100 películas clave del cine mexicano (SOMOS)
Publicada en el número especial de la revista "Somos uno" de enero de 1996. Seleccionada por Mauricio Peña, David Ramos y Luis Terán.
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El suplicio de Cuauhtemoc (1910) Anónimo.
Madero Asesinado (1913) Frank S. Dart.
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El suplicio de Cuauhtemoc (1910) Anónimo.
Madero Asesinado (1913) Frank S. Dart.
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- DirectorGabriel VeyreClaude Ferdinand Von BernardStarsPorfirio DíazPresident Porfirio Diaz rides his best horse with his friends in Chapultepec. This is considered to be the first movie filmed in Mexico.
- DirectorIgnacio Aguirre
- DirectorSalvador Toscano
- DirectorSalvador ToscanoStarsLuisa Obregón
- DirectorSalvador ToscanoStarsPaco GavilanesFirst adaptation of the play of the same name by José Zorrilla
- DirectorGuillermo Becerril
- DirectorGuillermo Becerril
- DirectorCarlos Mongrand
- DirectorEnrique Rosas
- DirectorCarlos StahlJorge Stahl
- DirectorHermanos Alva
- DirectorEnrique Echaniz
- DirectorHermanos Alva
- DirectorSalvador Toscano
- DirectorJulio Lamadrid
- DirectorGuillermo Becerril
- DirectorHermanos AlvaStarsAntonio AlegríaVicente EnhartA man (Enhart) is urged by his wife to visit the tomb of his mother-in-law in the anniversary of her death. After buying some flowers, Enhart goes to the cemetery, gets drunk and falls asleep. Policemen come and take him to the jail. After that, he's rescued by his partner, Alegria, and goes to the theatre where he acts a comical show.
- DirectorLuis PeredoStarsElena Sánchez ValenzuelaAlfonso BussonRicardo BeltriThe first version of Gamboa's novel about an innocent young girl who is betrayed by the man she loves and must become a prostitute after her family rejects her.
- DirectorEnrique RosasStarsJoaquín CossJuan de HomsManuel de los RíosA gang terrorize Mexico City's high society in 1915. Murder, kidnapping and robbery are their trademarks. One police inspector (Cabrera) follows the gang's crimes and eventually sends them to jail.
- DirectorMiguel Contreras TorresStarsJosé AlcazabaNieves AliagaRafael ArcosFilm based on the homonymous cuplé (song) with lyrics composed by Castellví and Oliveros and music composed by José Padilla.
- DirectorMiguel Contreras TorresStarsIsabel AlemanyMiguel Contreras TorresBarón de KardyDiego is accused of murdering a man in a fight for a woman, he then joins the criminal gang known as the gang of El Águila de la Sierra Morena and fights a rival gang as well as the authorities.
- DirectorAntonio MorenoStarsLupita TovarCarlos OrellanaJuan José Martínez CasadoWoman turns to prostitution after her beloved soldier leaves her.
- DirectorFernando de FuentesStarsGloria IturbeCarlos OrellanaJulio VillarrealElena (Iturbe) is married to a Doctor (Orellana). He is a good man and believes she loves him, but Elena is dating another man. Blackmail, murder and jealousy are the elements of this melodrama.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroFernando de FuentesStarsAlfredo del DiestroCarmen GuerreroAntonio R. FraustoDuring Mexican Revolution, Rosalio Mendoza (Del Diestro) survives by making and winning favors from both factions, the governmental forces and Zapata's Army. His hacienda welcomes everybody, and Mendoza is considered a good friend of his guests. Eventually, the situation becomes unsustainable and he has to take sides. Betrayal and deception overcome and Mendoza's dark side surfaces.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsVíctor UrruchúaCarlos VillatoroMagda HallerWhen the Monk Javier acts violently in a gothic monastery, the Prior asks the Monk Juan to calm him down since he believes that Javier is possessed by demons. When Juan comes to Javier's cell, they recognize each other and Javier runs after him. Javier reaches Juan and hits his head with a heavy crucifix, and returns to his cell. Later, Javier confesses to the Prior that Juan was his best friend when he was a tubercular musician and how their friendship ended when his beloved fiancé Ana died. Then, Juan confesses to the Prior that Javier's confession is correct, but he would like to tell the same story through his eyes.
- DirectorFernando de FuentesStarsTito GuízarRené CardonaEsther FernándezA "comedia ranchera", where two good friends fall in love with the same girl.
- DirectorAdolfo Best-MaugardStarsEstela IndaJosé CasalHeriberto G. BatembergA dancer and prostitute in Mexico City is unsaddled by guilt about her raunchy life and even tries to find happiness.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsEnrique HerreraJuan José Martínez CasadoJoaquín PardavéAn aunt wants to marry her nieces to two men, but their boyfriends pose as the aunt and prevent the wedding.
- DirectorChano UruetaStarsArturo de CórdovaEstela IndaIsabela CoronaAbout a contemporary white man who stumbles upon a tribe of people living exactly in the manner of their Mayan ancestors. Before the interloper's astonished eyes, a fascinating romantic drama plays itself out, as huntsman Uz falls in love with Lol with the mystical intervention of "apprentice witch" Zeb.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsCantinflasJoaquín PardavéSara GarcíaThe boyfriend (Cantinflas) 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.
- DirectorJulio BrachoStarsJoaquín PardavéArturo de CórdovaMapy CortésA not very grief stricken young widow flutters her hand fan between a dashing young soldier and an elderly politician in this Belle Epoque era musical comedy.
- DirectorJulio BrachoStarsJorge NegreteDomingo SolerGloria MarínManuel Venegas regresa a su pueblo para conquistar al amor de su vida, Soledad. Pero para su sorpresa la encuentra casada con otro hombre. Sin importarles nada, ni las diferencias socials, ambos están dispuestos a luchar por su amor.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsDolores Del RíoPedro ArmendárizAlberto GalánIn Xochimilco 1909, María Candelaria and Lorenzo Rafael long for getting married but the odds are against them. María Candelaria is segregated for being a prostitute's child and the couple faces the greed of Mr. Damian, the town's shop owner who secretly desires María. When María falls sick with Malaria, Lorenzo Rafael steals a quinine bottle from Damian's shop, unleashing tragedy for the lovers.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsDolores Del RíoPedro ArmendárizVíctor JuncoA young woman, abandoned by her womanizing fiancé, is forced to provide for the upbringing of her son and combat the difficulties of being an unmarried mother during the strife of early 20-century Mexico.
- DirectorAlejandro GalindoStarsDavid SilvaAmanda del LlanoCarlos López Moctezuma"Champion without a crown". Quick rise and fall of a boxer filled with talent and psychological complexes.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsMaría FélixPedro ArmendárizFernando FernándezDuring the Mexican Revolution, a macho rebel general falls in love with the independent-minded daughter of an aristocrat in the town he is occupying.
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsPedro InfanteEvita Muñoz 'Chachita'Carmen MontejoNosotros Los Pobres stars Pedro Infante as a carpenter whose entire family must work together to clear his name after he is charged with a murder..
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsMarga LópezMiguel InclánRodolfo AcostaMercedes (Marga Lopez) dances for money with the clients of Salon Mexico, a famous cabaret in Mexico City. Her younger sister Beatriz (Derbez) studies in an expensive private school, paid by Mercedes. Obviously, young Beatriz doesn't know about her sister's job. Troubles begin when Mercedes wins a danzon contest with Paco (Acosta), her pimp. Paco refuses to share the prize with Mercedes, so she steals the money when he's sleeping.
- DirectorAlberto GoutStarsNinón SevillaTito JuncoAndrea PalmaLeft alone after her mother runs off with another man and her father kills himself, Elena attempts to make a new life for herself in a new city. Believing he's a friend, Elena goes to dinner with "Pretty Boy" Lucio, but he drugs her champagne and sells her to Rosaura, who runs a brothel out of her nightclub. Elena becomes a sensation as a dancer, but all the while she nurtures plans of revenge against those who have conspired against her.
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsPedro InfanteLuis AguilarAurora SeguraA drifter lands a job as an officer in México City's elite motorcycle police unit and gets home with a mate of this unit. The mate is in love with a girl, but he and she are always making jealous to each other. The drifter and the mate get involved themselves in a fight to become the winner of conquering ladies and performing unit acrobatic tricks, interfering with their friendship and profession.
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsJorge NegretePedro InfanteCarmelita GonzálezTwo best friends clash when one marries the girlfriend of the other.
- DirectorRogelio A. GonzálezStarsPedro InfanteMiroslavaBlanca de CastejónAlberto Medina is a very famous composer and is on a field trip when his car runs out of gas and goes downhill. While looking for help, he finds the Valverdes' house and is welcome by Emilia, the mother of the family, who is known for giving shelter to tramps. The rest of the family disagrees, because the last one disappointed her. In a story of family situations, funny moments and jealousy, Alberto ends up earning everyone's respect and has a special connection with the oldest daughter, the beautiful Susana, and they fall in love.
- DirectorRogelio A. GonzálezStarsPedro InfanteSilvia PinalSara GarcíaAfter a quarrel with her boyfriend on New Year's Eve, Mane (Pinal) 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 (Infante) 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.
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsMaría FélixPedro InfanteAndrés SolerA white woman enters into a romance with a Mexican Indian. The racial barriers between the lovers prove to be insurmountable, resulting in tragedy.
- DirectorEmilio Gómez MurielStarsMartha MijaresLucy GallardoCarlos López MoctezumaAdolescents Alicia and Rafael make love without protection and decide to have their child in spite of their stern families, but things take a dramatic turn when the Rafael suddenly dies..
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsMaría FélixDolores Del RíoEmilio FernándezThe Cucaracha is a brave woman soldier who leads a group of similar women into the fray against the forces of the Villa colonel, Zeta.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsCantinflasLilia PradoÁngel GarasaA man who cannot read or write is given a letter that says he is the inheritor of two million pesos, which starts off a series of events regarding his job, love, and education.
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsAntonio AguilarJulio AlemánColumba DomínguezReynaldo and Martín Del Hierro are witnesses of the murder of their father by Pascual Velazco, as they grow up they're poisoned by the desire of vengeance by their mother, but once they get it it'll change their lifes forever.
- DirectorRoberto RodríguezStarsMaría FélixPedro ArmendárizIgnacio López TarsoHerrera (Armendariz) and Gómez (Fernandez) are on opposite sides in the Revolution; when the two men return home, one finds that his mistress, La Bandida (Maria Félix) is involved with someone else, and the other that is soon to be a widower. The saga then continues as both men go after La Bandida. A tale set during the Mexican Revolution starring some of Mexico's most famous, old-time actors.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsCantinflasGina RomandFanny CanoThis movie was released as "Entrega Immediata" . Cantinflas plays a postman who unknowingly gets involved in a spy caper. This is one of funniest turns. Cantinflas was 52 when he made it, but was still in top comedic form."Entrega inmediata"
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsIgnacio López TarsoLucha VillaNarciso BusquetsA poor, but very lucky man in the cock fighting, is hired by a rich man, but both are in love with the same woman
- DirectorJuan IbáñezStarsJulissaEnrique Álvarez FélixÓscar ChávezA rich, aristocratic engaged couple (Julissa, Enrique Alvarez Felix) abandons a dinner party to enjoy a night on the town with an urban gang known as Los Caifanes.
- DirectorAbel SalazarStarsLuis AragónSandra BoydIsmael Camacho
- DirectorRené Cardona Jr.StarsMauricio GarcésZulma FaiadIrma LozanoSuccessful fashiondesigner D'Maurice seduces married women while he pretends to be gay in order to avoid arousing suspicion among his clientele's husbands
- DirectorMauricio WalersteinStarsIsela VegaJosé AlonsoPilar BayonaCollege student Gabriel has an affair with stripper Veronica but she refuses to become his mistress. Instead, she accepts the protection of an influential man. Gabriel finally manages to speak to her, but she rejects him definitively.
- DirectorLuis AlcorizaStarsManolo FábregasLucha VillaHéctor SuárezA mechanic takes his family to a car race and a series of events occur which brings problems, betrayals, violence and the unexpected death of an elderly person.
- DirectorJulián SolerStarsLibertad LamarqueFernando AllendeJeannie BellAn affluent Mexican performer is troubled when her son announces his intentions to marry a Black American woman, and her daughter exhibits erratic behavior.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsJorge RiveroSasha MontenegroCarmen SalinasBoxer Bronco has lost his boxing license after a fight and gets a job as a waiter at the "El Pirulí" brothel.
- DirectorFelipe CazalsStarsEnrique LuceroSalvador SánchezErnesto Gómez CruzA group of university employees arrive in a small village during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being university students who're attempting to spread communism and mobilizes the townspeople to lynch them.
- DirectorFelipe CazalsStarsDiana BrachoJorge Martínez de HoyosSalvador SánchezThree sisters run brothels protected by the authorities, abuse and prostitute young women under the false pretense of employing them as servants.
- DirectorArturo RipsteinStarsRoberto CoboFernando SolerLucha VillaFamily honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and the dreams of whores collide in a Mexican town. Rich, elderly Don Alejo is poised to sell the town for a profit, needing only to buy a whorehouse to own all the buildings and close the deal. It's owned by a man and his daughter: Manuelita is gay, aging, afraid; he cross-dresses and entertains as a flamenco dancer; he wants to sell and leave. His daughter wants to stay. The return of Pancho complicates things: he's a hothead Alejo tries to control and he scared Manuelita the year before. Things come to a head as Pancho breaks Alejo's hold on him, then flirts and dances with Manuelita and finds himself at risk of being called a "maricón".
- DirectorRafael PortilloStarsIsela VegaJorge RiveroSasha MontenegroJuan Alonso is going through life not taking time to smell the flowers along the way. He stumbles onto a cabaret show and he falls.in love with the star. What he finds out later is that the lead dancer is really a Transexual and he is torn about his feelings about her. Stunningly gorgeous, this story really takes a lot of twists and turns. Kinda like thw mexican version of Victor Victoria, but in reverse!
- DirectorGilberto GazcónStarsValentín TrujilloAna Luisa PeluffoLyn MayThe life of an orphan boy in a big city, surrounded by poverty, crime and violence. As he grew up, he began a life of crime.
- DirectorRaúl AraizaStarsManolo FábregasLucha VillaHéctor SuárezCelos, pasión, y comedia en una historia romántica acerca de un hombre mayor que pierde su empleo y se va a vivir al barrio de la Lagunilla como anticuario. Ahí se enamora de la taquera a pesar de su muy distinta formación cultural.
- DirectorRoberto G. RiveraStarsHéctor SuárezRafael InclánRoberto CañedoThe tragic adventures of a illiterate man named "Milusos" who leaves his family & hometown to go to the big city and try to better his luck. And finds he's unprepared for what he encounters.
- DirectorRaúl FernándezStarsRosa Gloria ChagoyánRolando FernándezIrma SerranoA beautiful single woman lands in the world of violence and drug trafficking when her father is murdered for refusing to put his truck at the service of a powerful cartel, with protections at high police levels. Knowing that the local officials will not serve out justice, she takes matters into her own hands. Armed with a machine gun, she'll attempt to get revenge by her own hands--but the enemy has more firepower than she has.
- DirectorJaime Humberto HermosilloStarsArturo MezaMarco TreviñoGuadalupe Del ToroRodolfo ( Marco Treviño ) is a young bachelor doctor who has a love affair with a younger music student, Ramon ( Arturo Meza ). When Rodolfo's mother begins to urge his son to get married, he quickly asks modern and open-mind Olga ( Letícia Lupercio ) to become his wife. Ramon is heart-broken, but Dona Herlinda ( Guadalupe Del Toro ) has the final solution to make everybody happy: She asks Ramon to live with her, near by Rodolfo and Olga. Everybody together forever.
- DirectorJulio AldamaStarsÁlvaro ZermeñoEleazar GarcíaJaime FernándezA Customs officer fights crime, smugglers and terror on the dangerous borders of Mexico.
- DirectorIsmael Rodríguez Jr.StarsCarmen SalinasGilberto TrujilloAlma DelfinaThe Chemos and the Pachecos are two gangs whose adventures are witnessed by the doctor, the assistant and the social worker of a clinic where they know of the young men's problems.
- DirectorRafael Villaseñor KuriStarsVicente FernándezEulalio GonzálezLina SantosLindoro, un campesino perezoso, admira a un personaje de telenovela muy macho. Cuando su novia Micaela le consigue trabajo en una hacienda, roba un traje de charro y un caballo y sale a vivir sus propias aventuras-y se involucra en un robo.
- DirectorAlfredo B. CrevennaStarsAlberto RojasRoberto 'Flaco' GuzmánRebeca SilvaA womanizer loses an important part of his genitals.
- DirectorJorge FonsStarsHéctor BonillaMaría RojoJorge FegánA Claustrophobic experience which involves a Mexican middle class family into the atrocities made by wild and heartless army forces whose main objective seems to be students who do not permit the 1968's Olimpic games' to develop normally.
- DirectorRené Cardona Jr.StarsAlejandra GuzmánOmar FierroSebastian LigardeThe newly married Claudia spends her first night with the godfather of her wedding, because in the drunkenness of the celebration they got confused.
- DirectorAlfonso ArauStarsMarco LeonardiLumi CavazosRegina TornéWhen tradition prevents her from marrying the man she loves, a young woman discovers she has a unique talent for cooking.