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Presagio

When the bottle she uses to help women gave birth to their children breaks, Mama Santos the midwife announces that something terrible is going to happen in a town from the country side of Mexico, while tension and acts of violence increase. A story of superstition in a small town from the pen of Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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5.8

1975 Comedy 118 min Play

6

Fe, esperanza y caridad

The film compiles three stories, each named for part of the main title. The first, "Fe" (faith), is the story of a woman who travels to a distant town seeking a miracle to save her husband from disease. On the journey she is raped by fellow pilgrims; returning home she finds that the miracle has taken place and her husband is well. She vows to make the pilgrimage again the next year. The second story, "Esperanza" (Hope), concerns a man who consents to be nailed to a cross as part of ...

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6

1974 Comedy 113 min Play

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National Mechanics

A 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.

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7

1972 Comedy 105 min Play

7.6

La puerta y la mujer del carnicero

A movie divided in two segments, the first "La puerta" (The Door) is about a high society gathering in which a door inside the mansion leads to a bizarre corridor where a naked and menacing human figure appears. The second "La mujer del carnicero" (The Butcher's Wife) is set during the Mexican revolution and is about horrifying hallucinations felt by a lieutenant after committing a murder.

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7.6

1969 Horror 82 min Play

5.3

Tarahumara (Cada vez más lejos)

Raul (Igancio Lopez Tarso) is a white man who enjoys the simple way of life practiced by the Indians of Mexico. He does his best to try and help the tribe, but he becomes a victim of greedy land grabbers who covet the tribal property. Jaime Fernandez and Aurora Clavel play the Indians. The feature, written and directed by Luis Alcoriza, appeared at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.

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5.3

1965 Drama 105 min Play

6.2

The Shark Hunters

Aurelio is a shark fisherman who works on the coast of Tabasco, Mexico. He works hard and sends money to his wife and children that live in Mexico City. He seems very happy in the coast --he even has a romance with a native girl-- although he misses his family. One day he decides to go back to Mexico City where his brother in law is waiting to invite him into a busines. Aurelio never gets to fit his new life in the city where "even the bed is soft". He decides to turne back where the life ...

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6.2

1963 Drama 100 min Play

6.7

Tlayucan

A man becomes a thief out of desperation. If his identity becomes known, his neighbours might lynch him. The only friendly face in town is the local priest.

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6.7

1962 Comedy 105 min Play