Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (Mexico)

Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to immigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.

A highly praised portrait of the generally despised General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, who fought his way to the presidency of Mexico in 1833.

Filiberto, a Mexican migrant worker, returns to his home town after working for three years in the United States, and struggles to re-establish himself. Disc characteristics: DVD Region 1.

Narración de la trágica historia de Miroslava Stern, célebre actriz del cine mexicano, que vivió su esplendor en los años cincuenta. La cinta recrea diversas etepas de la vida de esta actriz: la juida de la familia Stern de Checoslovaquia durante la segunda guerra mundial; la imposiblidad de la abuela de escapar con ellos; la llegada a la Ciudad de México en donde Miroslava se convierte en una hermosa mujer que, gracias a un concurso de belleza,...

15 year old Rufino lives on the streets of Mexico City, doing odd jobs and occasional drug deals. Driven by circumstances, he steals money from the corrupt local policeman.

In this provocative documentary film, director Rodrigo Reyes reimagines the Mexico/U.S. border as a mythical place comparable to Dante's purgatory. Leaving politics aside, he takes a fresh look at the beauty of the border and the people caught in its spell. Shot during a 4-week roadtrip in a dilapidated can with a crew of only three people, Reyes had captured a stunning mosaic of compelling characters and broken landscapes that live on the US-Mexico...

When Heli's twelve-year-old sister inadvertently involves him in Mexico's brutal drug world, Heli must do everything it takes to protect his family. As he descends further into inescapable and nightmarish corruption and violence, it threatens to tear his life apart.

"La obra que se presenta quiere ser un homenaje a los artesanos de Olinalá y específicamente a Francisco Coronel, cuyo trabajo con lacas en color dorado es internacionalmente reconocido. Busca promover y preservar las artesanías como patrimonio cultural de las presentes y futuras generaciones, siempre buscando que la artesanía sea una actividad valorada. El libro está dirigido a los niños y narra una sencilla historia en la cual los personajes...

A series of ten short films that come together to celebrate the one hundred years since the Mexican revolution. A powerful and multifaceted compilation that expresses the rich culture and customs of contemporary Mexican society. Stories include the journey of a young Mexican-American woman bringing back her father's body to Mexico for burial, a tuba player living in a small village, children rescuing a priest that they find hanging upside down in...

Benjamin Garcia, El Benny, is deported from the U.S., and upon his return to Mexico finds a bleak picture. The violence, corruption and economic crisis plaguing the country have completely devastated the place. Benny, with no other options and to help his family out, gets involved in the drug business, where he finds, for the first time in his life, a prosperous life, full of money, women and violence. In the end, he discovers firsthand that the tempting...