Pedro A. Calderón

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Perdida
6.6

Perdida

Oct 21, 2009

Perdida
2009 96 min 7 vues
This film traces the unbelievable true story of the Calderón family, who built grand movie palaces in Mexico and the U.S., employing thousands to produce incomparable, hugely successful, and often reprehensible populist-genre films that were utterly and uniquely Mexican.
Documentary
Maison de rendez-vous
7.7

Maison de rendez-vous

Oct 18, 1950

Maison de rendez-vous
1950 101 min 20 vues
Left alone after her mother runs off with another man and her father kills himself, Elena attempts to make a new life for herself in a new city. Believing he's a friend, Elena goes to dinner with "Pretty Boy" Lucio, but he drugs her champagne and sells her to Rosaura, who runs a brothel out of her nightclub. Elena becomes a sensation as a dancer, but all the while she nurtures plans of revenge against those who have conspired against her.
Drama
Victimes du péché
6.5

Victimes du péché

Feb 02, 1951

Victimes du péché
1951 84 min 15 vues
Left alone after her mother runs off with another man and her father kills himself, Elena attempts to make a new life for herself in a new city. Believing he's a friend, Elena goes to dinner with "Pretty Boy" Lucio, but he drugs her champagne and sells her to Rosaura, who runs a brothel out of her nightclub. Elena becomes a sensation as a dancer, but all the while she nurtures plans of revenge against those who have conspired against her.
Drama
La zandunga
5.2

La zandunga

Mar 18, 1938

La zandunga
1938 100 min 6 vues
It is the story of a beautiful Tehuana woman who falls in love with a sailor who leaves with the promise of returning, but due to her delay she decides to accept a former suitor as her husband. Finally, when the marriage is about to materialize, the sailor returns creating an emotional conflict in her that is resolved thanks to her fiancé who, by intuiting her true feelings, leaves her free to stay with the sailor
Romance
Las recién casadas
5

Las recién casadas

Apr 25, 1962

Las recién casadas
1962 85 min 4 vues
Three newlywed couples and the priest who married them face problems imposed on them by unquestioning adherence to patriarchal values.
Drama
Burlada
5

Burlada

Apr 04, 1951

Burlada
1951 86 min 2 vues
Fancy gentleman uses his charms to exploit a bunch of women.
Drama
Revancha
5.5

Revancha

Sep 15, 1948

Revancha
1948 86 min 4 vues
A man steals to buy medicine for his sick mother but when she dies he gets into drug trafficking at a local cabaret.
Drama
Revancha
5.5

Revancha

Sep 15, 1948

Revancha
1948 86 min 4 vues
A man steals to buy medicine for his sick mother but when she dies he gets into drug trafficking at a local cabaret.
Drama
Pecadora
4.5

Pecadora

Nov 20, 1947

Pecadora
1947 84 min 6 vues
Prostitution and drug-smuggling in Mexico City and Cd. Juarez.
Drama
Señora Tentación
5.5

Señora Tentación

Apr 29, 1948

Señora Tentación
1948 83 min 4 vues
Famous singer hires a pianist/songwriter on the strength of his compositions, then seduces him away from his fiancee and from the paths of righteousness in general.
Perdida
7.8

Perdida

Jun 03, 1950

Perdida
1950 91 min 6 vues
Her stepfather rapes her and she runs away to home. After that, she's exploited by a series of men, and...
Drama
Esposas Infieles
4.5

Esposas Infieles

Nov 01, 1956

Esposas Infieles
1956 87 min 4 vues
A bunch of stories where wives are unfaithful for different reasons: money, revenge or pleasure.
Drama
Aventura en Río
5

Aventura en Río

May 02, 1953

Aventura en Río
1953 95 min 5 vues
Tourist gets bonked on the head, suffers an amnesiac fugue, wanders away from her husband and children, becomes an evil prostitute-y thief-y saloon gal.
Drama
Los amantes
6

Los amantes

Jul 10, 1951

Los amantes
1951 84 min 4 vues
A burglar and a bar girl fall in love and decide to go straight, but complications.
Drama
Sombra Verde
6.7

Sombra Verde

Dec 23, 1954

Sombra Verde
1954 85 min 16 vues
With the purpose of using barbasco roots in the production of cortisone, a pharmaceutical company sends a scientist to investigate the possibilities of exploitation in Veracruz, but the man gets lost in the jungle and lives a strange romantic adventure in a remote location called Paradise.
Drama
Por qué peca la mujer
5.3

Por qué peca la mujer

Jul 10, 1952

Por qué peca la mujer
1952 93 min 7 vues
Working-class girl-next--door type is seduced into a high-glam lifestyle when an oily promoter helps launch her as a nightclub singer; she throws over her decent-simple-guy boyfriend and loses her moral compass.
Drama
Sensualidad
6.4

Sensualidad

Jul 25, 1951

Sensualidad
1951 96 min 26 vues
A saloon singer is released from prison after being convicted on a prostitution charge. She plans to blackmail the judge from her case by seducing him, but after she grows close to the judge she has a change of heart.
Drama
Maternidad imposible
5

Maternidad imposible

May 05, 1955

Maternidad imposible
1955 86 min 2 vues
Mother and child are separated during the Spanish Civil War. Believing the mother to be dead, the child is sent to a refugee orphanage in Mexico, then adopted. Meanwhile, Mama recovers from her injuries, and...
Drama