Antonio Bravo

Calculating Aime sends her sister Monica to distract a love-struck smuggler, Juan del Diablo, when he threatens to reveal their affair to Aime's new rich husband. They are discovered alone together and to save Monica's virtue, Juan del Diablo promises to marry Monica.

After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves unable to depart... and, over the next few days, all of their elaborate societal pretenses and façades deteriorate as they are reduced to living like animals.

Journalist Luis Navarro is assigned to cover the sinking of several ships, but his investigation takes an unexpected turn after meeting Miss Morán. As he digs deeper, he realizes the case is tied to a dangerous espionage conspiracy.

A Catholic priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but others do not return the favor.

Historical drama on the life of the medieval Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.

A dramatic encounter between passionate love and fraternal love. Two brothers fall in love with the same woman, played by the beautiful dancer Ninón Sevilla, an orphan they rescued during their childhood. Though she loves only one of them, she decides to give up her happiness rather than destroying the reason of the other she doesn't love.

A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...

After Caribbean despot Mariano Vargas is murdered at the hands of his enraged populace, his secretary Ramón Vázquez takes not just control but also Vargas' widow Inés, with whom he's been having an affair. Special military unit leader Alejandro Gual arrives to overthrow Vázquez by turning the people and Inés against him.

Cinco fueron escogidos taking place in Slavko, a "peaceful town in Yugoslavia," with only Yugoslavians and Germans as characters, not a Mexican or Spaniard in sight. Another interesting point about Cinco fueron escogidos is the existence of an alternate version, shot in English with a different cast (at least in major roles). Sadly, this film, usually referred to as "Five Were Chosen" but sometimes called "Hostages" (not to be confused with the somewhat similar 1943 Hollywood movie with that title), appears to be lost. García Riera indicates the English-language version was screened in Mexico, at least for the press, but does not seem to have been released commercially in the Mexico or the USA. Since Herbert Kline was well-known for his leftist views, it's not surprising to note that many of the imported Hollywood actors were also left-leaning (and in fact more than one was blacklisted during the Red Scare era).

A taxidermist decides to murder his wife after having to put up with her after twenty years of hellish marriage.

Gloria encounters Francisco, a man whose social veneer betrays a truer self burrowed underneath.

A young woman who was born and grew up on an island prison-colony decides to move to the island and try life in the real world. Romance, bad luck and astonishing coincidences wait in her path.

In this Romantic-Comedy from Director Rene Cardona, Actress Maria Elena Marques plays a hard-living woman named Leticia, who suffers from a recently broken heart after being deceived by her ex-boyfriend. Soured on anything to do with love and while drinking away her sorrows, she sets out to marry the very first man she sees. This man just happens to be a nice guy named Roberto, (Abel Salazar). Although the pair's mutual attraction to each other is obvious, Roberto has no idea what he is in for, and he soon proposes. Not long after the marriage, Leticia starts to take advantage of both Roberto and her new Father-in-Law (played by Oscar Pulido), who shows kindness towards the girl. Predictably, marital bliss soon turns into discord, and the couple agree to divorce after a year passes. Their love-hate relationship and pending break-up provides a perfect backdrop for several comedic situations before the two realize that they are actually in love.

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Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.

Peasant farmer and landowner are rivals for a woman. Sequel to Ay Jalisco No Te Rajes.

To pay off her father's debts, Rita leaves her humble fishing village in Yucatan and gets exploited by several men, including a married politician who turns her into a big dancing star.

1909, a detachment of the Mexican army commanded by Captain Allende moves to Clipperton, also called the Island of the Passion, in the Pacific. After the outbreak of the revolution, the island becomes administered by the government of France, events that in principle go unnoticed by the islanders.

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.

Out-of-work actor and his burglar pal get jobs at an agency that pledges to do things the client doesn't want to deal with. Meanwhile, their boss is being stalked by seven Italian brothers who want revenge for something that happened to their great great grandfather.

A daughter who idolizes her father discovers, just before he dies, that he was leading a double life and had a hidden lover.

After a quarrel with her boyfriend on New Year's Eve, Mane drives her car from Mexico City to Cuernavaca to meet her parents in their country house. The car breaks down in the highway and Mane has to ask for help. Mechanic Cruci arrives and, after testing the car, offers Mane a ride on his motorcycle. Back in Mane's house, she invites him some drinks to celebrate New Year's Eve. They get drunk and, the morning after, Mane's parents arrive and find them sleeping together. Not knowing what happened, Mane and Cruci are forced to get married against their will.

Enrique lives in the midst of danger until he falls in love with a girl and learns to appreciate the little things in life. However, a series of strange situations unfold before him towards his own death, which he must deal with.

Cándida is a Galician who lives in Mexico and has been selling lottery tickets. Her dream is to buy an inn, but doesn't have enough money. In her quest for trying to get it, she runs into a scammer. In a stroke of luck, she wins first prize in the lottery, but the misfortune is merciless with her ​​because she can't find the ticket.

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Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his wife's brother (Leonardo), who had been lost for years. The rich man then remembers that his father in law's testament could only be paid when all brothers get together, so treats Cantinflas, a real bum, as a king.

Safe-cracker sets up a gangster rival to get arrested; after some unrelated adventures, that guy escapes from jail and pays him back.

Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to fool him into spending less by telling him that his large fortune is gone.

During a long train trip, the Police has discovered jewelries in the personal bag of an actress, but she turns out to be innocent.

The adventures of Mostachón and Wash & Wear in his bid to win the estate of a mysterious millionaire uncle who suddenly appeared in their lives but their parents would not let anything easy

José, a driver, and Laura, a dancer, were lovers. José couldn't dance with Laura due to his condition on his legs. Therefore, a man notices Laura's skill to dance and wants to do business with her, taking her on a dancing tour, which made José and Laura miss each other.

A humble tramp is turned, for a couple of days, into the richest and most famous man in México.

A plague is spreading through 16th century Mexico, and the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church is rooting out Jews, for they are believed to be its cause. At his father's funeral, a monk observes his family practicing Jewish burial rite, and he reports them, leading to devastating consequences for the whole family.

Cantinflas and three friends return a stolen necklace to an actress who invites them to be extras at Clasa studios. While on the set, he falls asleep and dreams that he is d'Artagnan, fighting on behalf of Queen Anne.

The beautiful Agent 00 is sent by the girlfriend of a mafia boss to catch his band of miscreants.

Cantinflas, who owns a cleaning business, cleans the windows of the house of a famous French actress. While carrying out his work he observes how a man steals one of the famous actress necklaces, but he can only see his back.

This funny Mexican film tell the tale of a family who will do anything to get rid of the rich old lady who sits at the head of the clan. All the hilarious members want a piece of the very lucrative inheritance money. What they don't know, however, is that grandma has left all of the money to her trusty dog.

A poor little girl slips in a circus one day and sees a puppets' show. Later she returns to the empty circus looking for a fairy she was fascinated by.

A young man fails as a seller of household goods and his sister, tired of poverty, elopes with a criminal.

A beautiful woman will stop at nothing in her quest for money and power. Not even murder.

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

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A stagecoach full of conflictive passengers makes its dangerours way from Mexico to Veracruz during the days of the French Intervention.

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A dangerous gangster, called Álvaro Rambal, is captured by the police. Hoping to be forgiven before his execution, he tells the story of his life to his wife, going from his tragic childhood to the rise and fall of his criminal empire.

The life of Jesus from the beginning of his ministry, his miracles, the Sermon on the Mount and his death on the cross.

A young teacher is sent to a remote estate to educate a wealthy man who has grown up isolated from society. As she introduces him to formal education and social conventions, their contrasting views of the world lead to a series of unexpected encounters.

A 1940 film directed by Rafael E. Portas.

María Nicolasa Cruz, an illiterate young Mazahua woman, travels to Mexico City in search of a better life, only to be swept into a chain of misunderstandings and conspiracies that make her an unlikely suspect in thefts and murders.

Desperate because of his son's illness, the peasant Eufemio steals a pearl from the image of Santa Lucía in the village church.

A 1941 film directed by Vicente Oroná.

La India Maria becomes the municipal president due to a ballot typo.

A 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda.

Latter part of the career of Padre Morelos, the 18th/19th century military leader. Sequel to... um... El Padre Morelos.

An ex-convict struggling to start anew faces relentless pursuit by a remorseless cop while protecting an orphan amid the 1832 Paris student uprisings.

After the death of her husband the industrialist, unprepared trophy-wife takes over the management of his business concerns.

A group of young people meet the harsh reality after graduation.

Satan gives a woman three wishes in this version of the classic tale, "The Monkey's Paw."

"El Florido Pensil" is a humorous reflection of the education of several generations of Spaniards from the 1940s to the 1960s. Based on the book of the same name by Andrés Sopeña, it evokes, from the present, his memories of that time: everyday school, local radio, Roberto Alcázar's comics, Thursday cinema with Franco opening swamps and "Yon Güein" chasing and killing Indians. Through the childish eyes of a child Sopeña (Daniel Rubio) and his schoolmates, we discover a way of understanding the world, society and a Spain "of glories and flowery pensil", as the national anthem of those years used to sing.

Two screwballs get mixed up with monsters, mad scientists and vampires.

Band of outlaws stumble across an espionage ring of Axis agents embedded in an out-of-the-way hacienda.

A nun reevaluates her life and decides to give up her vows to marry and help her father.

Two brothers: one's a cop, one's a gangster.

For the centenary of Cuban patriot Jose Marti, the 1950s pre-Castro dictator Batista collected funds for an official film commemoration and hired renowned director Fernandez from Mexico to erect this memorial work.

Female CEO hires a man to pass as her husband and act as figurehead of her business concerns.

Ladylike widow hires a roughneck neighbor to help her marry off her daughter and collect an inheritance by impersonating her husband.

Two brothers named Margarito butt heads courting the same woman.

After her father's death, María Eugenia is pressured by Don Remigio Pérez who her father owed debts to, to marry her. Instead, the kindly Roberto de los Ríos pays off her debts and she goes to live at his country house with his two twin nephews Carlos and Leonardo. However, she faces an attempt to murder.

On March 22, four days after returning to his home in Andalusia, Luis de Vargas writes the first of his letters to his uncle and favorite professor at the seminary. He reports that his father intends to fatten him up during his vacation, to have him ready to return in the fall to finish his training for the priesthood. He mentions in passing that his father is courting a twenty-year-old, attractive widow, Pepita Jiménez; his father is fifty-five years old. Pepita had been married for only a short time to an eighty-year-old moneylender named Gumersindo. Luis is not eager to see his father marry again, but he promises his uncle not to judge Pepita before he knows her.

A man becomes more and more infatuated with his childhood sweetheart leading to a haunting encounter with horror.

El rey del tomate ("The Tomato King") is a 1964 Mexican comedy-drama film, directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Eulalio González, Luz Márquez, and Emma Roldán.

Rosa, a working-class young woman, falls in love with the physician Armando de la Vega. After they spend a night together, she discovers that she is pregnant. Armando, however, marries another woman, and the couple leaves for Paris, where he remains for several years. Upon his return, disillusioned with his marriage, he meets the famous cabaret star Alma Rosa, not realizing that she is Rosa, now performing under a stage name.

Young songwriter falls in love with a singer he writes for... but her jealous manager fucks up both their lives.

Famous singer hires a pianist/songwriter on the strength of his compositions, then seduces him away from his fiancee and from the paths of righteousness in general.

Intensifying skirmishes between a brutally oppressive conquistador imperialist and the last holdouts of Aztec resistance... and meanwhile, miraculous visitations of The Virgin Mary to two of the downtrodden and conquered indigenous peons.