Luis Alcoriza Movies

An anthropologist goes to the mountains to study the problems of the indigenous people and finds out that they are being dispossessed of their lands.

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...

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...

Two dark-comedy stories involving blackmail, murder and love triangles in Rio de Janeiro

A documentary covering the years Luis Buñuel spent in Mexico making films.

With the purpose of using barbasco roots in the production of cortisone, a pharmaceutical company sends a scientist to investigate the possibilities...

A USA girl decides to vacation in Mexico and experience first hand all the stereotypical scenes she's seen in movies. When she gets there, everything...

Gabino earns his living as a fakir in a circus, and he exhibits himself crucified in a tent, to earn the money he needs to buy a house for his mother.

The charity of an elderly millionaire in a lost city provokes a series of reactions:

Aurelio is a shark fisherman who works very hard to send money to his family in the city and keep Manela, his young lover on the coast. One day, he...

Two middle-aged couples take a Murphy's Law vacation in Acapulco.

A mature and successful businessman leads a peaceful life with his ​​family and his lover. However, his life is greatly complicated when...

Avila, early twentieth century. Pedro, a boy of nine years, accompanied by his tutor, comes to live in the house of Don Mateo, a teacher that from...

Police officer makes life hell for an ex-convict. Based on that novel.

An old gangster returns from the United States to Mexico City to live with his sister-in-law and his two nephews, where he will face the daily life...

Venice Film Festival 1948

Cándida is a Galician who lives in Mexico and has been selling lottery tickets. Her dream is to buy an inn, but doesn't have enough money. In...

Pastora de los Reyes is a beautiful Spanish that goes to Mexico with a contract to film a movie. The main actors will receive her at the airport,...

Standard retelling of the the Gospels, with a brief epilogue about the death of Mary.