Alicia del Lago

Green Stones (2001)

Mariana is the adopted daughter of a businessman. When her father dies she searches for an stolen car while looking for her own identity. ...

The Edge of the Earth (1995)

In a small town where nothing ever happens, the inhabitants learn about a place at the edge of the earth where money and women are abundant. When they see the oportunity to go and work illegaly in the United States, they jump at the chance. Meanwhile Andr ...

The Stork's Mistake (1993)

India María raises a kidnapped newborn and is pursued by criminals who want the boy. ...

Autumn (1993)

A woman, who lives alone with her mother, invents a fantasy life to escape her reality. ...

Serpientes y escaleras (1992)

Two young girls used to play Serpents and Ladders. One of them always won, but they are very close friends. When they grow up, the winner is still the lucky one in the game of life, but life can be treacherous... ...

Fatal Nightmare (1991)

When a young blind woman's father is brutally murdered her life will never be the same... The murderer is now after her! ...

The Kiss of Death: Creepy Tales (1991)

Horror anthology featuring three tales: A man reads his own obituary and wonders if he's a ghost; a blind woman is terrorized over the phone; a housewife gets stuck in another dimension. ...

El Norte (1983)

Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the dream of starting a new life. ...

El rediezcubrimiento de México (1979)

Cananea (1978)

Based on a true story in the American owned Cananea mine. It depicts how the owner profits while the Mexican workers struggle to survive and are exploited for their labour. ...

The Children of Sanchez (1978)

Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the '60s. Anthony Quinn stars as the widowed Jesus Sanchez, a poor farmer struggling to pr ...

El elegido (1977)

A guy is peer-pressured, despite his reluctance, to play the role of Christ in a local production of the Passion Play. ...

The House in the South (1976)

Indian village experiences forced relocation; their experience is paralleled by that of other groups dating back to the 18th century. ...

Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976)

A group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from an army crack-down against student demonstrations in nearby Mexico City and rallies the townsfolk ...

Letters from Marusia (1975)

Chronicle of the repression that a foreign company exerts on the miners of a small nitrate town in Chile, whose workers decide to claim their most essential rights. A reflection of the historic union struggles in the northern Chile that ended with terrible ...

El valle de los miserables (1975)

In 1909, former judge Cristóbal Zamarripa owns Valle Nacional, a tobacco plantation where he exploits workers with the support of the tyrant Porfirio Díaz, who sends him political prisoners as slaves. The others are lured with the promise of high wages, ...

Once Upon a Scoundrel (1974)

After falling for Alicia, greedy and powerful Mexican landowner Carlos has her fiancé thrown in prison on a bogus charge. To trick Carlos into releasing her man, Alicia teams up with her Aunt Delfina and tries to convince Carlos that he's a ghost. ...

Pobre, pero honrada! (1973)

Beloved Mexican screen star La India Maria portrays a poor but honorable woman who causes a stir around town when she decides to become a witch doctor in this classic comedy from director Fernando Cortes. When the real medical practitioner in town discover ...

Tonta Tonta Pero No Tanto (1972)

El amor de María Isabel (1968)

Follow up to Maria Isabel. Newly wed to a rich man, Maria Isabel must still struggle with being branded as a lowly maid and endure the scorn of her adoptive daughter and the infidelity of her husband. ...

The Paper Man (1963)

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. ...

La Bandida (1963)

During a lull in the Mexican Revolution when Francisco Madero became president and attempted to implement land reforms, two former revolutionaries are pitted against each other for the love of the same woman. ...

Macario (1960)

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, D ...

La Cucaracha (1959)

The Mexican Revolution serves as a backdrop to a torrid love triangle composed of three freedom fighters: a colonel, a widow, and a fiery female soldier. ...

Pueblo en armas (1959)

Appointed by the dictator Huerta, a local official tries to use his authority to pressure a young woman into marrying him. Meanwhile, counter-revolution is brewing. ...

Tizoc (1957)

An Indian arouses envy for his expertise in hunting animals without ruining their skins, for his wisdom and his kindness. ...

Zonga, el ángel diabólico (1957)

A medical researcher arrives at a cursed island and falls in love with an indigenous priestess. ...

Roots (1954)

Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles's work, depicting the reality of Mexican indian people: Las Vacas (The Cow), Nuestra Señora (Our Lady), El Tuerto (One-Eyed) and La Potranca (The Filly). In El Tuerto, a one eyed boy is re ...