Ernesto Alonso

Speaking of Buñuel (2000)

Surrealist master Luis Buñuel is a towering figure in the world of cinema history, directing such groundbreaking works as Un Chien Andalou, Exterminating Angels, and That Obscure Object of Desire, yet his personal life was clouded in myth and paradox. Tho ...

A Mexican Buñuel (1997)

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

The Hex 2: Messengers of Hell (1986)

Raul Araiza's chilling Spanish-language supernatural thriller tells the tale of two powerful beings, one good and one evil incarnate, fighting for control of Earth--and of a beautiful woman. ...

México de mis amores (1979)

Anthology of clips from classic-era Mexican films, with reality-footage of elderly actors discussing their memories of the period. ...

Coronation (1976)

The traumatic story of an old bourgueoise in Mexico City, his relationship with his crazy grandmother, his sexually troubled past and his sick crush on the young and beautiful maid of the house. ...

La torre de marfil (1958)

Philandering husband drives wife to the brink of suicide. ...

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)

A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan... ...

Maternidad imposible (1955)

Mother and child are separated during the Spanish Civil War. Believing the mother to be dead, the child is sent to a refugee orphanage in Mexico, then adopted. Meanwhile, Mama recovers from her injuries, and... ...

Una mujer en la calle (1955)

An implausible accident causes a street prostitute to become close friends with an aristocratic old lady. ...

Wuthering Heights (1954)

In 19th-century Mexico, young orphan Alejandro is adopted by the wealthy, landowning Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Catalina. The two share a remarkable bond ...

Orquídeas para mi esposa (1954)

A Doll's House (1954)

Adaptation of the play by Henrik Ibsen. Mexican version of " A Doll's House." A spendthrift wife hides from her banker husband that she is in debt to a dishonorable employee her husband has fired. ...

Reportaje (1953)

Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve. ...

The Coward (1953)

A stranded ship. A man and two boys go to its rescue - uncle Arturo and his two nephews. The ship is empty, except for a little girl - the only survivor. ...

Mujer de medianoche (1952)

Young woman elopes with her fiancé; during their honeymoon, things happen that cause them to be separated, and she finds herself alone in a big city with no resources to fall back on. ...

El cardenal (1951)

Mexican feature film ...

The Port of the Seven Sins (1951)

Career criminals vie for ownership of a disreputable waterfront dive and for the love of the cabaret-gal that sings there. ...

Streetwalker (1951)

In Mexico City, two sisters live radically different lives: Maria, who—along with her supportive group of fellow sex workers—must deal with unscrupulous, abusive clients and her exploitative pimp, Rudy, and Elena, a society woman trapped in a marriage ...

Girls in Uniform (1951)

Orphan Manuela's passionate crush on her teacher Lucila scandalizes their all-girl Catholic school. ...

The Young and the Damned (1950)

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. ...

Otra primavera (1950)

His wife dies and now he's free to marry his mistress and adopt their children officially. How will this play out? ...

Felipe de Jesús (1949)

Biography of the first Catholic Saint to be born in Mexico. ...

La dama del velo (1949)

Andrea loves Esteban. Esteban murders his wife and goes go jail. Andrea marries Esteban's lawyer. Twenty years later... ...

Price of Glory (1949)

The Cockfighter (1948)

In Michoacan in the 1920s, Gabriel, a young farmer and champion cockfighter, finds himself in violent opposition to Roman, who not only wants to beat Gabriel's fighting cock, but to steal Gabriel's wife Rosa. ...

Crimen en la alcoba (1946)

A man's on trial for murder; a friend who could prove his innocence chooses not to come forward. An interested detective starts working to discover the how-come of all of that. ...

Tragic Weddings (1946)

Jalisco, 19th century. Diego, a wealthy landowner, secretly marries Amparo, defying her father Juan Manuel, who fiercely opposes the union. Juan Manuel still holds a grudge against Diego, having once been his employer when Diego was just a laborer. Their s ...

Everybody's Woman (1946)

A beautiful woman of affairs falls in love with a handsome young man of great promise. Fearing for his future, the man's father begs her to leave his son so that her reputation will not hold him back. ...

The White Monk (1945)

In an Italian monastery during the XIII century, a white image appears sculpted by Fray Paracleto humble mystically and sew clothes. Besides a mysterious woman appears Orsina Galata. She tells her story to the Father Provincial and thus dates back to his p ...

Marina (1945)

Adaptation of a Spanish operetta about a love triangle between two fisherman and a human female. ...

El globo de Cantolla (1944)

Three boys and three girls in the 1890s. ...

The Pharaoh's Court (1944)

The wise men of the kingdom interpret a dream of Pharaoh and decide that Putifar, a victorious general, should marry Lota, a virginal slave. ...

El Jorobado (1943)

Historical drama/swashbuckler: Spain during the Inquisition. ...

El padre Morelos (1943)

Biography of early-1800s Mexican priest/statesman. ...

The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland (1942)

On the eve of the Grito de Dolores and faced with the threat of being arrested by the viceregal government, Miguel Hidalgo suggested to Captain Allende that the flag of the insurgent movement be the banner of the Virgin of Guadalupe. ...

Story of a Great Love (1942)

Manuel leaves town leaving Soledad in deep sadness. After several years of absence, the young man returns to find Soledad married to Antonio. However, the woman continues to be in love with him and both are determined to consummate their love. ...

La gallina clueca (1941)

Divorced mother struggles to raise her large family. ...