Barrio de campeones

Barrio de campeones 1981

7.20

Extended family in working-class neighborhood; story mostly focuses on a young man who aspires to a pro boxing career, his grandma and the restaurant she owns.

1981

The Place Without Limits

The Place Without Limits 1978

7.36

Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and dreams collide in a small Mexican town.

1978

Desires

Desires 1977

5.30

Snippets of a family drama involving a rebellious son coming to his depressing home village, his father, and a jaded ex-lover, mixed with various surrealist scenes and statements about sin.

1977

Hot Snake

Hot Snake 1978

5.20

A sadistic and ruthless outlaw has been terrorizing the town of Hot Snake. A bounty hunter named Emiliano is hired by the local sheriff to hunt down the outlaw after he murders a woman and steals money belonging to the Army. Warned by a local bruja not to take the bounty, Emiliano soon finds himself the target of a mysterious man who seeks to settle a personal vendetta.

1978

The Dried Butterflies

The Dried Butterflies 1978

6.40

A disturbed middle aged writer becomes obsessed with a little boy who reminds her of a former lover.

1978

Terror and Black Lace

Terror and Black Lace 1985

5.96

A psycho with a hair fetish is caught in the act of disposing of a body and the lonely housewife that witnesses it must fight for her life.

1985

Violent Stories

Violent Stories 1985

5.70

Five surreal short stories make up this Mexican anthology film.

1985

Call Me Mike

Call Me Mike 1979

5.80

After being unjustly accused of corruption and seriously injured in prison, Miguel's personality will merge with the characters he reads in his police novels.

1979

Living Is What Matters

Living Is What Matters 1987

5.40

A drifter named Candelario asks to spend the night at the hacienda of Don Lazaro. Once there, he gets the offer to stay and work as a laborer with a fixed salary. Over time, Candelario is gaining the confidence of his employer, and becomes indispensable. The situation will change radically when Don Lazarus discovers that Candelario is having a love affair with his wife.

1987

The Year of the Plague

The Year of the Plague 1978

5.10

A terrible disease is found in a Mexican town. A doctor tries to alert the authorities when he discovers its epidemic nature. No one listen to him and soon after the disease spreads. The government tries to control the information in order to prevent panic.

1978

The Japanese do not Wait

The Japanese do not Wait 1978

4.20

Married couple becomes a threesome with two women, but "sexual liberation" turns out to be more difficult than they imagined.

1978

Crónica roja

Crónica roja 1979

5.20

After one is arrested - possibly unjustly - for murder, the lives of two brothers spiral out of control.

1979

At a Lame Pace

At a Lame Pace 1980

4.50

Ragtag crew of indigents from an asylum for the handicapped form a squadron to defend the Church during the Cristero Uprising.

1980

Taste of Blood

Taste of Blood 1980

4.90

In "Sabor a Sangre" (literally, "Flavor of Blood"), Antonio Aguilar plays Mauricio Rosales, whom along his good friend Chelelo (Eleazar García) are traveling towards another friend's ranch. During their trip, they find the dead bodies of a group of men, so they take them to the next town hoping to find some answers. At the town, they are informed that the dead men were a posse sent by police chief Rómulo (José Gálvez) to kill "El Tigre", a mysterious serial killer who has been hunting down the townspeople, viciously killing even women and children. (cont. http://w-cinema.blogspot.de/2008/03/sabor-sangre-1977.html)

1980

La sombra del ciprés es alargada

La sombra del ciprés es alargada 1990

5.40

Avila, early twentieth century. Pedro, a boy of nine years, accompanied by his tutor, comes to live in the house of Don Mateo, a teacher that from that moment will be responsible for his education. Pedro begins an almost familiar relationship with Doña Gregoria and Martina, wife and daughter of his master. The appearance of Alfredo, and roommate and colleague of studies, complete the circle of his emotional environment. Provincial life, relationships with peers and the special relationship between life and death instilled by Don Mateo, definitely will influence his future life.

1990

El futbolista fenómeno

El futbolista fenómeno 1979

4.50

A beer seller is kidnapped by martians, who give him special powers to become a super football player.

1979