Movies

A man goes on a trip and then returns to his village pretending that everything went well for him.

This documentary explores key moments in the life of writer Juan Rulfo, with artists such as Werner Herzog and Eduardo Galeano reflecting on his work.

Subsistence-economy slum guy who sells used newsprint for a living breaks into showbiz with an inadvertantly-comical fire-eater act. The novelty of...

The Sanchez clan have seen the worst of times, but they have survived by sticking together. When Sanchez's oldest daughter Consuelo plans to build a...

Working-class dude grows up surrounded with petty delinquency and ghetto temptations; he marries a rich girl and faces the disapproval of her...

In a small town, time stops for a father who has lost his son.

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.

Song/action clips from 8 or 12 movies that starred Antonio Aguilar as historical figures, with an onscreen narrator who splains things.

Three episodes from the "history" of organized labor in the harbors of Tampico, 1912 to modern-times.

This film tells several short stories that end up lapsing in the emergency room of a hospital, because it is dedicated to nurses. Cantinflas appears...

Teo, a young and struggling actor, disguises himself as a 79 year old man to take advantage from the benefits of a retirement home, while also trying...

A young architect returns from Europe to live in the house of his uncles and cousins, where someone pretends to be the Devil.

During the Mexican Agrarian Reform, an engineer travels to a town to distribute the land of the landowners among the peasants.

"Nazarín is a Quixote of the priesthood " "Among the films I have made in Mexico, Nazarin is one that I prefer." "As inexplicable as the...

A mid-level government bureaucrat is forced to think hard about his ideas on governmental corruption and his own integrity.

Luisa is a small-town girl who works in the bakery of the widower Don Albino. Luisa dreams of marrying and loves children. Just as Don Albino shows...

Juan is subjected to shock treatment in the hands of Dr. David, and apparently is able to resume a "normal" life. He and his wife María make...

The life of the Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco and his quest to create a career in New York.