Hortensia Santoveña

Poison for the Fairies (1986)

In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradual ...

Aquel famoso Remington (1982)

Historical drama about the career of a hit-man who specialized in political assassinations in Mexico in the 1920s-30s. ...

Prisión de mujeres (1977)

'Prisión de Mujeres' is a film by Fernando A. Rivero that narrates a harsh reality: the strength of women in a prison, how they lose their dignity and do not stop for anything. ...

The Pact (1976)

When they were children, siblings Sergio and Teresa made a promise to never leave each other. An unhealthy co-dependence developes into adulthood. ...

El Albañil (1975)

Construction worker falls in love with a handicapped woman who aspires to a career as a singer. ...

The Braid (1975)

A town confused by religion persecutes a woman who stole the braid from the statue of the Virgin. ...

El primer paso... de la mujer (1974)

Three girls from different social classes are forced to take that first step into adulthood that leads them to live fun adventures and also unfortunate events. ...

Tonta Tonta Pero No Tanto (1972)

Tacos al Carbon (1972)

Tacos al carbón is a mexican movie released on june 8th 1972 on Mexico City. ...

El medio pelo (1972)

A woman who fancies herself an aristocrat rejects a potential suitor because he's not of her class. Also: their adult children have their own drama, a bit inflected with hippie-ish values. ...

They Call Him Marcado (1971)

The Kid is a vicious psychopath given to laughing a lot, an actor manqué who leads a gang of looters and rapists, and is incestuous with his father to boot. The town's resident Mater Dolorosa, madam of the brothel, hires her lover Marcado to kill the Kid, ...

Elena y Raquel (1971)

Elena's sterile and her younger cousin Raquel gets pregnant before marriage.They scream at each other a lot. ...

There's Always a First Time (1971)

Peach Blossom (1970)

Farm-girl, seduced and abandoned, goes to the big city to have her baby and live out her shameful soiled disgrace away from her birth people. ...

Tres noches de locura (1970)

Anthology movie, episodes about three women who undergo stressful experiences that cause their minds to snap. ...

Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)

When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a ...

Mujeres de medianoche (1969)

Crime melodrama involving blackmail, murder, mystery and the obligatory police investigation. ...

The Door and the Butcher's Wife (1969)

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 bizarre corridor where a naked and menacing human figure appears. The second "La mujer del carnicero" (The But ...

Crosses Over the Wasteland (1967)

After a long journey in search of the murderer of his father, a man abuses a beautiful girl next to marry. ...

Time to Die (1966)

A man comes home after serving 18 years in jail for murder in this routine western. Although the man killed in self defense, rumors in town circulated that he murdered the victim in cold blood. The ex-con wants to get his life together, but the two sons of ...

Simon of the Desert (1965)

Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him. ...

The She-Wolf (1965)

A wealthy, young Mexican woman is under a werewolf's curse. ...

The Crows are Grieving (1965)

The family of a dying man celebrates his wake while the man is still alive, showing their darker, selfish ambitions and trying to take the best part of the inheritance. ...

Autumn Days (1963)

Luisa is a small-town girl who works in the bakery of the widower Don Albino. Luisa dreams of marrying and loves children. Just as Don Albino shows interest in her, Luisa announces that she will marry soon with Carlos, the driver of a rich house whom she m ...

Bring Me the Vampire (1963)

A group of would-be beneficiaries gather for the reading of a will, and discover that they must spend the night in a spooky castle to gain their inheritance. A spooky housekeeper and a man who seems to be a vampire are just two of the obstacles that might ...

House of the Frights (1963)

Half-dozen comic actors in a spooky house. ...

Los chacales (1963)

Miracles Weaver (1962)

Arnulfo is a man weaving baskets. Remedios has given birth in front of the house of a woman and her aid, but the village is spread the word that the child born as a child God and an atheist would think exploit to their advantage the "miracle ". ...

When mommy comes back (1961)

A family of six children are orphaned on Christmas Eve and struggle through a year without parental support. ...

Amor en la sombra (1960)

A daughter who idolizes her father discovers, just before he dies, that he was leading a double life and had a hidden lover. ...

Quinceañera (1960)

María Antonia, Beatriz and Leonor are three classmates who are anxiously awaiting the celebration of their 15th birthday. However, each of them will have to cope with their complicated personal situation. ...

The Living Coffin (1959)

A cowboy and his sidekick meet a ranching family that is haunted by spirits and vampires. ...

800 Leagues Over the Amazon (1959)

Family builds a houseboat and sets sail down the Amazon. Based on a novel by Jules Verne. ...

Del suelo no paso (1959)

Poetic-type dude gets mixed up with gangsters, a millionaire's dog and some stolen jewels. ...

La edad de la tentación (1959)

By the negligence of parents who not assume their responsibility in sex education, many lives are ruined ...

El caso de una adolescente (1958)

Family melodrama -- I think she got pregnant, but it's been a long time since I saw this. ...

La Diana Cazadora (1957)

A great love story based on the idea and development of the famous monument that decorating Mexico City. ...

Talpa (1956)

Produced on a grand scale, the Mexican Talpa relates the simple story of two brothers. The older of the siblings, Tanilo (Victor Manuel Mendoza) is a well-to-do family man; the other, Estaban (Jamie Fernandez), is one step above a wastrel. When Tanilo is f ...

Los amantes (1956)

Mexican feature film ...

Historia de un marido infiel (1956)

Marital problems and Ofelia's physical and mental illness (Rosa Carmina) drive Emilio (Francisco Petrone) to seek pleasure. He meets Carmina, a prostitute who, together with her pimp, plans to ruin him by mocking his situation. ...

The Illegitimate (1956)

Family melodrama: manipulative parents ruin lives with their meddling. ...

The Hawks (1956)

The story of two half brothers who do not know they are such, who fight over a woman and nearly kill each other. One of them belongs to Los Gavilanes, a group of men who live live hidden and looting to give to the poor. Revenge, love and hate will at the e ...

La Vida No Vale Nada (1955)

Pablo, a wandering laborer, has imprisoned himself in a hell of alcoholism. Cruz, a widow, reaches out to the troubled man, but even her compassion may not be enough to save him. ...

Historia de un abrigo de mink (1955)

Four anecdotes involving a mink coat in display in a shop window. ...

Ley fuga (1954)

As he rises through the ranks of the police department, a young officer gets more deeply involved in manipulating gang activity for personal gain. ...

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 ...

La desconocida (1954)

Eugenia Grandet (1953)

A miserly father quashes his daughter's marriage plans because he thinks her fiance is a fortune-hunter. ...

Cuarto de hotel (1953)

Newlywed couple move from small town to Mexico City. Their first night in the city, they get separated by accident, and it takes them 90 minutes and lots of incidents before they find each other again. ...