Carlos Chávez

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El carnaval de Sodoma
4.7

El carnaval de Sodoma

Mar 04, 2006
In a seedy brothel, their frustrations parade: A poet who has never published, a revolutionary who came late to history, a provocative angel, a bureaucrat with delusions of a dancer, a greedy Chinese man and his timorous wife, Monica, a prostitute with low professional esteem, a group of prostitutes of dubious sensuality and, finally, a priest with a stench of holiness and another with redeeming instincts. But a stranger with the air of a princess appears, and upsets the balance of the establishment.
Drama
Canoa: memoria de un hecho vergonzoso
7.8
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
Nuevo Mundo
5.9

Nuevo Mundo

Aug 10, 1978
Towards the end of the 16th century, the Spanish conquerors living in the New World faced a serious problem: the evangelization of the indigenous people, who did not understand or accept Christianity due to their unshakable faith in their own religion. The court of the Inquisition cracks down on heretics and the natives prepare for a general uprising ...
History
Chin-Chin el Teporocho
5.5
Rogelio’s story, a young man of humble origin in the neighborhood of Tepito, who falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy grocer, Michelle, but his marriage to her will be a failure and he will end up as a one more drunk.
Drama
Estatuas
1

Estatuas

Sep 06, 2013
The unveiling of a statue honoring Emiliano Zapata becomes the site in which the demands of a struggling city are manifested through the speech of a young boy.
Las razones del corazón
5.7
In a reinterpretation of Madame Bovary set on contemporary Mexico City, Emilia, a middle class housewife, tries to deal with the monotony of her life. One day, she loses the two things which makes everything beareable: her lover and her credit card.
Drama
Llovizna
7

Llovizna

Jun 29, 1978
Returning from a business trip, a man meets some peasants who arouse fears in him.
Thriller
La ciudad al desnudo
6.5

La ciudad al desnudo

Nov 03, 1989
A gritty tale of survival set against a city ripe with violence and corruption. The Naked City tells the tale of Alfonso and Aurelia, who with their infant daughter flee the scene of a traffic accident they inadvertently caused, leaving several people seriously injured. On the run, they check into a hotel in a different part of the town. By coincidence, or fate, the hotel is about to be attacked by a violent gang, who resume to hold everyone hostage, moving room to room raping, killing and brutalizing the guests. When it is turn to visit with the young couple it is their time to decide to succumb to the violence, or fight back.
Thriller
La virgen de la lujuria
6.9
In Vera Cruz in the 1940s, Nacho, an Indian, waits tables at Don Lázaro's café at Hotel Ofélia. He falls for Lola, an opium-addicted, alcoholic whore who's hopelessly in love with Gardenia Wilson, a masked wrestler who slept with her once but knows she's unbalanced. Don Lázaro warns Nacho about Lola, and Nacho knows his love will be unrequited, but he'll do anything, regardless of how degrading, to be near her. Lola, for her part, can be sadistic. Republican exiles who are regulars at the café encourage Lola's desire to assassinate Franco. Nacho in turn mixes this political mirage with his fascination with the plot of "The Mikado." Where do fantasies and obsessions lead?
Drama
Bandera rota
6.4

Bandera rota

Jun 21, 1979
When a group of young filmmakers witness and film a crime of passion, the most outrageous blackmail of the century begins. By means of a fantastic plan, the filmmakers send to the murderer, a financial and industrial big shot, a copy of the movie that incriminates him and they demand him an improvement of the standard of living for the working class.
Drama
El imperio de la fortuna
5.8
Poor Dionisio finds himself as recipient of the good fortune, but soon he forgets that everything that goes up also has to go down, and that in the depressing nothingness of his town it is easy to die.
Drama