Kino: The Legend of the Black Priest 1993

Propped up on his deathbed, a 17th century Spanish missionary named Father Kino (Enrique Rocha) looks back on his remarkable life and relives one of his greatest challenges: bringing the teachings of Christianity to California's native population while convincing the Spanish military to respect the Indians' traditions.

Gertrudis 1992

The life and execution of Gertrudis Bocanegra, a sympathizer of the libertarian cause and a prominent figure in Mexico's independence from Spain.

Goitia: A God for Himself 1989

Difficult Days 1988

Two shareholder brothers close several factories due to economic problems, except for their chemical plants.

La rebelión de los colgados 1986

The drama of the Indians of tropical Mexico in the early twentieth century. The Rebellion of the Hanged is the intense story of the rise of the oppressed pawns and their struggle to achieve freedom and independence.

Round 1986

Loosely based on the novel "Leakage, iron and fire" by Paco Ignacio Taibo I, "Redondo" is an amazing and brilliant cinematic journey, biting and irreverently funny, for the fantastic world of a spontaneous novelist who finds himself, putting in crisis some of the institutions and traditional values of his society​​.

The Eve 1982

Aging politicians who have faded from the public eye hold a cocktail party to celebrate one friend's appointment to the President's Cabinet. Illusions are indulged, illusions are shattered.

It's my Life 1982

Alberto Aguilera arrives from Ciudad Juárez to the capital to pursue a career in music, but in the midst of confusion he is accused of stealing and is sent to prison

In the Storm 1982

In the storm is a Mexican film of the year 1980 directed by Fernando Vallejo. The film is about the time of La Violencia in Colombia. Vallejo wanted to make the film in Colombia, however he found numerous obstacles to film it in the country so he decided to do it in Mexico with Mexican actors and recreating the Colombian landscapes in that country.

Trail of Death 1981

Thriller directed by Arturo Ripstein.

Barrio de campeones 1981

Extended family in working-class neighborhood; story mostly focuses on a young man who aspires to a pro boxing career, his grandma and the restaurant she owns.

El Noa Noa 1981

Juan Gabriel became one of the most popular Mexican singer-songwriters, beginning his career in this Ciudad Juárez cabaret. This is his story.

Broken Flag 1979

When a group of young filmmakers witness and film a crime of passion, the most outrageous blackmail of the century begins. By means of a fantastic plan, the filmmakers send to the murderer, a financial and industrial big shot, a copy of the movie that incriminates him and they demand him an improvement of the standard of living for the working class.

Balún Canán 1977

Based on Rosario Castellanos' novel, Balún Canán is about the turmoil created by the Cardenas’ land reforms. Events occur in Chiapas on the border with Guatemala, mainly in a town called Comitán. Zoraida struggles and fights to keep her properties, inheritance for her only son. For her actions, the sorcerers of Chacjatal cast a death spell over her son.

El reventón 1977

Wild-partying hippie-artist-dilettantes end up forming a revolutionary terrorist cell. The misfit Gato loses a lot of money in bets and his father throws him out of his house. Ál leaves his girlfriend Laura for his lover, the married Adriana. Out of money Gato and Ál becomes urban guerrilla when they plan to kidnap Gato's rich father.

Longitud de Guerra 1976

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.

El principio 1973

Mexico is in the midst of Revolution when the protagonist returns after studying in Paris to find his native town in Chihuahua occupied by Francisco Villa’s revolutionary forces. He visits his deserted home and remembers people and events from his adolescence that provide glimpses of pre-Revolutionary society under dictatorship: his uncle, the chief of police; his sister’s involvement with a liberal political association; bathing with the girls from a local brothel; a labor strike that ended in a massacre. Returning to the present he discovers that his father has been assassinated and, in the company of his father’s former servant, joins the revolutionary movement.

End of the Party 1972

A motorcycle gang goes to a mansion where a party is being held and joy turns into tragedy.