Fever Mounts at El Pao

Fever Mounts at El Pao 1959

5.90

Aroused citizens assassinate an unpopular Caribbean despot, then two men vie for his gorgeous widow Ines. Ojeda is a steamy, isolated island, the penal colony for an oppressive dictatorship. A reactionary seizes the murdered governor's post, and rushes to eliminate his romantic rival, an idealistic underling. The bureaucrat Vazquez hopes to marshal the angry residents of the capitol, El Pao, plus the many political prisoners, to oust Governor Gual.

1959

Los cómplices del infierno

Los cómplices del infierno 1995

3.80

Sandra and Deborah are two women trying to escape from a tragic recent event. They go for a vacation on a beach house but are then followed by an evil cult.

1995

A Place Close to Heaven

A Place Close to Heaven 1952

8.20

On reaching the capital, Pedro Gonzalez gets a lowly job and marries Margaret. After losing that job, get a new one as a bodyguard but is fired again. With so much poverty and despair Pedro believes that his only way out is suicide.

1952

Far from Heaven

Far from Heaven 1952

7.60

Pedro Gonzalez first gets into trouble as part of a criminal gang and then works honourably to become rich. Money is his undoing allowing him to become a womanizer and drinker, almost losing his wife. Finally he rejoins her, they have a son and he pays for his mistakes.

1952

The Sword and the Cross

The Sword and the Cross 1956

4.80

Sold as slaves to a wealthy Roman, Lea and Esther, two Carthaginian sisters, are offered as gifts to the ambitious daughter of a proconsul and end up involved in spite of themselves in a dangerous game of power.

1956

El barchante Neguib

El barchante Neguib 1946

6.20

Small-town Arabic family moves to Mexico City to live with the oldest son who made his career there. Follow-up (not a direct sequel) to El baisano Jalil (1942).

1946

Love & Sex (Sappho 1963)

Love & Sex (Sappho 1963) 1964

5.50

Independently-wealthy woman tries to break free of repressive, conservative cultural constraints.

1964

La mujer que engañamos

La mujer que engañamos 1945

4.20

Woman chooses between two suitors. The lucky one is a cad and cheats on her, the one who was rejected hangs around in the background to set things right whenever she has a problem.

1945

The Great Victory

The Great Victory 1981

3.40

The adventures and misadventures the popular singer Rigo Tovar, his relationships, trips and unparalleled successes

1981

The Mexican Ninja

The Mexican Ninja 1991

5.00

A criminal organization hires some ninjas to steal the formula for a new drug, described as cheaper and more powerful than cocaine. As it turns out, the industrialist who financed the research has taken elaborate steps to make sure that the new substance won´t fall into the wrong hands, and the ninjas find they have only succeeded in stealing half the formula. To please their disgruntled employers, the evil ninjas try to blackmail the industrialist into handing over the remaining half and it´s up to the Mexican Ninja and his pals to stop him.

1991

My Son, the Hero

My Son, the Hero 1961

8.10

Northern Mexico, early 20th century. Reynaldo del Hierro is murdered while riding with his sons Reynaldo and Martín, whose mother instills in them the need for revenge.

1961

El jardín de la paz

El jardín de la paz 1989

5.50

An American's couple who live peaceful and quiet in their summer house in Cuernavaca, Mexico, see how their peace and security is broken when a band of delinquents break inside their home violently with the only purpose of extortion.

1989

El alazán y el rosillo

El alazán y el rosillo 1966

5.50

Two rival landowners: one is exploiting the local peasantry and dispossessing them of their land, and the other believes in fair play and justice for all.

1966

Maclovia

Maclovia 1948

6.50

On a small Mexican island dwells a group of Indians who live in the traditional manner and who disdain outsiders. The beautiful Maclovia and the poverty-stricken Jose Maria are in love, but her father refuses to allow their marriage, or even any communication between them, due to Jose Maria's lack of means.

1948

History of a Scoundrel

History of a Scoundrel 1964

6.20

A woman betrayed and betrayed by a man falls into despair and ends up killing him.

1964

Los fenómenos del fútbol

Los fenómenos del fútbol 1964

4.40

Working class family owns a restaurant: one brother's a rising star in local soccer, one's a priest/semi-pro boxer, sister's an aspiring ranchera singer and the other brother's a waterboy at the stadium.

1964

The White Horse

The White Horse 1962

6.60

Claimed by his grandmother, who lives in a Mexican village, Joselito begins the journey from Spain. Once there, while traveling in a stagecoach, is assaulted by bandits. Joselito manages to escape and, walking aimlessly, he meets Antoine, a rider who is ex officio of random player, and become close friends.

1962

Jinetes de la llanura

Jinetes de la llanura 1966

5.80

Cowboy-hero series, first of two. Sequel: Pistoleros de la frontera.

1966