Cine Mexicano

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.

A little girl who is allergic to almost everything is forced to live alone isolated from the outside world. When a small lemur brought from Madagascar to an illegal market in Mexico escapes and finds a way to the little girl's room, a strange friendship is formed.

A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.

TV MX, the most powerful Mexican Television Corporation, discloses a scandalous story involving Governor Carmelo Vargas in serious crimes and illicit business. Governor Vargas worried about his political future, decides to clean his image and negotiates a billionaire secret agreement with the owners of the TV Corporation. Carlos Rojo, an ambitious young news producer, and Ricardo Diaz, TV network star reporter, are responsible for making a dirty campaign to change the image the public has of the corrupt Governor and make him, at any cost, a political star and a great presidential candidate. Mexican Television believes that democracy is a farce and has already placed one President... Will they do it again?

In Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.

Fatima, a woman in her forties, becomes an online overnight sensation. Sofi and Cami, a pair of young influencers, will try to take advantage of Fatima''s sudden popularity by pretending to be her friends, unbeknownst to them that they messed with the wrong person!

A deaf and mute vagabond finds a large denomination bill in a Mexico City dump, and while he tries to buy something with it, others try to con him into giving it away.

After the death of her abusive husband, Matilde finds her new best friend in Miguel, her young, insecure, and disoriented neighbor.

After his grandfather''s death, a man travels with his wife and kids to his hometown, where chaos ensues with his relatives over the inheritance.

This documentary walks the line between fact and fiction, delving into corruption in the Mexican police through the experiences of two officers.

When Cindy decides that she doesn't want to marry her boyfriend, she runs to Mexico City, where new friendships and unexpected paths teach her that there are so much more possibilities on her life and her talent than she imagines.

Cagalera and Moloteco are two teenagers from San Gregorio Atlapulco who are desperate to get out and move up and away from oppressive circumstances. When they hear of an opportunity to buy a spot in the electrician’s union, which could transform their lives, they quickly devolve into the criminal, adult underworld of Mexico City in a bid to buy their freedom.

On October 2, 1968, a student uprising descends into violence after the Mexican government begins to use lethal force against the protesters.

Yessica is a rebellious girl who forms an unlikely friendship with quiet schoolmate Miriam. Yessica's home life is ruled by her brutal stepfather and her amoral stepbrother, Jorge, while Miriam shares a calm, loving household with her mother. The girls' friendship is shattered after Jorge arranges to have one of his friends rape Yessica.

In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.

Set amidst the 1999 student strikes in Mexico City, this coming-of-age tale finds two brothers venturing through the city in a sentimental search for an aging legendary musician. Shot in black-and-white, Güeros brims with youthful exuberance.

A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man. Their lives are catapulted into unforeseen situations instigated by the seemingly inconsequential destiny of a dog.

Family and friends try to sabotage the budding romance between a young upper class girl and a humble student.

In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession. A naive janitor is recruited to become the new mayor, and he believes he will modernize the little town and usher in a reign of peace. But the system corrupts him very quickly, and he takes to abusing his power while associating with an unscrupulous assortment of opportunists, hypocrites and criminals.

After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.

Jorge Bueno and Pedro Malo are best friends who consider giving up their womanizing ways when they each fall in love. As fate would have it, Pedro Malo unexpectedly marries Jorge Bueno's girlfriend, and the conflict between the former buddies begins.

During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.

Las vidas de Julio y Tenoch, dos jóvenes mexicanos de 17 años, están regidas por su apetito sexual, su amistad, y por su deseo de alcanzar la madurez. Durante una festiva tarde de boda con sus familias, conocen a Luisa, una española de 28 años.

A pesar de ser primos de más o menos la misma edad, Rocco y Rodrigo no se soportan. Lo único que los une es su afecto incondicional hacia su abuelo, don Rodrigo Carnicero, un médico nacido en España quien adora a sus nietos y se siente decepcionado de sus propios hijos. La muerte del abuelo y la promesa de arrojar sus cenizas al mar de Acapulco logrará unir a los dos jóvenes, quienes emprenderán un viaje que los hará descubrir que, después de todo, no son tan diferentes como creían

Es la historia de un niño brillante, inadaptado y pesimista, que tras enterarse de que es un genio, lucha por salir adelante a pesar de la ignorancia y los escasos recursos de su familia. Con sólo ocho años de edad, tiene que adelantar la decisión más difícil de su vida: ¿Qué quiere ser de grande?