José Gálvez

Benjamín Argumedo el rebelde (1979)

Biopic about a General in the Mexican Revolution. Sequel: Persecucion y muerte de Benjamin Argumedo. ...

La muerte de un gallero (1977)

Dramatization of a popular '70s corrido. ...

Longitud de Guerra (1976)

Based on the novel Tomochic by Heriberto Frías; tells the story of the rebellion of the inhabitants of the village of Tomochi, Chihuahua, against the government of Porfirio Diaz in 1891. Mexico's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language ...

Celestina (1976)

An adaptation of the tragicomedy "Calisto y Melibea", attributed to Fernando de Rojas. ...

Omen (1974)

While attending the birth of Isabel, the wife of foreigner Felipe, Mama Santos predicts that "something terrible is going to happen in the town." From this omen, calamities will torment the locals. ...

El derecho de los pobres (1973)

Kids in an Ecuadorian slum have a benevolent doctor who tries to help them forward in life. Also they play soccer. ...

Gang Riders of Death (1972)

Rich man who owns an island sanctuary is involved in some shady business. Meanwhile, his daughter... and also meanwhile, the tribe of hippies that are racing around on dune buggies... ...

El vals sin fin (1972)

Panic (1972)

Three tales of horror, isolation and insanity set in Mexico. ...

The Incredible Professor Zovek (1972)

Escape-artist-mentalist-martial-arts superhero vs. mad scientist and monsters. ...

End of the Party (1972)

A motorcycle gang goes to a mansion where a party is being held and joy turns into tragedy. ...

Apolinar (1972)

Tancredo, a poor man, is in love with a rich girl, who does not return his feelings. One day when she is bathing in a river, a flood sweeps her away and Tancredo is unable to save her. Mad with grief, he steals the sun. The gods call Apolinar to restore li ...

The Business of Hate (1972)

An ambitious businessman searches for the perfect candidate to train and turn into a great boxing champion. ...

El águila descalza (1971)

Shmuck makes a superhero costume, rides his bike to crime scenes. He gets involved with something big involving US capitalists taking over local Mexican businesses. ...

Cool Dad (1971)

Fiftyish head of household tries to hang onto his fun-loving youth while imposing his most rigid value judgements on his young-adult children. ...

Rosario (1971)

Rosario and Carlos, husbands, are part of a theater company. In a scene of jealousy, she should shoot and kill him. Carlos has had an affair with Zulma, another acriz of the company. On opening day, in the final scene, Rosario accidentally kills her husban ...

Aguilas de acero (1971)

Two Air force pilots are best friends in that competitive, always picking fights with each other way. ...

La mujer de oro (1970)

Heist movie: bank teller develops an elaborate game plan to lift money from the vault where she works. ...

Why Was I Born a Woman? (1970)

A family gathers to celebrate Mother's Day, that day a woman discuss many problems about her woman condition; husband, children and grandchildren will hear she tired and overwhelmed silenced by submission and obedience. Analysis of the family and gender ro ...

El cuerpazo del delito (1970)

Anthology film: three "sophisticated" rom-com scenarios. ...

Prohibido (1970)

Two young adults, brother and sister, discover that both were adopted, and they start to develop grown-up feelings toward each other. Is this the worst, most perverse thing to ever happen? Opinions differ. ...

Cateto a babor (1970)

Miguel Cañete is a village man who is called up by the Navy to do military service, but he lives alone with his little brother and doesn't know where to leave him... ...

La mentira (1970)

A man, torn inside by two passions, falls for the woman against whom he sought revenge, believing her to be responsible for the death of his brother. ...

Misión cumplida (1970)

Know what this is about? ...

El golfo (1969)

Tired of the monotony of her work, Mary O'Hara, executive of an important American company, travels to Acapulco for a few days in search of love and adventure. On the beach, her high hopes fade, since she only meets unscrupulous playboys. She declines all ...

A Trap for a Corpse (1969)

Following their mother's passing, two brothers plot to claim the inheritance left in their stepfather's care, but life has a way of turning things around. ...

Flor marchita (1969)

Adult seduces and abandons a teenaged girl, she has a baby. Fifteen years later... ...

Santa (1969)

A young and innocent girl is betrayed by the man whom she loves and has to become a prostitute because her family rejects her. ...

Passport to Death (1968)

The Secret Agent Lafargue locates the evil Professor Marcus headquarters, who with the help of Dr. Bellini and an android of his invention, plan to conquer the world. Lafargue is discovered and severely injured, so he is unable to remember where it is the ...

Sor Ye-yé (1968)

Maria is a young orphan who lives with her wealthy aunt. Maria sings in a cocktail bar with his friends, who form a rock band, and enjoy the night with them. One of his friends, Ernesto, is in love with her, though she does not seem to feel the same about ...

Seis días para morir (1967)

Public health thriller: rabies in Mexico City. ...

Savage Sunday (1967)

Repressed middle-aged Catholic gets into a troublesome relationship with the prostitute next door and her little boy. ...

Your Excellency (1967)

Lopitos, who is horribly inefficient but quick-witted, is invited (because of the current ambassador's superstition about 13 sitting down to a meal) to a banquet attended by the ambassadors of both superpowers. After the news of a series of coups d'état i ...

Estrategia matrimonio (1967)

Pragmatic young woman plots out her flirtations with five rich, eligible bachelors to play to the weaknesses of each one. Then she has to pick one for keeps. ...

Dr. Satan (1966)

Dr. Satan, a mad scientist and sorceror, plans to take over the world. In order to do so, he wakes up three zombie slaves from the dead and attempts to make a deal with the devil. He sends his zombie servants to do harm to anyone who stands in his way. Wil ...

El indomable (1966)

Wandering cowboy stops to help a widow out against the man who killed her husband. ...

Marcelo y María (1966)

Late 16th century: two Azteca teens are very much in love, but older folks have designs on each of them. This can't end well... ...

Sangre en Rio Bravo (1966)

Foreign mining concern resorts to illegal tactics to buy up land; two brothers are orphaned and dispossessed and they become outlaws in revenge. ...

Planetary Giants (1966)

Daniel Wolf, scientist with a brand new rocket ship and a girlfriend/secretary is sent to 'the planet of the eternal night' to fight the guy who has threatened earth. He is supposed to go alone, but his assistant sneaks in the ship somehow, along with two ...

Nosotros los jóvenes (1966)

Young-adult movie about a crew of 8 or 10 upper-middle-class boys and girls -- mostly about the romance between two of them. ...

Neutron vs. the Maniac (1965)

Neutron, a wrestler/superhero, investigates a series of murders at a sanitarium. ...

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. ...

Amor de adolescente (1965)

El juicio de Arcadio (1965)

Mexican feature film ...

I Killed a Man (1964)

A mature woman looks for a judge to hand over after having murdered a man and recounts everything that happened. Sequel to "Historia de un canalla". ...

History of a Scoundrel (1964)

A woman betrayed by a man falls into despair and kills him. What fate will the jury decide for her? ...

Love & Sex (Sappho 1963) (1964)

Independently-wealthy woman tries to break free of repressive, conservative cultural constraints. ...

Semáforo en rojo (1964)

A gang of professional thieves plans how to rob the jewelry store in Bogotá and escape, not imagining that death surrounds them and all because of a red light. ...

Vuelve el Norteño (1964)

Two rival gangs of outlaws are terrorizing a small town; el Comandante and his sidekicks pit them against each other and pick up the pieces. ...

El norteño (1963)

Lawman on horseback cracks a case involving stolen gold bullion, the title to a mine, an evil twin and a plucky pre-adolescent boy. First in a series. ...

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 ". ...

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 ...

El último mexicano (1960)

After the US annexation of Texas, a landowner from Guanajuato faces problems from bigoted new neighbors. ...

El pandillero (1959)

Gangsters kidnap the writer of a crime-drama radio program to plot their heists for them. ...

Préstame tu cuerpo (1958)

Heaven Can Wait scenario; a young woman dies forty years ahead of schedule because her guardian angel made a mistake... so the divine powers that be put her back on earth in a new body. ...

Vanilla, Bronze and to Die (1957)

A beautiful woman, fatally ill of the heart, is torn between the love of a poor sculptor and a forced marriage with the sadistic son of a millionaire. ...

Every Child a Cross to Bear (1957)

Sometimes parents make the mistake of loving one child more than the others. Don José places blind trust in his son Pepe, who turns out to be the one committing the most serious faults within the family, while Raymundo is the one who pays for them. Remake ...

The King of México (1956)

A humble tramp is turned, for a couple of days, into the richest and most famous man in México. ...

Gang Riders of Death (1972)

Rich man who owns an island sanctuary is involved in some shady business. Meanwhile, his daughter... and also meanwhile, the tribe of hippies that are racing around on dune buggies... ...