Discoveries from Mexico World Cinema

Two truckers find love with the little help of a special cologne!

Mexican feature film

After the loss of his family at the hands of a bloodthirsty criminal leader, Daniel struggles with himself to decide whether to seek revenge and die, leaving alone and in danger to his only sister, or do nothing and allow others to suffer what he has lived . Meeting old enemies, new alliances and betrayals in a society that, like his life, collapses minute by minute.

Mario Castañeda is having a midlife crisis and begins to be guided by the voice of Goku he hears inside him.

A Carioca woman is confused with a businesswoman on the beautiful beaches of the Caribbean.

Young landowner wants to get married, but family problems are interfering with his plans.

From dusk 'til dawn, El Velador accompanies Martin, the guardian angel whom, night after night, watches over the extravagant mausoleums of some of Mexico's most notorious Drug Lords. In the labyrinth of the cemetery, this film about violence without violence reminds us how, in the turmoil of Mexico's bloodiest conflict since the Revolution, ordinary life persists and quietly defies the dead.

Genesis and Luciano have a long-distance relationship and it seems to work for them until they talk about the things that matters to them.

Mexican feature film

Paco's ordered by a higher-up in his gang to beat up a journalist who wants to write exposes about Mexico City drug traffic, and that ends up opening a whole can of worms.

Five young women hold a weekend-long bachelorette party for their engaged girlfriend.

Two young writers in the task of writing a screenplay about a bullfighter, question his relationship with the bulls. This leads them to discuss masculinity and what a man is.

How do you know if God is inside you? Neimar likes to ask questions and to take what life gives him in this Mexican feature that observes him playing, selling food, looking after horses and preparing for First Communion, on a journey through light and darkness.

Part of a series of films based on portions of the Manuel Payno novel "El fistol del diablo". All were directed by Fernando Fernández and star Roberto Cañedo.

Amanda and Manuel are friends, they hang out during the afternoons, flirt with each other and conceive the idea of turning one of Amanda’s drawings into a stencil to put it on a wall near their school. A romance blooms. When the date for the drawing arrives, Manuel is nowhere to be seen, and nobody knows what happened. Amanda can’t understand this situation.

Mexican feature film

When brothers Yago and Janco reunite, their encounter removes the past and strengthens their love for each other. Both are willing to fight everything and everyone, but no one prepared them for the difficult test they will now face: the truth.

A group of superheroes known as "Los Jaguares" must fight against extraterrestrial invaders who plan to take over earth.

Charting the arc of “Billy” Álvarez, former head of Cruz Azul, the film follows his transformation from powerful cooperative leader to one of Mexico’s most notorious fugitives. As the myth of his authority unravels, it traces his years in hiding, his eventual capture, and the legal storm that laid bare allegations of organized crime, money laundering, and extortion behind the façade of success.

A cap, a barrel, and an eight year old boy surrounded by his friends from the neighborhood have been the essential elements for the entertainment for millions of views around the world. Created by comic actor Roberto Gomez Bolanos, El Chavo del 8 made its mark on Mexican Television and has left us with everlasting memories of entertainment for our families. Its sketch comedy format appeals to young and old alike. El Chavo del 8 still airs in syndication all over Latin America.

Set in 1960s Mexico at a girls' boarding school, Luisa, María, and Otilia, a trio of women, decide to break all the rules and put what they learned in school—being good wives and mothers—into practice. So, they decide to leave school for 20 days (the time until their graduation) and embark on a journey that will take them through various adventurous and fun situations. Among them, a gang encounter and three handsome cowboys will leave "Las Tres Coquetonas" learning about their own experiences, as well as about how to find true love.

The vedette Miriam ignores her pretender Carlos because her daughter Margot, whom she passes as her sister, is in love with him.

Lila Avilés, the award-winning writer-director of Tótem and The Chambermaid, follows Leticia Gallardo and her all-female band Mujeres del Viento Florido, musicians from more than 60 Indigenous communities across Mexico who travel from the mountainous region of Tlahuitoltepec to Oaxaca and Mexico City bringing joyous popular music and a kind of brassy defiance of centuries of persecution. - MoMA

An ex-police officer witnesses the brutal murder of his wife & son and now seeks revenge on the mobster responsible for the murders.

When trapped in limbo, the only way out is in.

On his last night before going abroad, José goes out to a party with Milena, his best friend. The night will develop into a serie of events that will change their relationship forever.

Mariano has three reasons to invite Antonlín Fair to visit Acapulco since the last 50 years. The first one because they were his best friends during high school, the second one because he has serious intentions to find Carmen Madrigal, a woman from Acapulco who was the love of his youth, and the third one he rather not say, but it is the reason he carries a pistol and three bullets in his suitcase.

A vampire is sent into outer space by 3 scientists but his rocket ship lands in Mexico City where he meets different people and has comedic adventures.

Young couple run off to join the Mexican Revolution, in part because she has a crush on Francisco Villa.

Tomás, recently graduated from film school, is sent by the institution to take the next admission exam in Ciudad del Carmen (Campeche), one of the different points in the Republic called "lighthouses" where said exam is taken. in favor of the decentralization of national cinema. On his journey, Tomás will find the motivation he needs to complete his thesis and discover himself... Or not.

A group of friends have to clean up the house after a party sooner than expected; the problem is that Ulises, the host, is hungover and dead asleep.

Documentary about the underground bar 'Tutti Frutti' that operated without licenses and was the cradle of Mexican rock in the 80's.

The old massa dies and his son comes home to take over the hacienda. Things are going to be a whole lot different now; he's overturning all the old social order. A-a-and...

Frivolous young dandy is trying to score with an operetta singer, but she ends up with his uncle.

Filmed from 1995 to 1997 in Havana, New York, Los Angeles, Morelia and Mexico City, it tells the story of Yuliet, a Cuban teenager, and Fabiola Quiroz, a Mexican model, who, with humor and frankness, surrounded by quirky supporting characters, show us that the absence of their parents, deprivation and adversity made them stronger.

A cartel worker demonstrates his skill at climbing, but a series of violent events complicates the Devil's path to power.

Where does energy go when we leave a space? Post Lucem explores the vibration and movement of light that flows and transforms, either compacting, changing color, multiplying and creating a visual spectacle. This short film uses the stop motion technique with long exposure photographs, using the light painting method, in which brushstrokes of light are created in the air that are captured by the camera. Light represents the energy left behind by bodies and how it transmutes over time. This is an allegory to life, since in this the only constant is change, and we just have to flow and enjoy it.

Tormented by the disappearance of his son in the lake where he has fished all his life, Miguel will sacrifice whatever it takes, even his faith, to have him back in his arms.

The emotional journeys of two women victimized by corruption and injustice in Mexico and of the love, dignity and resistance that allowed them to survive.

A beautiful young woman, adopted as a child by a man, falls in love with her stepfather and wants to conceive a child with him.

A man driven by ambition finds his way in the invitation to join an antique secret society ignoring its very singular background history.

Luna Magica, a professional Lucha Libre wrestling star in Mexico, dreams of becoming world wrestling champion while fighting to make ends meet as a single mom in Mexico City.

Tierra y Libertad is the name of a united front of former Mexican peasants gathered on the outskirts of the city of Monterrey, in the industrial north of Mexico, who are occupying urban land and building their own type of society there.

Iván and his friends attend a spiritual retreat to bring some peace to their lives, but strange and violent events start taking place.

In the drug trafficking business, most of the unimaginable crimes have been committed to ensuring deliveries, they were done regardless of the consequences.

A circus fakir performs a crucifixion act to earn enough money to secure a home for his mother. As the spectacle intensifies, the boundary between devotion, showmanship, and danger begins to blur.

Solazo is set in a future in which solar radiation has become harmful. Humanity has managed to adapt, however Lucas is torn between the attraction and repulsion that the sun causes him, while he takes care of a plant.

Mexican feature film

Mad-science/comedy scenario about reviving the corpse of an Egyptian mummy morphs into a love story set in ancient Egypt.

A summit meeting of rival gangs, one predominantly Italian and the other a mix of Polish, Irish, and Italian mobsters, fails to resolve their differences, and gang war breaks out.

A diver is pursuing an olympic medal, but the illness of a loved one arises unexpectedly. His only opportunity is decided on the trampoline.

Many stories of families within an urban complex.