Discoveries from Mexico World Cinema

A 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda.

X Quinientos tells the story of Alex, David and Aurora, three people who live in opposite ends of the American continent, but who are connected due to their incapacity to accept mourning and to their need of changing in order to move on with their lives.

Bere is an unsuccessful stand-up comedian who gets kidnapped by Mino and Sal outside the bar where she works. They want to use the money to pay for Focha's recovery. But the kidnapping will not go as planned.

Ariadna, an elderly woman, is overwhelmed by the pressure of leaving her sister in a nursing home, without having enough money. After robbing a supermarket for the first time, Ariadna will find an escape from the weight of caring for a family member with dementia.

Gerardo Casasola, "El Estudiante", now has the mission of rescuing his sister.

In the short film "fanitullen", national romanticism, death metal and bloody slapstick are mixed to tell the story of how scorned love unleashes the darkest forces in man and nature.

After the ferocious assassination of several DEA agents, the Mexican government launches an aggressive counter offensive

The Baja 1000, the biggest off-road motorsport race in the world, crosses Mexico's largest desert region. In this Western, which is surprisingly reminiscent of a musical, Jose Permar followed Rigo, Davis and Paco, three fans of this mechanical saga with a beat set by the “corridos” (epic lyrics) sung by a trio of flamboyant musicians.

Potter who makes fake pre-Colombian statues gets mixed up with thieves and treasure-hunters at an Aztec art museum.

Emilio and Tomás are two boys who decide not to go to school because rumors say the world is going to end that day. Emilio decides to go rescue his mother, who, he's told, "has gone to the other side." But before setting out on his journey, Emilio discovers the truth.

Experimental short film by Roberto Toledo.

Music and image merge in this visual spectacle for the first video clip of Paranoia. The psychedelic images and editing combine perfectly to provide a painterly style to a song that invites the listener to dream.

Olimpia Coral Melo never set out to become a feminist icon. The humiliation of seeing her intimate video go viral made her want to abandon her own name. For thirteen years, she fought to pass a law against digital sexual violence in Mexico. Now, as the Olimpia Law gains momentum across Latin America, she must come to terms with her wounds and reclaim the name that shame once tried to take away from her.

Documentary film commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Mexican team.

After the death of his wife, Gabriel Barragán stays at the house of his in-laws. The decision of what to do with the ashes of the deceased generates conflict between Barragán and his father-in-law.

Nieri is an indigenous teenage boy from the Wixarika culture, who is being indoctrinated by his father on the path of dreaming to reach the Blue Deer and become a Marakame. However, Nieri doubts about having the gift that is necessary to become a Marakame. His real dream is to play Mexican country music and to go to Mexico City to play there with his friends.

Miguel is a prominent writer of soaps that gets rid of a policeman who stops him for driving intoxicated by telling him the end of the current remake of the hit soap opera "Destiny of Love". This time, as Michael tells the police officer, Gabriela won't die and will get married. When the officer tells everyone that he knows the end of the melodrama nobody believes him, so he will watch Miguel in order to ensure he fulfills his promise. The actress who plays Gabriela has problems with the production department, so they ask the writers to kill Gabriela in the following chapters. Miguel will be in a series of entanglements while he decides whether it is better to ignore or evade his bosses or the harassment of this crazy fanatic police officer.

Alberto has come back to town several years after he made a promise that he made with Rosita, who has forgotten the promise since they were kids. Felipe, the other lover, beats Alberto up and frames him for a murder. Initially Facundo, father of Felipe and influential landowner, made everything possible for Alberto to pay for his supposed fault without realizing who it was really about. Making Alberto's return the more bloodier.

Camila and Abril grew up together in a small town on the coast and are best friends. There's an obvious and uncomfortable attraction between them. April's family will move to the city, their paths will have to separate forever.

A 1941 film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.

Antoin, Yesuán and Karla share a common memory of their last moment together in the amusement park Parque Lenin. When they lost their mother, four years ago, their paths changed radically. Antoin moved to France to pursuit his dream of becoming a professional opera singer, meanwhile Yesuán and Karla stayed in Cuba, trying to consolidate their new family roles.

Documentary showing how the growing number of U.S. Citizens living in San Miguel de Allende has caused problems for the local population and their traditions.

New sheriff cleans up the town. First (?) in "Mauricio Rosales" series.

Propagandistic documentary short film by the Mexican government about changes in the treatment of psychiatric patient.

Upcoming animated film based on Mexican television series La Chicharra. It will be part of a new shared universe based on Mexican comedian Chespirito's works.

One song traces a pathway from oral poet and Mazatec shaman Maria Sabina's tradition to Mazatec rapper Xéti NdáJnio and Medicine woman Zara Monrroy, also a poet, rapper and dancer from the Comcaac Nation. Two stories of indigenous rappers struggling to sing in their mother tongue.

In San Luis Potosi, Mexico, residents survive by hunting animals and selling them on the freeway.

The queen (Reyna) celebrates her roots and her encounter with the pleasure of being a woman.

This is the story of a commander who takes over a town already devastated by cholera. What no one knows is that his real purpose is to collect a huge debt, which he himself says the town owes him for having taken matters into its own hands.

Mariana is a singer who has fame and success. All she needs is to feel completely free and enjoy life like any other ordinary woman.

A movie actress and a film director decide to create their own version of what love should be, therefore each tuesday, no matter where or with whom they are, they see each other in order to love each other.

Aurelia and Antonia distance themselves from their youth due to the greed of one of them to keep the house that their parents inherited. Aurelia spends her life alone in the countryside, until one night Antonia knocks on her door. Between the bewilderment and anger at the visit, Aurelia agrees to live with her sister who shows strange behavior and little by little she will discover what is behind it.

A pair of spies disguised as tourists are stalked by mysterious figures in Mexico's most attractive locations.

Over the course of one day in August 1912, the family of retired actor James Tyrone grapples with the morphine addiction of his wife Mary, the illness of their youngest son Edmund and the alcoholism and debauchery of their older son Jamie. As day turns into night, guilt, anger, despair, and regret threaten to destroy the family.

Barbara and Brava, two reporters from gynocentric country "Vulvopotamia" make a report of their journey somewhere in Mexico, on a mission to fight the inequality crisis by promoting woman made films to citizens.

A young man who recently lost his father, goes away to a cabin in the woods to deal with his grief

Claudia dies just before she was about to receive her wedding ring. She decides to come back to Earth with the help of an angel.

This story follows Mauricio in his dilema between following his dream, the complicated relationship whit his family and the fight with his worst enemy. Himself.

After high school is over, three friends have to choose their paths. Pastor dreams of flying and winning Flor´s love, while her jealous brother Nacho gets seduced by the local gang, and falls in to crime.

In the Mezquital Valley, inequality in the distribution of environmental goods and services has modified the collective environment of thousands of inhabitants who struggle to survive in an ecosystem that they did not choose.

One night of partying in the most violent city in the world: Caracas, Venezuela

Mexican feature film