Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.

There's No Pain in Paradise (1995)

The story of a gay man's cathartic one-night immersion in Monterrey's sexual underworld after his lover dies of AIDS. ...

Devil Fugitives (1990)

Compilation tape of Hora Marcada episodes. ...

Ángela Morante, ¿crimen o suicidio? (1981)

Reporter investigating an actress' death gains an overview of her whole biography. ...

Lauro Puñales (1969)

One of Zapata's field marshals runs afoul of dictator Huerta's stooges in his home town. ...

Lucio Vazquez (1968)

Blending historical fact and adventure fiction, Emiliano Zapata's (fictional) right-hand man takes leadership of his regiment after he's killed. ...

Los Perversos (1967)

Priest is sympathetic and understanding toward mod-era young folks and their new world-view... but he gets in trouble with a biker gang and with a young woman who crushes unhealthily on him. ...

¿Qué haremos con papá? (1966)

The funny story of a man who loses his memory in an accident and can not remember who was married to another woman, then meets another woman he marries and starts another life and lives alternately with a family 15 days and 15 days with the another arguing ...

Joselito vagabundo (1966)

Rene, a street urchin, is coerced by the head of a gang of thieves, Frank, who wants to force him to remain in their organization. One day, Rene meets Anita, a young aristocrat to whom Frank attempted to rob. And because she feels sympathy for him, the boy ...

Especialista en chamacas (1965)

Young doctor Jaime attends his father's clinic where Diana, a singer, is carried by emergency. After operating it, Jaime falls in love Diana and decides to accompany her throw artistic caravan, where replaced a singer and quarrels by jealousy with Javier, ...

¡Ay, Jalisco no te rajes! (1965)

Wandering-cowboy-hero, 1960s style, tries to borrow some prestige from classic 1940s ranchera movies & music. ...

Gabino Barrera (1965)

Famed Mexican action and music star Antonio Aguilar brings blazing charisma to the title role of Gabino Barrera, a 19th-century reformer and fighter for the common people. Barrera, a self-styled Robin Hood of the Wild West, becomes a local folk hero whose ...

El pecador (1965)

College professor has mid-life crisis, gets mixed up with prostitutes and gangsters. ...

De color moreno (1963)

The Fair of the Dove (1963)

In Madrid, Spain, an omniscient narrator transforms Mari Loli and Merche, two beautiful sales clerks, into Susana and Casta, who flirt with Don Hilarión, an old apothecary, which arouses the jealousy of Julián, who is in love with Susana. ...

The Macabre Footprint (1963)

(Sequel to El Rostro Infernal.) Count Brankovan, a vampire, returns from the dead to avenge himself himself on some humans who previously had been bugging him. ...

The Incredible Face of Dr. B. (1963)

Investigating a series of kidnappings leads a police inspector to confront a scientist trying to gain immortality. ...

Los apuros de dos gallos (1963)

Two con-artists run roughshod over the local economy of a small town they visit... but then they fall in love with two young women related to the rich landowners who are the target of their primary swindle. ...

The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies (1961)

After being arrested the two adorable grannies spend some time in jail and then stand trial for the robberies they've committed. ...

¡Yo sabia demasiado! (1960)

Mi madre es Culpable (1960)

"Problem drama" examining the pros and cons of euthanasia. ...

The Shadow of the Tyrant (1960)

In 1920s Mexico, the candidates being chosen to succeed the current president, El Caudillo, find themselves at his mercy as he will resort to anything to accomplish his will, including kidnapping, betrayal, and murder. ...

El tesoro de Chucho el Roto (1960)

A notorious bandit dies and adventurers try to track down his hidden loot. ...

Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)

After Caribbean despot Mariano Vargas is murdered at the hands of his enraged populace, his secretary Ramón Vázquez takes not just control but also Vargas' widow Inés, with whom he's been having an affair. Special military unit leader Alejandro Gual arr ...

El ciclón (1959)

Cowboy revenge-drama, paired with a love triangle between two Mexican fellers and a rather unpleasant gringa. ...

El vestido de novia (1959)

A young professional hires a sex-worker to pass as his wife in a situation that requires him to seem married. Later they think about getting married for reals... but mostly they just recite monologues to each other. ...

La vida de Agustín Lara (1959)

El boxeador (1958)

Undefeated boxing champion for 15 years faces retirement. One final bout... ...

Un indiano en Moratilla (1958)

La estrella del rey (1957)

When a movie star arrives in the small kingdom of Montaña, the queen sees a chance to increase tourism by plotting an affair between her son and the actress. ...

La culta dama (1957)

A pregnant and very poor woman has no place to give birth, and turns to a society lady for help. ...

Pablo y Carolina (1957)

Torn between three lovers and bored by her typewriting classes, Carolina (Dillian) writes a passionate love letter to fictional Pablo Garza from Monterrey. The letter is sent by mistake and received by real Pablo Garza's girlfriend. Pablo himself (Infante) ...

The Brave One (1956)

A young Mexican boy tirelessly tries to save his pet bull from death at the hands of a celebrated matador. ...

The Third Word (1956)

The English-language title of this Mexican musical was The Third Word. Singer Pedro Infante stars as a pampered young man who is sheltered by his doting aunts. Deciding that their darling boy needs an education, the ladies hire pretty schoolteacher Marga L ...

Basket of Mexican Tales (1956)

Strong-willed Luisa attracts lots of men, but her intelligence and sharp tongue often sends them running. When she meets Carlos, who is equally cagey, sparks fly. The two of them marry, and quickly begin clashing on a daily basis, humiliating each other as ...

Estafa de amor (1955)

Bad woman plays three men off each other while enjoying the attentions of all three; a great many lives are disrupted as a result of her wickedness. ...

La mujer X (1955)

A woman accused of murder refuses to defend herself in any way, in order to avoid tarnishing the family name and the reputation of her long-lost son. ...

X Murderer (1955)

A murderer turns himself to the police, but claims amnesia and insists he's unable to tell them anything about his crime. ...

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. ...

La gitana blanca (1954)

Nina, a gypsy girl, promised to the future leader of her tribe, falls in love with Roberto, a depressed violinist. ...

The Intruder (1954)

Upon her arrival to the village San Ignacio, Gabriela meets Raúl, owner of a residence that her grandfather administrates. He doesn't reveal his real identity and they fall madly in love. Tania, Raúl's sister-in-law, secretly loves him and she decides to ...

Cuando me vaya (1954)

Fictionalized version of the life of songwriter Maria Grever. ...

Camelia (1954)

A sort of meta riff on Alexandre Dumas fils' novel The Lady of the Camellias (La Dame aux Camélias or Camille) here in Mexican melodrama form involving the doomed love of a bullfighter and a beautiful but ailing actress/courtesan. ...

La perversa (1954)

A single, hard-working, girl looks to improve her situation by becoming a "kept woman". In doing so, she turns away from church and family, thereby violating the mandates of both God and Man. ...

El valor de vivir (1954)

Concert pianist unjustly convicted of espionage. On release, he hooks up with a terminally-ill ballerina. ...

The Sword of Granada (1954)

In this period costume swashbuckler, Don Pedro de Rivera, the rightful owner of a Spanish castle seeks to reclaim it from an occupying Moorish Caliph. Don Pedro's accomplice is Juan Ponce de León, who intends to steal the "Rose of Granada," a rare gem own ...

Rebellion of the Hanged (1954)

A peasant who works in a mahogany camp in the Mexican jungles with his family is disgusted with the miserable living conditions imposed upon himself and his co-workers, the peasant finally spearheads a revolt against the sadistic bosses. ...

The Boy and the Fog (1953)

Marta is obsessed with protecting her son from the genetic predisposition to schizophrenia that she has hidden from her husband. ...

Reportaje (1953)

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

I Am Very Macho (1953)

To help her pilot brother, Maria disguises as a man to take his place, and must live in the jungle with a very "macho" captain, eventually falling in love. ...

Oh Pain, Little Pain, Pain! (1953)

Carmela is a Gypsy singer who sells lottery tickets. She meets two penniless Mexican brothers and they buy a ticket between the three: if it is awarded, could share the prize and go to Mexico, they to return to their homeland and her for bullfighter boyfri ...

La extraña pasajera (1953)

During a long train trip, the Police has discovered jewelries in the personal bag of an actress, but she turns out to be innocent. ...

Fruto prohibido (1953)

A writer is given custody of his editor's daughter after she is orphaned. Once she grows up, they become romantically involved. ...

The Martyr of Calvary (1952)

The life of Jesus from the beginning of his ministry, his miracles, the Sermon on the Mount and his death on the cross. ...

Retorno al quinto patio (1951)

After getting out of prison, Ramon Vallarta tries to put his life back together, establishing himself in a new career and reconciling himself with his former sweetheart. Also other stuff. Sequel to Quinto Patio. ...

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 ...

Gendarme de punto (1951)

Don Timoteo Rodriguez is an old friendly but scared and outdated, whose office is the pedestal: According to his modest way of life, things are more important to the traditional and the past. Yet., Timothy has a son who's not at all like his name is Luis, ...

Todos son mis hijos!... (1951)

Good son takes the blame for father's peculations and goes off to work in the rain forest to pay off Pops' debt. Meanwhile, daughter and bad son neglect their aging parents, whose fortunes decline precipitously. ...

El Siete Machos (1951)

Rosario, the niece of the rancher, returns to the ranch after ten years of absence. She takes in Margarito, a worker at the ranch, who is immediately smitten by her. Rosario is rescued from a runaway horse by the Seven Men, an outlaw a la Robin Hood that s ...

The Man Without a Face (1950)

A faceless killer who hunts women can only be stopped by a detective with a disturbing past. ...

Vino el remolino y nos alevantó (1950)

Three generations of a stable, middle-class family in the capitol are scattered to the four winds by blowback from the Mexican Revolution. ...

Red Rain (1950)

Military leader is appointed to local government, becomes overly despotic in his leadership. ...

El charro y la dama (1949)

Bratty rich girl plays practical jokes on the man that she'll obviously end up marrying. ...

Tres hombres malos (1949)

Three soldiers desert the Revolution to put a plan into action to reclaim the estate that was usurped from one of them. Plan involves kidnapping the usurper's daughter... ...

Ojos de juventud (1948)

A bad woman exploits her husband's love. Infidelity, illegitimate children, self-sacrificing fatherhood... Also: Cabarets! ...

Nocturno de amor (1948)

Luis Aguilar is a talented piano student who struggles to make ends meet. At the conservatory he meets the beautiful, rich, and also talented piano student Marta Reyes and romance ensues. One day, a full scholarship to study piano abroad is announced and b ...

Rosalinda (1945)

Two adventurers visit a small coastal village in 1850 in hopes of getting access to a shipwreck that took place 100 years earlier. Also, local girlfriends. ...

Cadetes de la naval (1945)

During World War II, two Mexican naval cadets become best friends and share some good times when off duty. However when Mexico joins the war effort, they must leave their carefree existence and serve in the gruesome conflict. ...

Amok (1944)

A European doctor, in self-imposed exile in some place like Borneo, obsesses crazily over a ruling-class white woman. ...

El niño de las monjas (1944)

It tells the story of a boy from an orphanage, raised in a convent, who saves a young woman who supports the institution from being gored by a bull, and later leaves the convent to follow the girl he had helped and to become a bullfighter. ...

Cuando escuches este vals (1944)

During World War II, Nazi spies tried to infiltrate everywhere, and the Mexican Military Academy was no exception. ...

Naná (1944)

Based in the Émile Zola novel of the same name, which details the life of Nana, a French prostitute of the 19th century. ...

La leyenda del bandido (1944)

An honest rancher becomes a bandit after being accused of murdering his girlfriend's father ...

Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra (1943)

In times of the French Intervention, a student of Nunó, author of the Mexican National Anthem, falls in love with the niece of the French Ambassador, which causes quite amusing complications. ...

El espectro de la novia (1943)

British-born David T. Bamberg was a magician who went by the stage name of Fu Manchu. He was so popular in Mexico and South America that he was given the opportunity to star in a series of crime / horror / mystery films between 1943 and 1949. This is one o ...

El Jorobado (1943)

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

Wild Flower (1943)

The film features Fernandez himself as a character named Rogellio Torres. The lion's share of the footage, however, is devoted to the romance between Esperanza, granddaughter of a common laborer, and Jose Luis Castro, the firebrand son of a landowner. Join ...

El rebelde (Romance de Antaño) (1943)

After a vengeance taken too far costs his father his Hacienda and his life, young Juan Manuel Mendoza becomes a bandit. He will get a chance for revenge and for love after he infiltrates his enemy house as a piano teacher. ...

The Rock of Souls (1943)

The love between María Ángela and Fernando is impossible because there's an ancient history of hate between their families. His father killed hers, and other family members have killed each other for years. When María Ángela's grandfather finds she's i ...

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. ...

Passion Island (1942)

1909, a detachment of the Mexican army commanded by Captain Allende moves to Clipperton, also called the Island of the Passion, in the Pacific. After the outbreak of the revolution, the island becomes administered by the government of France, events that i ...

La abuelita (1942)

Granny rules the roost, but little sister's a bit rebellious. She listens to Cuban music, she wears make-up, she goes out un-chaperoned... Granny sees her rubbing up against a married man and it shatters her health. ...

Secreto Eterno (1942)

The Story of a Woman's Redemption ...

Regalo de reyes (1942)

Class conflicts between two families; one's upper-class but decaying, one's industrious middle-class on the rise. Also Christmas. ...

Flor de fango (1942)

Wicked man seduces virtuous young woman; she leaves home in disgrace. Etc. ...

Creo en Dios (1941)

A 1941 film directed by Fernando de Fuentes. ...

El charro Negro (1940)

Masked cowboy avenger in the style of The Lone Ranger, first film in a series of four. ...

Infidelidad (1940)

A 1940 film directed by Boris Maicon. ...

The Underdogs (1940)

During the Mexican Revolution, the people tired of living in poverty and enduring the atrocities committed by the federals, decide to follow one of their own, General Demetrio Macias, a thief with tricks he learned in jail and who along with "La Pintada" d ...

Viviré otra vez (1940)

Card-sharks blackmail a dissolute young man into participating in a big robbery; his brother takes the rap for him. ...

Los olvidados de Dios (1940)

A 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda. ...

The Night of the Mayans (1939)

A white man seduces a local girl in an isolated Mayan village, which makes gods unhappy. ...

Hand to Hand (1932)

A 1932 film. ...