Manuel Barbachano Ponce

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Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra
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Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra

Jan 01, 1981

Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra
1981 240 min 2 vues
While Mexico swims in the oil veins that were deeded to him by the Devil, a bureaucrat is thrown into a whirlwind of intrigue and international espionage where he discovers that the guts of the beast in charge are one and the same, and the evacuation conduit itself. : We are the shit of that monster. At the same time, a man and a woman discover that behind their passion there is a dark reality that drives them to disguise as action what is only hunger, suffering, desire.
Drama
Tequila
5.4

Tequila

Aug 21, 1992

Tequila
1992 85 min 8 vues
Nearly thirty years after making his surrealist La Formula Secreta, director Rubén Gámez returned to filmmaking with this impressionistic portrait of modern-day Mexico. Reminiscent in some ways of Godfrey Reggio’s Koyaanisqatsi, Tequila appears to be a cinematic extension of Mexico’s muralist tradition, a contemporary equivalent of Diego Rivera or David Alfaro Siqueiros with vignettes, quick ideas, visual puns, cartoons, and political statements.
Drama
Los Bienamados
6.3

Los Bienamados

Sep 02, 1965

Los Bienamados
1965 100 min 6 vues
Two stories: 'Tajimara' the platonic love of a couple; and 'Un Alma Pura' (A Pure Soul) about the incestuous love of some siblings.
Drama
Frida, nature vivante
5.2

Frida, nature vivante

Mar 13, 1986

Frida, nature vivante
1986 108 min 12 vues
Two stories: 'Tajimara' the platonic love of a couple; and 'Un Alma Pura' (A Pure Soul) about the incestuous love of some siblings.
Drama
La tarea prohibida
4.5

La tarea prohibida

Dec 04, 1992

La tarea prohibida
1992 80 min 11 vues
A young man completing an assignment for his film class invites Marieda, a middle-aged woman, over to his aunt's house to rehearse for a drama she believes they will eventually record. But she doesn't realize that she is being videotaped since her arrival.
Drama
Clandestino destino
4.2

Clandestino destino

Dec 10, 1987

Clandestino destino
1987 75 min 5 vues
In a indeterminate future, Mexico would be a part of USA. In this context, the protagonist live under political and sexual repression.
Drama
Amor Amor Amor
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Amor Amor Amor

Nov 04, 1965

Amor Amor Amor
1965 75 min 2 vues
A film that brings together several stories around love and important personalities (directors, actors, screenwriters, production team), in addition to being directed by the new generation of filmmakers.
Drama
Chistelandia
5.8

Chistelandia

Oct 26, 1958

Chistelandia
1958 84 min 4 vues
Short-attention-span sketch comedy and black-out gags, assembled into a movie. Structured like TV show "Laugh-In". First of three in series.
Doña Herlinda y su hijo
5.2

Doña Herlinda y su hijo

Nov 11, 1985

Doña Herlinda y su hijo
1985 90 min 18 vues
A manipulative mama deftly manages the life of her homosexual son so that he can have his cake and eat it too. A woman of means, she does this by allowing her son, a doctor, to tryst in her home with his lover. Putting her son's happiness above all else, she then arranges a marriage of convenience to a woman.
Comedy
Torero!
5.1

Torero!

May 09, 1957

Torero!
1957 75 min 8 vues
The life of the famed Mexican bullfighter Luis Procuna, from his boyhood through his training and the triumphs that followed as Procuna rose to the peak of his profession. Written by Jim Beaver
Documentary
Confidencias
4.4

Confidencias

Dec 13, 1982

Confidencias
1982 84 min 5 vues
Rich woman and her maid start answering penpal ads in a lonelyhearts magazine, just for giggles, but...
Drama
Nazarin
7.7

Nazarin

Jun 04, 1959

Nazarin
1959 95 min 139 vues
Rich woman and her maid start answering penpal ads in a lonelyhearts magazine, just for giggles, but...
Drama
Pedro Páramo
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Pedro Páramo

Jan 26, 1967

Pedro Páramo
1967 104 min 18 vues
When his mother Dolores dies, Juan Preciado, son of Pedro Páramo, goes to Comala to claim his inheritance; but when he arrives he finds an abandoned and sinister place, inhabited by mysterious voices and whispers…
Drama
Pedro Páramo
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Pedro Páramo

Jan 26, 1967

Pedro Páramo
1967 104 min 18 vues
When his mother Dolores dies, Juan Preciado, son of Pedro Páramo, goes to Comala to claim his inheritance; but when he arrives he finds an abandoned and sinister place, inhabited by mysterious voices and whispers…
Drama
Racines
6.8

Racines

Sep 01, 1954

Racines
1954 103 min 17 vues
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 gallo de oro
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El gallo de oro

Dec 18, 1964

El gallo de oro
1964 105 min 21 vues
A poor, but very lucky man in the cock fighting business, is hired by a rich man, but both are in love with the same woman.
Drama
Sonatas
4.6

Sonatas

Oct 12, 1959

Sonatas
1959 100 min 8 vues
In the fall of 1824 Javier Montenegro, Bradomin Marquis is spared death hanging by Captain Casares, and in return, the Marquis agrees to help him escape to America. Adaptation of "Sonata de Otoño" and "Sonata de Estío" of Ramón María del Valle-Inclan, which included elements Bardem later works of the author.
Adventure