The Cemetery of the Eagles (Spanish:El cementerio de las águilas) is a 1939 Mexican historical war film directed by Luis Lezama and starring Jorge Negrete, Margarita Mora and José Macip. It is set during the Mexican-American War of the 1840s. The film's sets were designed by José Rodríguez Granada. The battles of Churubusco and Chapultepec were recreated. It premiered on 1 September 1939, the same day as the Second World War broke out in Europe. The film's overtly patriotic theme proved very popular at the Mexican box office.
Directed byIsmael Rodríguez OriginMexique GenresDrama ActorsPedro Infante, Blanca Estela Pavón, Evita Muñoz "Chachita", Miguel Inclán, Rafael Storm, Rafael Alcayde Rating77% Deux enfants prennent un livre dans une poubelle. Ils commencent à lire l'histoire d'un quartier pauvre de la ville de Mexico. Le charpentier Pepe "El Toro" (Pedro Infante) vit avec sa fille adoptive "Chachita" (Evita Muñoz) et fait la cour à la jolie Celia, connue comme "La Chorreada" (Blanca Estela Pavón). Autour d'eux, un groupe de gens vivent leur vie de nombreuses façons différentes: il y a une paire de femmes toujours ivres, connues comme "La Tostada" (La Grillée) et "La Guayaba" (La Goyave); une belle femme (Katy Jurado) qui dort tout le temps, surnommée "La que se levanta" tarde (Celle qui se réveille tard); et une mystérieuse prostituée nommée "La Tisica" (Celle qui est montée), qui souffre de tuberculose et qui a un sombre passé.
, 45minutes OriginUSA GenresComedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Western ThemesMusical films ActorsJorge Negrete, Ann Ayars, Armida, George Givot, Antonio Moreno Rating49% Don Juan Hernández's niece Cholita returns to her village from Mexico City announcing she will not marry José, her village boyfriend, bur rather the radio star Fernando Gómez who has accompanied her home. José enlists two of his friends to pose as bandits to frighten the arrogant and cowardly Fernando and win Cholita back.
, 1h41 Directed byIsmael Rodríguez GenresDrama, War, Romance ThemesPolitical films ActorsPedro Infante, Salvador Carrasco, Carlos Riquelme, Miguel Ángel Ferriz, Miguel Inclán, Arturo Soto Rangel Rating68% At the beginning of the film, there is a young man who decides to become a soldier to defend Mexico from an incoming invasion by the French army. After enlisting, he fell in love with a young lady, but it turns out that she is the niece of the French ambassador to Mexico. In one battle where the Mexican forces were near the brink of defeat, the soldier, Luis, decides to grab a trumpet and play the song "Mexicanos, al grito de guerra", the National Anthem of Mexico. Upon hearing the anthem played, the soldiers rally and overcome the French forces. However, Luis is shot and dies in the end at the same time his love escapes imprisonment.