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These Ruins That You See 1979 A literature teacher in Mexico City decides to move back to his hometown Even before reaching his destination, complications arise Once in Cuevano he gets quickly enmeshed by the social climate of the town

Hardcase 1972 Man comes home to find that his wife has sold their ranch and run off with a Mexican revolutionary

Mariana, Mariana 1987 In 1940s Mexico City, schoolboy Carlos falls in love with his best friends mother, Mariana Carlos is impressed because this family is not like the typical Mexican families of the time because although they arent rich, they have many expensive American things The drama begins wh

Life Sentence 1979 El Tarzan Lira is an ex convict who decides to give up his criminal past and reform his life However, a corrupt policeman blackmails him leaving El Tarzan no other option but to continue committing robberies Adapting the genre conventions of the film noir to the Mexican context, R

Guns and Guts 1974 A hired gun wants to complete his last big job killing a sheriff who hides away inside an old monastery so he can retire with a prostitute

Beyond All Limits 1959 In the Mexican fishing village of Topolobampo, a man has his pride and a woman has her reputation Pepe, a hothead jailed once for violence, is tested when a drunken sailors chance remark gets him doubting that his wife Magdalenas child is his After a six year absence, gringo J

El segundo (2004) A Tejano rancher (Pedro Armendariz, Jr.) hires an oil worker (Hank Jacobs) to pick up an artifact of the ancient world which will bring him immortal life.

La Chevre (1981) When the accident-prone daughter of a French businessman disappears in Mexico and the detective sent down to find her returns empty-handed, the businessman's company psychologist comes up with an unusual plan - send someone equally accident-prone to find her. Despite detective Campa

Border River (1954) A Confederate officer and his men journey to Mexico to buy guns to continue the war effort. A Union officer determines to stop them.

The Conqueror (1956) In ancient times, the Mongolian warlord Temujin must do battle against the rival tribe that killed his father. The battles pale in comparison with Temujin's home life, as he attempts to woo the heart of the red-haired Tartar prisoner Bortai whom he has captured in a raid. He mus

Diane (1956) Diane de Poitiers is in a childless marriage with count de Breze. When he is charged with treason, Diane visits king Francis I to successfully plead for her husband's life, something that start a rumor that she has offered her own services in return. Her husband reject her, leading Fran

Stowaway Girl (1957) A middle-aged steamboat Captain, who believes in a rigorous self-control when it comes to needs, desires, and emotions, slowly falls for a pretty female stowaway.

El bruto (1953) In the 50's, in a poor community in Mexico, the landlord Andrés Cabrera wants to evict his tenants to demolish the buildings and sell the land by a large amount. However, the leader of the community Carmelo González resists to his attempts. Andrés hires the strong slaughterhouse w

The Big Boodle (1957) Ned Sherwood, dealer in a Havana casino (pre-Castro), gets 500 counterfeit pesos from an anonymous, attractive blonde. Then he's beaten and wounded by two thugs trying to retrieve the bills. Then the police suspect him of being the counterfeiter. Then the real counterfeiter sus

My Son, the Hero (1962) Krios, the youngest of the Titans, may be the least strong of the seven brothers whose strength comes from their mother, earth-goddess Gaia, but is by far the smartest, and thus their natural leader. He arrives on Crete, the kingdom of the mighty king Minos, impresses him as

In La noche avanza there are no good or decent characters There are only anti heroes and self assumed victims who do not hesitate a second to become perpetrators to take revenge on their own perpetrators jealous, liars or possessive women, dangerously self destructive And men whose maximum value is

Another Dawn (1943) The disaffected wife of a failed civil servant, is thrilled to re-encounter Octavio, a former lover who is now a union activist on the run from a corrupt politician. Hoping to help him, she descends into the Mexican underworld, where she finds a purpose-and a thrill-missing from

The Fugitive (1947) Based of the Graham Greene novel about a revolutionary priest in Central America. A priest who is The Fugitive is trying to getaway from the authorities who have denounced Christianity and want anyone linked to it dead. The Fugitive finds shelter with an Indian Woman (The Woman),

3 Godfathers (1948) Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.

Oceans (2009) An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.

The Littlest Outlaw (1955) Little Pablito is the ten year old son of a cruel horse trainer. The trainer is responsible for training a Mexican General's horse to jump for the grand race. The trainer's methods cause the horse to become afraid of jumping and the general orders the animal's death. Pabli