, 2h13 Directed byMiguel M. Delgado GenresDrama, Comedy ActorsCantinflas, Tito Junco, Jack Kelly, Carlos Riquelme, Alberto Galán, Victorio Blanco Roles Secretario general Rating71% Lopez (known affectionately as "Lopitos" to the Ambassador's secretary), a bureaucrat from the Latin American "Republica De Los Cocos" (a play on the term "banana republic") who is stationed in the embassy of the Communist bloc country "Pepeslavia" (a play on words of Joseph Stalin, the nickname for Joseph in Spanish (José) is "Pepe", and the inflection "-slavia" of Slavic peoples under the rule of the USSR).
, 2h4 Directed byMiguel M. Delgado GenresComedy ActorsCantinflas, Ángel Garasa, Rosa María Vázquez, Angelines Fernández, José Elías Moreno, Rogelio Guerra Roles Padre Juan José Romero Rating72% The young priest Father Sebastián (played by Cantinflas) is assigned to a parish in San Jerónimo el Alto, where he is not welcomed by the community, particularly the resident priest Father Damián (played by Ángel Garasa). The newcomer gradually earns the trust of the people through humor, but firmly captures their hearts by saving the town fiesta by fighting a bull when the hired torero failed to show.
, 1h45 Directed byEmilio Fernández GenresDrama, Romance ActorsDolores del Río, Pedro Armendáriz, Julio Villarreal, Stella Inda, Alberto Galán, Arturo Soto Rangel Roles Luis Felipe Rating72% In the Mexican city of Guanajuato, in the 1800s, the young and beautiful Amalia de los Robles (Dolores del Río) wakes up the passion of all the men of the region. This provokes the fury of her widowed father, Don Fernando (Julio Villarreal) who sees in her the face of his dead wife. But Amalia falls in love with the smart Ricardo (Pedro Armendáriz). Tragic circumstances, however, prevent them from being united.
, 1h16 Directed byEmilio Fernández OriginMexique GenresDrama, Romance ActorsDolores del Río, Pedro Armendáriz, Alberto Galán, Miguel Inclán, Arturo Soto Rangel, José Torvay Roles El Pintor Rating72% A young journalist presses an old artist (Alberto Galán) to show a portrait of a naked indigenous woman that he has in his study. The body of the movie is a flashback to Xochimilco, Mexico, in 1909. The film is set right before the Mexican Revolution, and Xochimilco is an area with beautiful landscapes inhabited mostly by indigenous people.
, 1h48 Directed byJulio Bracho OriginMexique GenresDrama, Thriller, Romance ActorsAndrea Palma, Pedro Armendáriz, Alberto Galán Roles Ignacio Elizalde Rating71% Sur ordre du gouverneur Vidal, un dirigeant syndical est assassiné au centre de tri postal de Mexico. Son compagnon, Octavio, parvient à s'échapper, mais il est néanmoins poursuivi... Il se réfugie dans un cinéma où il rencontre, par hasard, Julieta, une ancienne camarade dont il était épris. Elle parvient à le soustraire aux recherches de la police et l'abrite dans sa maison, où elle partage sa vie avec Ignacio, un écrivain raté. Octavio obtiendra sa collaboration pour récupérer des documents compromettants qu'il lui faut absolument supprimer. Au cours de ces heures inquiètes, l'amour réciproque de Julieta et d'Octavio refait surface.
, 1h48 Directed byJulio Bracho GenresDrama, Thriller, Romance ActorsAndrea Palma, Pedro Armendáriz, Alberto Galán Roles Ignacio Elizalde Rating71% A politician, Octavio, has discovered damaging information about the regional Governor who has recently crushed a strike at the urging of "foreign interests". Octavio is hunted by the Governor's bodyguards who wish to kill him and recover the documents he has stolen. While hiding in a cinema, Octavio bumps into Julieta who takes him home to hide. Julieta and her husband Ignacio are old friends of Octavio as they had been student activists together. Despite agreeing to help, Ignacio is resentful of Octavio because of the past relationship he had with Julieta. Octavio discovers that it is an unhappy marriage, Ignacio has a mistress while Julieta is forced to work as a taxi dancer in a cabaret to make ends meet.