Movies and TvShows featuring "mexican-cinema" theme.

A promise to his mother led him to become the best musical and movie star of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema; his songs and characters went around the world, and when he seemed to have everything, death tragically took him away.

A film essay that intertwines the director's gaze with that of her late mother. Beyond exploring mourning and absence as exclusively painful experiences, the film pays tribute to her mother through memories embodied by places and objects that evidence the traces of her existence. The filmmaker asks herself: What does she owe her mother for who she is and how she films? To what extent does her film belong to her?

El Chicano follows the story of a Latino cop who transforms into a masked vigilante after the murder of his police partner. With the aim of seeking justice and fighting against crime, he navigates the dangerous streets of his neighborhood while also dealing with personal relationships and an unexpected plot twist.

A view of the end-of-the-century Mexican family. A father who comes back home after a long absence, but who would rather be somewhere else. A daughter suffering from a trapped pain. A son full of guilt and recriminations. A little kid who soaks up all the tension in the house, like a sponge, and a self-effacing mother who would like to go away and leave everything behind.

Roy Del Espacio (aka Roy From Space) was a Mexican animated movie directed by Hector Lopez Carmona, Rafael Angel Gil and Ulises P. Aguirre that was in production from 1979 to 1982, being released in theaters in Mexico City in 1983. However, the end result was apparently of really poor quality, so much that the movie was pulled from theaters only two days after its premiere. The movie was never broadcast on TV nor released on home video, and information about it or its creators is almost nonexistent. The only surviving visual information is a promotional poster containing both original art and a black and white still from the movie.

Boulevard Nights is a 1979 movie that tells the story of a young Mexican-American man named Ray, who navigates the dangerous and violent world of the East Los Angeles barrios. Ray finds himself torn between loyalty to his family and friends, and his desire to escape the cycle of violence that surrounds him. As he becomes involved in the local gang culture and lowrider scene, Ray must confront his own identity and make difficult choices that will determine his future.

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.

A Mexican comedy loosely playing off of the tale of Sleeping Beauty. A caveman wakes up after a thousand year slumber. When he awakens he is seen as a wonder to behold, and discovers his ancient love and romantic rival are seemingly still alive as well.

A group of friends decides to hold a Halloween party at an abandoned cemetery. Unbeknownst to them, a notorious serial killer has been buried there, and the night awakens his demonic powers. As the friends become trapped in the cemetery, they must fight to survive against the homicidal maniac and his army of undead.

Lucia must find new meaning in her life in order to move forward after a suicide attempt.Dealing with her grief over the death of her son,she establishes new ties and notices small miracles.An encounter and unexpected journey open up the space for her to understand that she can continue to live and to discover that eternity resides in a single instant.

This documentary is a portrait made in Mexico by a group of Argentine exiles, directed by the painter Nicolás Amoroso.

An outsider man comes across the house of El Enfrascador de Almas. Without him knowing, the outsider listens to the detailed explanation of what an Enfrascador does in the day-to-day work of trade.

An intruder dressed in a Krampus mask breaks into a teenage Christmas party.

In present-day Monterrey, three downtown musicians confront the urbanization of the city as they perform Fara Fara pieces in search of clients.

A young man with an ordinary life begins to be the center of attention of a third party. The day to day of the young man begins to turn sinister and strange; his life begins to be endangered in a particular way and he feels insecurity in all those that were his comfort zones.

The high energy movement in Mexico is visited without prejudice through its places and its protagonists. The icon Pascal Languirand is one of them.

A young girl travels through the city to deliver a gift to her dying mother.