The Great Madcap
1949
star 7.3
Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo...
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Luis Alcoriza
Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (5 September 1918 – 3 December 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in Spain and established himself in Mexico from 1940. His 1962 film Tlayucan was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His 1987 film Lo que Importa es Vivir was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.
Filmography
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El capitán Malacara
1945
star 6.8
Misogynist military man is laid up for a month with a broken leg and during his convalescence he learns all the...
El rayo del sur
1943
star 6.0
Latter part of the career of Padre Morelos, the 18th/19th century military leader. Sequel to... um... El Padre...
A Mexican Buñuel
1997
star 6.0
A documentary covering the years Luis Buñuel spent in Mexico making films.
Los miserables
1943
star 5.6
An ex-convict struggling to start anew faces relentless pursuit by a remorseless cop while protecting an orphan...
Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala
1946
star 6.0
The story of Mary Magdalene from being a sinner to follow Jesus Christ.
Tú, solo tú
1950
star 6.2
Small-town guy goes to The City to look up his absent girlfriend. He discovers she's become a sex-worker, so he...
La virgen morena
1942
star 6.2
Intensifying skirmishes between a brutally oppressive conquistador imperialist and the last holdouts of Aztec r...
San Francisco de Asís
1944
star 6.2
Historical drama on the life of the medieval Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.
Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
1948
star 6.0
Standard retelling of the the Gospels, with a brief epilogue about the death of Mary.
La casa de la Troya
1948
star 6.8
Adaptation of the novel by Alejandro Pérez Lujín, centered on the university adventures in Santiago de Composte...
Flor de caña
1948
star 6.8
Rural-community gal is being courted by a peon and by a land-owner.