries to buy something with it, others try to con him into giving it away.
Drama
La orilla de la tierra
7
In a small town where nothing ever happens, the inhabitants learn about a place at the edge of the earth where money and women are abundant. When they see the oportunity to go and work illegaly in the United States, they jump at the chance. Meanwhile Andrés and Gregorio go to the town searching for treasures and they only find Matilde, the rest of the women in the town left, tired of waiting for the men to return.
Drama
Piedras verdes
5.7

Piedras verdes

Feb 16, 2001
Mariana is the adopted daughter of a businessman. When her father dies she searches for an stolen car while looking for her own identity.
Once Upon a Scoundrel
5

Once Upon a Scoundrel

Jan 01, 1973
After falling for Alicia, greedy and powerful Mexican landowner Carlos has her fiancé thrown in prison on a bogus charge. To trick Carlos into releasing her man, Alicia teams up with her Aunt Delfina and tries to convince Carlos that he's a ghost.
Comedy
Macario
8.655

Macario

May 09, 1960
Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.
Drama
Pueblo en armas
4.6

Pueblo en armas

May 05, 1959
Appointed by the dictator Huerta, a local official tries to use his authority to pressure a young woman into marrying him. Meanwhile, counter-revolution is brewing.
Pobre, pero honrada!
5.7

Pobre, pero honrada!

Nov 01, 1973
Beloved Mexican screen star La India Maria portrays a poor but honorable woman who causes a stir around town when she decides to become a witch doctor in this classic comedy from director Fernando Cortes. When the real medical practitioner in town discovers that there's a new shaman around, the comic trouble that follows is sure to keep viewers in stitches.
Family
El Norte
7.2

El Norte

Oct 11, 1983
Des paysans guatemalteques, depossedes de leur terre, sont massacres par l'armee. Rosa et son frere Enrique, echappant a la tuerie, passent clandestinementla frontiere et se refugient aux Etats-Unis.
Adventure
Canoa: memoria de un hecho vergonzoso
7.783
L'histoire s'inspire de faits véridiques. Un témoin raconte ce qui s'est déroulé dans le village de San Miguel de la Canoa (État de Puebla), la nuit du 14 septembre 1968. Cinq amis de l'Université de Puebla partis en excursion sur le volcan La Malinche se retrouvent, en fin de journée, immobilisés sur place, à cause d'un violent orage. Le prêtre local, se comportant en véritable chef de village, refuse de les héberger dans l'église, au motif qu'ils seraient « des étudiants communistes possédés par le démon ». Un habitant accepte de les abriter. C'est alors, qu'à l'instigation du curé, sa maison est attaquée et deux de ses hôtes assassinés. La police retrouvera plus tard les survivants, blessés et mutilés.
History
Pesadilla Fatal
4.8

Pesadilla Fatal

Jan 01, 1991
When a young blind woman's father is brutally murdered her life will never be the same... The murderer is now after her!
Horror
El amor de María Isabel
6.2
Follow up to Maria Isabel. Newly wed to a rich man, Maria Isabel must still struggle with being branded as a lowly maid and endure the scorn of her adoptive daughter and the infidelity of her husband.
Romance
Serpientes y escaleras
5
Two young girls used to play Serpents and Ladders. One of them always won, but they are very close friends. When they grow up, the winner is still the lucky one in the game of life, but life can be treacherous...
Drama
La Cucaracha
6.1

La Cucaracha

Nov 12, 1959
Durant la révolution Mexicaine, au bord de la défaite, le colonel Antonio Zeta retrouve courage et foi en son combat grâce à une femme: la belle Cucaracha.
Drama
Racines
6.8

Racines

Sep 01, 1954
Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles's work, depicting the reality of Mexican indian people: Las Vacas (The Cow), Nuestra Señora (Our Lady), El Tuerto (One-Eyed) and La Potranca (The Filly). In El Tuerto, a one eyed boy is relentlessly bullied by his mates. His religious mother asks God to make the boy's eyes equal. The outcome is tragic.
Drama
El elegido
6.3

El elegido

Jan 13, 1977
A guy is peer-pressured, despite his reluctance, to play the role of Christ in a local production of the Passion Play.
Drama
Cananea
5.6

Cananea

Aug 17, 1978
Based on a true story in the American owned Cananea mine. It depicts how the owner profits while the Mexican workers struggle to survive and are exploited for their labour.
War
The Children of Sanchez
5.7
Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the '60s. Anthony Quinn stars as the widowed Jesus Sanchez, a poor farmer struggling to provide for his family in Mexico City. Also starring Lupita Ferrer as Consuelo and Stathis Giallelis as Roberto. This is the last film in the 50-year career of international star Dolores del Rio, who plays the Grandma. Jazz-pop performer Chuck Mangione was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy award for his original musical score.
Drama
Otoñal
1

Otoñal

Mar 25, 1993
A woman, who lives alone with her mother, invents a fantasy life to escape her reality.
Drama