Pilar Pellicer

One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo (2017)

This documentary explores key moments in the life of writer Juan Rulfo, with artists such as Werner Herzog and Eduardo Galeano reflecting on his work. ...

El ocaso del cazador (2017)

A group of drug dealers want a man out of his ranch, but he designs a plan to defend his property placing his weapons in strategic places in order to fight them and keep his beloved land. ...

Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin (2015)

"Nazarín is a Quixote of the priesthood " "Among the films I have made in Mexico, Nazarin is one that I prefer." "As inexplicable as the accidents that set it off, our imagination is a crucial privilege. ...

Of This World (2010)

Sara does not belong to this world, but in a last effort she sets out on a journey in search of her only important person. ...

Luisa's Dream (2009)

After her birthday party, a little girl goes to bed looking forward to an amusement-park trip with her grandparents for the next day. ...

Ortiga's Field (1998)

A Mexican Buñuel (1997)

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

What Time Is It? (1996)

Based on Elena Garro's short story, it's a story where love and loneliness are linked through a hotel room, where a woman awaits for an old and impossible love. ...

Marea Suave (1992)

Working herself into the ground as a showgirl, Rebecca puts away everything she can to help her younger brother study oceanography. But when one of his discoveries threatens to bring a fertilizer company's misdeeds to light, he mysteriously turns up dead. ...

Playa azul (1992)

A politician accused of fraud seeks refuge in a remote, hotel he owns. Joined by his wife, and children he requests aid from his friends. His friends refuse to help, and eventually his family leave him, leaving him with few options. ...

Un asesino anda suelto (1991)

Dulce espiritu (1985)

Mexican feature film ...

Quell and Co. (1982)

A malevolent land mogul has threatened an honest group of Texas homesteaders, and when the innocent suffer justice must be served in director William Witney's action-packed, post-Civil War western. In a time when life was cheap and bullets were plentiful, ...

Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981)

In 19th century Mexico, legendary swordsman Zorro has passed on his weapon and his sense of duty to his noble son, Diego, a dashing swashbuckler like his father. But after an injury sidelines Diego, he is forced to hand the mask over to his twin, Ramon. ...

Con la muerte en ancas (1980)

Roving gunslingers team up against a common enemy, but then they turn on each other. ...

Rigo is Love (1980)

Rigo and la Tulipana meet at the cabaret where they work, he as a singer and she as a fichera. They live an intense love, but Rigo's alcoholism is a source of constant tension. ...

Life Sentence (1979)

After being released from jail, "Tarzan" Lira seeks to rebuild his life as a bank employee. Unfortunately, it might not be as easy as he thinks. ...

Three Women in a Bonfire (1979)

Alex, a real estate businessman, has no concerns in giving her wife every kind of freedom. They invite Gloria, an old friend of both, to spend the summer break in their countryside house next to the beach. Gloria doesn't come alone: she comes with young Su ...

Las golfas del talón (1979)

Las del talon (1978)

At The Play Boy strip club, everybody's got a story. Owners, employees, customers... ...

Los amantes frios (1978)

Three-fer anthology of black-humor sex-n-death anecdotes. ...

The Mexican (1977)

On the border between Mexico and the United States, there is a man willing to do anything. Handsome and adventurous, he prepares to live a new life that will make him a legend. ...

Balún Canán (1977)

Based on Rosario Castellanos' novel, Balún Canán is about the turmoil created by the Cardenas' land reforms. Events occur in Chiapas on the border with Guatemala, mainly in a town called Comitán. Zoraida struggles and fights to keep her properties, inh ...

Las Poquianchis (1976)

Three sisters run brothels protected by the authorities, abuse and prostitute young women under the false pretense of employing them as servants. ...

La Choca (1974)

A smuggler lives far from civilization, in a hut in the jungle with his wife, La Choca, his son and his sister-in-law Flor. One day some men arrive, who accuse him of having betrayed them. ...

The She Wolf's Orgy (1972)

A woman with a troubled past introduces lust, depravity and sex to a religious commune. ...

Manuel Saldivar, el texano (1972)

Cowboy-justice dude has to figure out who the masterminds are behind a string of murders. ...

Los perturbados (1972)

Una mujer honesta (1972)

There's Always a First Time (1971)

The World of the Dead (1970)

Santo and Blue Demon take on a 300-year-old witch with a nasty attitude. She raises a legion of zombies and sends them to fight Santo in his home and in the rings. ...

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 ...

La trinchera (1969)

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. ...

Los amigos (1968)

Ambition, social climbing and insincerity shape the emotional climate among a circle of young professionals launching their careers. ...

The Devil's Visitations (1968)

A young architect returns from Europe to live in the house of his uncles and cousins, where someone pretends to be the Devil. ...

Day of the Evil Gun (1968)

Two men on a desperate search to save a woman only one of them could have! ...

The Bandits (1967)

Three Americans get involved into the Mexican fight against the French Intervention. ...

Pedro Paramo (1967)

When his mother Dolores dies, Juan Preciado, son of Pedro Páramo, goes to Comala to claim his inheritance; but when he arrives he finds an abandoned and sinister place, inhabited by mysterious voices and whispers… ...

The Beloved Ones (1965)

Two stories: 'Tajimara' the platonic love of a couple; and 'Un Alma Pura' (A Pure Soul) about the incestuous love of some siblings. ...

Tajimara (1965)

First of two films that make up the collaborative film "Los Bienamados" (The Beloved, 1965). It narrates the encounters and misunderstandings of a pair of lovers during the years, from their adolescence to maturity. ...

The Gangster (1965)

An old gangster returns from the United States to Mexico City to live with his sister-in-law and his two nephews, where he will face the daily life of a middle-class family. ...

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. ...

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 ...

Escuela de verano (1959)

Aging lecher struggles to launch an institution of higher learning for young ladies. ...

Nazarín (1959)

A Catholic priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but others do not return the favor. ...

La vida de Agustín Lara (1959)

What Time Is It? (1996)

Based on Elena Garro's short story, it's a story where love and loneliness are linked through a hotel room, where a woman awaits for an old and impossible love. ...