The Hell of the Poor

The Hell of the Poor 1951

5.70

A young woman becomes pregnant but when his boyfriend leaves her she gets a job as a prostitute in order to provide for her child.

1951

Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl

Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl 1948

5.70

Rolando, a millionare, travels to a remote island and meets the young and tough Tania, a local woman with great dancing skills. He falls in love with her and takes the girl to Mexico, but their relationship gets awry when Tania cheats on him with another man.

1948

Pasiones tormentosas

Pasiones tormentosas 1946

5.30

In a small tropical town, two sisters fight over the love of a young man named José. Fabiola is a noble woman but Sandra will do anything to get him, including witchcraft.

1946

The Goddess of Tahiti

The Goddess of Tahiti 1953

5.70

A fugitive hides from justice among smugglers in the deep jungle of an exotic island, but things become complicated when he falls in love with a local cabaret dancer.

1953

Que idiotas son los hombres

Que idiotas son los hombres 1951

5.00

After divorcing her cheating husband, a newly single still and beautiful woman, (played by Actress Rosa Carmina), travels to Acapulco. She soon becomes the center of attention and spoiled for choice when she finds herself wooed by no less than four handsome suitors, three of whom are very wealthy and prominent men. Initially torn between her head and her heart, but mindful of past mistakes, Carmina's character chooses love over money and picks a humble and hard-working waiter. Directed by Juan Orol, (Carmina's soon-to-be ex-husband in real-life), this drama features the long, drawn-out scenes and shadowy film noir techniques which he became well- known for.

1951

Zonga, el ángel diabólico

Zonga, el ángel diabólico 1957

5.70

Visiting Medical Researcher gets involved with a cult Priestess somewhere deep in the jungle.

1957

El reino de los gángsters

El reino de los gángsters 1948

5.00

Johnny Carmenta is a gunman who heads a gang of gangsters. Carmenta secretly acts as a kind of El Zorro, helping the unprotected.

1948

Cabaret Shanghai

Cabaret Shanghai 1950

5.30

Nightclub-owner/gangster discovers that his dame and his second-in-command are cheating on him.

1950

Cruel destino

Cruel destino 1944

5.00

Two children grow up together and when the girl gets married, the young man realizes that he has always been in love with her.

1944

Una mujer de Oriente

Una mujer de Oriente 1946

6.00

A secret agent investigates the death of the scientist who created a deadly ray only to find out his own wife is involved.

1946

Perdición de mujeres

Perdición de mujeres 1951

5.20

Small town girl moves to the big city. When she can't find a job, she starts hanging with a bad crowd.

1951

El amor de mi bohío

El amor de mi bohío 1947

5.00

El Amor de M Bohio, which translates to "The Love of My Hut" (or shack ) and it comes from the lyrics o a popular love ballad of the same name. It is Director Juan Orol's tale of a violent love triangle where two farm hands out to prove who is the most macho, and thereby win the affections of a woman. This tragic love story takes place on a tropical plantation located just outside of Havana, where its workers are housed in small, thatched-roof "bohios". The two rival suitors are driven by passion for the girl they both love, and soon engage in a series of challenges designed to help this young woman choose the right guy in the end. These competitions start out to include simple and benign activities at first, like dancing, singing and dueling guitars, or betting on the winning bird at a cock-fight, However, they soon escalate to more violent activities, like public brawls, and saber dueling, which set life changing events into motion for everyone.

1947

Wild Love

Wild Love 1950

5.20

Alma leaves Panama to go live with her aunt Antonia and with Manuel, her husband. There she meets Julio, who tries to woo her.

1950

Gangsters Versus Cowboys

Gangsters Versus Cowboys 1947

5.70

Gangster Johnny Carmenta must confront the "Charro of the Slums" Pancho Domínguez, who has control over the city, but their rivalry gets worse when rumba dancer Rosa befriends both men.

1947

Hombres sin alma

Hombres sin alma 1951

5.70

Final installment in Juan Orol's Percal trilogy. In this film, Malena is freed from prison by a gangster but a rival mobster will make things impossible for them.

1951