Discoveries from Mexico World Cinema

A wrestling hero helps the police in their battle against a mad doctor and his army of female zombies.

The murder of an 8-year-old boy by a young soldier in Tijuana, Mexico, leads to riots on the streets. Based on a true story.

After a police raid, commanding officer Alberto has confiscated a large sum of money from a powerful drug dealer named Bartolomé. Bartolomé is pure evil and wants his money back, so he makes a plan to recover his money that involves kidnapping Alberto's son and forcing Alberto's wife, a famous runner, to run the local marathon.

This is the story of a man who challenged his country’s institutions by proclaiming himself legitimate president. This is the story of how the controversial Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who led the polls during 4 years, lost the election by less than half percent. It all begins while he is still Mexico City’s mayor, up to his self proclamation as president and his actions during the first days of Felipe Calderón’s government.

Sex and middle class are the main topics in "La verdadera vocación de Magdalena". Hermosillo shows marriage as a matter of interests (economical and social) in the modern society. emphasizing the education, lose of tradition and customs in the gap generation of sixties youth and its parents. Angelica María, plays the best character in his career, being a kind and vulnerable girl raised in a hard moral education

El Taquicardio travels through Tijuana at night in the company of a bar waiter, looking for the plaza boss he has to kill. He will end up like he never imagined.

A group of people, including Capulina and Viruta, head towards the city by train. A heavy storm interrupts their journey and now they must take a haunted path to reach they city. (English Subtitled)

Lena, a beautiful and mysteriously sinister refugee haunted by her past, is chased into the arms of a rich, unsuspecting industrialist not for love, but for information.

Two sisters buy an old dark house, soon they discover it's haunted.

A satanic preacher comes to a small town where he unleashed the terror of the inhabitants.

Reporter investigating an actress' death gains an overview of her whole biography.

The horrors of Isla Muerta will come to light, and Jonathan knows it. This incident was what InGen tried to hide at all costs. All that remains is a recording that reveals the hell experienced by a scientist, an apprentice, and a security guard. Their struggle to survive turned into a nightmare as they faced creatures from millions of years ago. Negligence and silence led to a grotesque outcome. That night, the dinosaurs reclaimed the Earth, and all that remained were the echoes of a terror impossible to forget.

Mario, a businessman, falls in love with his maid after becoming a widower.

Abraham, a seventy-year-old pianist, receives an invitation to a tribute in his honor. But he's having trouble remembering things. During a visit from Diana and Iris, Abraham tries to remember his most precious composition before it's too late.

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

In Greek mythology, there were colossal creatures with fifty heads and a hundred arms. In the manner of an illustration in a bestiary, this short film describes the titan in a contemporary city. The concrete masses on the outskirts of Mexico City are the current version of the giant, recorded through 16mm film.

Independent documentary created by group of enthusiast from Russia. It covers the topic of Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, Mexico and struggle of Mexican indigenous peoples for justice, liberty and democracy.

A down in his luck film director falls in love with an attractive waitress and decides to launch her as a big singing star. Once the goal is reached, the girl runs away and becomes involved with a gangster who leads her into prostitution.

Three newlywed couples and the priest who married them face problems imposed on them by unquestioning adherence to patriarchal values.

A group of workers at a beer factory fight crime together.

An innocent man (Gerardo Reyes) is accused of being involved in the disappearance of the daughter of a local landowner. Since I was dating the missing woman, I Becomes the prime suspect and must follow clues to find out what really happened to her. Since I was going out with the missing woman, becomes the prime suspect and must follow the clues to find out what really happened to her.

When Mireia acknowledges the lack of support from her dad to study art, she will have to decide whether she follows her dad's orders to study medicine, like him, or follow her own desire.

Reporter/photographer team have risen to their level of incompetence at their newspaper.

Magdalena makes a journey to find her missing son, who disappeared on his way to the border with the United States. Accompanied only by her will and her memories, Magdalena enters a violent and desolated territory, the migration route in Mexico.

Unhappy young married couple argue and almost break up their marriage.

Two of the most important figures of their time in the entertainment industry in Mexico: Adal Ramones and Adrián Uribe. They come back and perform at the Teatro Metropólitan, in a comedy night with these great stars.

Cruz is an actress who works as a simulated patient for medical students. One night, while jogging at the gym in her building, she sees a body fall, but instead of helping, she keeps on jogging. Her actions are caught by security cameras and leads to a police inquiry. Unable to explain what happened, she realizes that her work has desensitized her, compelling her to set out on a journey to recover her repressed emotions.

After a life full of guilt for having been an executioner, Abel Carbajal receives a visit from Ángela, a young woman seeking revenge against him. Unknowingly, both will find their own redemption.

Biography of the first Catholic Saint to be born in Mexico.

An alcoholic priest receives confessions online throughout the eternal quarantine.

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Vani Deer and Tuco Possum are two young friends that live in the same building along with their parents and other animal neighbors. The adults of the building fight and pester each other constantly, to the extreme of putting the building's structure in danger of collapsing. The children will have to give them a good example, teach them to be good neighbors and work together for the sake of everyone

Landru, a French businessman, arrives Mexico with the idea of ​​promoting their fighters, what nobody knows is that besides Landru promoter and fighter is a mad scientist who seeks to alter human genetics mixing it with the animal to make stronger and fiercer to their gladiators.

Six characters narrate their complex existence through his slides from one to another body, to form a network of shared memories and experiences. The need to explain this strange condition connects them via objects, messages and memories.

The adventures that revolve around an exclusive nightclub for women, prove that not only the woman, but also the man, can be a sexual object

A girl brings to life a demonic voodoo doll.

Jairo feels that his privacy is invaded when Hugo, a longtime friend who is temporarily staying with him, brings home his suicidal cousin Moi. This forced cohabitation leads the characters to understand the sense—or nonsense—of life.

Two sisters. They ride horses, they wear black dominos, they carry bullwhips. Their dad was... Third of three movies in unofficial series; the first two didn't explicitly reference Zorro.

Zorro-type horseman with occult powers faces off against all metaphysical evils.

After listening to the waltz "Carmelita", dedicated to his wife, President Diaz instructs Don Susanito seeking the composer Chucho Flores to give her a piano. Don Susanito located Chucho, a bohemian who lives drunk and surrounded by poets and artists. Don Susanito was named patron protector of artists and aspiring young stars of the stage, which leads to a series of adventures in the middle of songs, dances and loves.

Sergio Arau's documentary on his 1980's mexican rock band Botellita de Jerez.

When the son of a powerful politician vanishes in Mexico City, the authorities turn to Zuzunaga—a man known for his sharp instincts and unorthodox, often law-bending methods. Once a legendary figure in solving high-profile cases, Zuzunaga is brought back into the spotlight, his reputation as the last hope to uncover the truth and deliver justice, no matter the cost.

Series western, sequel to Manuel Saldivar el Texano.

Itinerant cowboy learns that his horse can talk. Horse ends up giving him singing-lessons... and...

Esteban and María are a young couple of lovers, both belonging to aristocratic families. When María announces she's moving to London to study, the sullen Esteban decides to follow her, and both opt to steal from their parents to escape and be free, with shocking results.

In 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army, made up of impoverished Mayan Indians from the state of Chiapas, took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico. The government deployed its troops and at least 145 people died in the ensuing battle. Filmmaker Nettie Wild travelled to the country's jungle canyons to film the elusive and fragile life of this uprising.

Considered Mexico’s greatest footballer of all time, Hugo Sánchez sits down with Adrián Uribe to discuss the chapters of his life both from both on and off the pitch. Sánchez looks back at his career that began in Mexico and saw him reach the pinnacle of Spanish football, and also opens up about the death of his son, Hugo Jr.

Girls just want to have fun; but often they must do some growing up first...and fast! Four teenage friends explore the grey area between sexual attraction and responsible behavior and just where love fits in.

After getting bitten by a rabid dog, Clara must stay locked in the small cabin where she lives with her mother and husband for 40 days. While the town is assaulted by a pack of savage dogs, Clara's seclusion causes a growing desire for freedom. To escape, she will have to overcome her family's fear and determination to protect her.

Based on the novel Tomochic by Heriberto Frías; tells the story of the rebellion of the inhabitants of the village of Tomochi, Chihuahua, against the government of Porfirio Diaz in 1891. Mexico's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1976.

Subsistance-farmer emigrates to the city in search of opportunity, loses contact with his wife and children.

Cristina returns to her hometown Cuernavaca after a seven year absence. The bittersweet reunion with her brother Mauricio unravels old and tragic memories. Cristina, determined to heal their relationship, collapses its fragile stability.