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1) Amar a morir
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
1998
Language
Español
Description
Alejandro Viscaíno es el único heredero de un imperio bancario propiedad de su controlador padre Ricardo. Harto de la falsedad e hipocresía de la alta sociedad a la que pertenece, Alejandro comete un acto rebelde, que lo obliga a salir de la ciudad y buscar un sitio para escapar de realidad.
4) Pueblerina
Publisher
Alterfilms
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
Español
Description
Una sórdida historia de injusticia, traición y muerte en la que se ve reflejado el caótico México rural del fin de la revolución. Sólo un milagro podrá salvar a una inocente pareja de enamorados de ser victimas de los déspotas caciques de un pueblo.
Publisher
Super Estrella Films
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
Español
Description
In this comedy, a clumsy fireman is visited by his little goddaughter, whose mother recently died in the jungle. After fighting some fires, Cantinflas decides to quit his hazardous job to become a policeman. Everything goes well until a gang of gangsters kidnaps the girl and ransoms her for her inheritance.
Publisher
Distribuido por Distrimax
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
Español
Description
Basado en el corrido "Los dos hermanos," este drama dibuja la lujuria y traicion de una mujer casada cuya ambicion la lleva a plantar la semilla del odio entre dos jovenes valerosos hermanos que la conocieron en su nínez.
Based on the corrido "Los dos hermanos," this drama portrays the lust and treachery of a married woman whose ambition makes her plant the seed of hate between two young brothers who met her in their childhood.
Publisher
distributed by Distrimax
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
Español
Description
A story based on actual events. Three humble fishermen from Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, are hired to pick up some mysterious cargo at sea. They face mortal danger when they discover the contents of the boxes. Then they must choose between a sure death at the hands of their smuggler captors or the small chance of surviving at sea in a small boat without provisions.
Al ser contratados para recoger una carga misteriosa en mar abierto, tres humildes...
9) Sobre ella
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
A group of friends learns how to stick together despite everyday problems.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
A chambermaid at a high-end Mexico City hotel, into a beautifully observed film of rich detail. Set entirely in this alienating environment, with extended scenes taking place in the guest rooms, hallways, and cleaning facilities, this minimalist yet sumptuous movie brings to the fore Eve's hopes, dreams, and desires.
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
Español
Description
Rodrigo and Rocco are cousins with little in common but devotion to their grandfather. When the grandfather dies, other family members are consumed by the old man's will and the distribution of the inheritance. The two cousins take it upon themselves to carry out their grandfather's wishes to have his ashes scattered into the sea at Acapulco and embark on a journey of self-discovery and mutual understanding.
Series
Publisher
Venevision International y Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Español
Appears on list
Description
"Haz que tus sueños se conviertan en realidad." Éste es el mensaje que se lee en una pelota de fútbol que cae misteriosamente del cielo en San Pancho, una localidad que solía ser la meca del fútbal. Y éste es el mensaje que un grupo de jóvenes rebeldes del lugar deciden hacer suyo. ¿Pueden estos chicos inadaptados e ignorados por la sociedad encontrar el coraje, la imaginación y la dedicación para recuperar la gloria de San Pancho y, de...
Publisher
Pantelion
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Español
Appears on list
Description
Bachelor Valentin Bravo has his life turned upside down when a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep. They move to L.A. in search of the mother, but are unable to find her. So he decides to raise the baby on his own and gets a job as one of Hollywood's top stuntmen.
Series
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
Español
Description
Ansiedad : "Twins (both played by Infante) are separated while very young, one raised as a singer by their widowed mother and another as the heir to one of Mexico's richest families. Their paths cross in the future, but they are unable to recognize each other due to their very different social backgrounds."--Source: imdb.com.
Escuela de música : "Popular South-of-the-Border singing stars Pedro Infante and Libertad Lamarque head the cast of Escuela...
15) Miss Bala
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Español
Description
"An aspiring beauty queen finds herself in the wrong place at the worst possible time in this explosive crime thriller set amid Mexico's increasingly violent drug war. After witnessing a shooting in a nightclub, the young woman is kidnapped and forced to work for ruthless gangsters in order to keep her dreams, and her family, alive"--Container.
16) Cartel land
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"In the Mexican state of Michoacán Dr. José Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," leads the Autodefensas, a citizen uprising against the violent Knights Templar drug cartel. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar Valley, Tim "Nailer" Foley, an American veteran, heads a small paramilitary group called Arizona Border Recon, whose goal is to stop Mexico's drug wars from seeping across our border. Heineman embeds himself n the heart of darkness...
17) Cantinflas
Publisher
Kenio Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Español
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¡Películas para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana!/Movies to Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month!
¡Películas para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana!/Movies to Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month!
Description
From his humble origins on the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood, the comedian Cantinflas became famous around the world, one joke at a time.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Español
Description
"Idealistic filmmaker Sebastian ... and his cynical producer Costa ... arrive in Bolivia to make a revisionist film about Christopher Columbus' conquest of the Americas. But as filming commences, the local citizens begin to riot in protest against a multi-national corporation that is taking control of their water supply. With the film shoot in jeopardy, both men find their convictions shaken. Inspired by the real-life water wars in Bolivia in the...
Publisher
Pantelion
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
Pasco is so fed up with his nagging and nitpicking wife Dana that he comes up with an ingenious plan to end the unhappy union. He finds her a boyfriend by hiring a professional seducer nicknamed 'El Taiger' to whisk her off her feet and out of the marriage. But even the best laid plans can backfire when love is involved.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Español
Description
"Julian Perez, Mexico's most powerful crime lord, must embark on a mission given to him by the only authority he respects...his mother. Joined by a colorful band of unlikely heroes, Julian must risk his life to fulfill his mother's wish and rescue his enlisted brother from the war-torn Iraq."--Container.
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