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Amor en la sombra
event1960 star_border 5.4
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A daughter who idolizes her father discovers, just before he dies, that he was leading a double life and had a hidden lover.
La rabia por dentro
event1962 star_border 5
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Tito is a swindler who plans to appropriate a large sum of money supposedly sent abroad by airplane, with the complicity of Carlos, the cashier of a big company, who must put a time bomb aboard the airplane while keeping the money. Waiting for the plan to develop, Tito enjoys the company of the North American starlet stripper Rita, but he seduces a Mexican chorus girl, and the two women eventually fight over him. What seemed to be a faultless plan starts going wrong. A scavenger takes the money without knowing, and Carlos feels remorse for having placed the bomb aboard the jet flight, and is going to confess his crime. Tito is abandoned by his lover, locates the money and takes it back, locates Carlos and kills him. Even then, he will find crime does not pay.
Macabre Serenade
event1968 star_border 4.2
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Relatives of a recently deceased man meet at his eerie castle for a reading of the will. They encounter a sinister piano player who turns out to be a toy maker, and his toys are imbued with murderous intentions.
La mujer del puerto
Act like Anunciador cabaret (uncredited)
event1949 star_border 6
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Orphaned, abandoned by her fiance, forced into prostitution by the absence of "respectable" alternatives.And the-e-en...
Janitzio
Act like Luis
event1935 star_border 5.8
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First all Mexican sound film. Story is based on the ancient customs and legends of the fisherfolk as they come into conflict with the exploitation of agents sent by "big business" from the cities.
Of Love and Desire
Act like Julio
event1963 star_border 5
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American engineer Steve Corey comes to Mexico to work at one of the mining projects owned by Katherine Beckman and her half-brother Paul. He meets Katherine, and the man he is replacing, Bill Maxton, tells him that Katherine is his for the asking..."all you have to do is touch her---she goes off like fireworks. There were plenty of guys before me, and there'll be plenty after me." Steve finds Katherine as advertised but he falls in love with her. Once he sees that the romance is for real, brother Paul is more than a little displeased at this turn of events and brings back one of Katherine's earlier flames, Gus Cole, to tempt Katherine away from Steve.
Macario
Act like Nieto de abuelo enfermo (uncredited)
event1960 star_border 8.7
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Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.
Historia de un gángster
Act like Mike Miranda
event1968 star_border 5
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Sequel to Juan Orol's "Organización criminal". After 6 years in prison, gangster Tony Florino is released from custody. He repeatedly makes it clear he didn't snitch in exchange for a reduced sentence, but was given time off for good behavior.
Contrabandistas del Caribe
event1966 star_border 6
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A crime organization that deals with drug trafficking discovers that more and more drugs keep disappearing. Joe Luciana, a man who is respected for his good deeds, appears to be responsible.
Retablos de la Guadalupana
event1967 star_border 5
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From the hill of Tepeyac arise the most extraordinary miracles.
Antesala de la silla eléctrica
event1966 star_border 5
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A young man is sentenced to death on the electric chair. The lieutenant who captured him does all he can to prevent it, because he is convinced of the man's innocence.
El Portero
Act like Amigo de Raúl en fiesta (uncredited)
event1950 star_border 7.5
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Cantinflas works as a porter, who writes letters and speeches in his old writing machine to earn an extra money, despite the fact that he still goes to school. The sentimental issues come when Cantinflas falls in love of his pretty neighborhood (Silvia Pinal), who is handicapped and unable to walk. The thing wont be easy, because a young military man also has feelings for the girl. But the porter wants to see her happy, and he will become a sort of Cyrano De Bergerac, writing love letters to her signed by the young soldier. His plan is simple: to win money in the horse races in order to pay the operation which will make her walk again.
El Extra
Act like Actor, capitán (uncredited)
event1962 star_border 6.7
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Cantinflas is a man who hangs around the studios and helps anyone who needs his advice while at the same time envisioning his own versions of how certain scenes should be shot. Both angles provide ample opportunities for very witty, subtle barbs at the foibles of the industry.
Un Quijote sin mancha
Act like Vecino (uncredited)
event1969 star_border 7.1
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A lawyer trying to fix everyone's problems, instead causes problems, which always end up in funny situations.
Nazarin
Act like Caminante con burro (uncredited)
event1959 star_border 7.7
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After hiding a murderer, a Catholic priest is forced into self-exile and decides to embark on a pilgrimage through the Mexican countryside.
The Abduction
Act like Empleado de Aurora (uncredited)
event1954 star_border 4.6
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In a small Mexican village the news shock neighbors, Ricardo Alfaro, a wealthy local rancher has disappeared without a trace. Taking advantage of the circumstance, Aurora Campos, a strong woman with overwhelming beauty, convinces the authorities to sell her the property in exchange for twelve thousand dollars. Soon after, when Ricardo suddenly reappears, a real battle is about to begin.
Soledad's Shawl
Act like Enfermero hospital
event1952 star_border 6.1
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Alberto Robles, a young doctor, is faced with the decision to surrender to a life full of comforts and luxuries or to continue dedicating himself body and soul to serving those who need it most.
The Other
Act like Empleado tienda (uncredited)
event1946 star_border 6.9
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A mousy, poor manicurist seeks to switch places with her more glamorous, wealthy twin sister.
Pegando con tubo
Act like Detective
event1961 star_border 6.9
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Developmentally-challenged guy and is caretaker get drafted into he police force and take part in the manhunt for a bank robber.
Sombrero
Act like Tomas
event1953 star_border 4.2
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Mexican love stories follow a dying man, a bullfighter's sister and lovers from feuding villages.
Serenata en México
event1956 star_border 5
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Mariachi with dual vocalists is broken up by a promoter who wants one of them as a solo act.
Una cita de amor
Act like farmer (uncredited)
event1958 star_border 5.4
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The story of the doomed love between Soledad and Román. She is the daughter of a rich man that wants to marry her with Ernesto, nephew of his friend, the judge. Román owns a little ranch. A brawl in the town will unleash several deaths that will affect the already difficult relationship.
Hombres sin alma
Act like Anunciador cabaret
event1951 star_border 5.7
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Final installment in Juan Orol's Percal trilogy. In this film, Malena is freed from prison by a gangster but a rival mobster will make things impossible for them.
Campeón del barrio
event1964 star_border 5.8
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A young man eagerly prepares for triumph as a boxer in a neighborhood gym with the firm intention of escaping poverty to marry his girlfriend, who sings in a nightclub.
Monte de piedad
Act like Monje
event1951 star_border 5
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Anthology-movie, series of anecdotes about the personal tragedies that lead people to take their values posessions to the state-run pawnshop.
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