La gallina clueca
Divorced mother struggles to raise her large family.
Casts & Crew
Sara García
Emma Roldán
David Silva
Gloria Marín
Alfredo Varela
Miguel Montemayor
Ernesto Alonso
Narciso Busquets
Roberto Cañedo
Domingo Soler
Carmen Molina
Virginia Manzano
Josefina Romagnoli
Also Directed by Fernando de Fuentes
Colonel Carrasco's wife Marta leaves him taking his young son. The child, Juan, grows into an admirable and well-mannered young man. Having been promoted to a higher rank of power amidst the Mexican Revolution, the indulgent and corrupt Colonel accepts a bribe to free a revolutionary, Felipe Martinez, from his prison. Martinez has been sentenced to execution at the hands of a firing squad. Carrasco asks to have the revolutionary replaced by absolutely anyone. In a twist of fate, that anyone turns out to be his own long lost son Juan. Upon receiving this news, Marta races to the prison and explains the predicament to Carrasco. He subsequently desperately attempts to prevent the gunning down of his son by his very own government officials.
Alfonso, Eduardo and Cristina get lost when visiting a forest. A strange monk finds them and takes them to an ancient convent. There, the three amigos suffer personality changes, specially Cristina who tries to seduce Alfonso in a strange coincidence to a story told by an old monk. After some efforts to escape, Alfonso is trapped inside a jail and more strange and macabre situations happen.
Remake of famous 1936 ranchera musical.
Bernardo is in love with Adela and although she does not belong, he has always helped her family although they only care about money and not the virtues of man.
Lives of the tenants in a shabby-genteel apartment house. Miserly landlord learns valuable life lessons.
A 1941 film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.
Venice Film Festival 1947
Costume-drama, 1840s: bandits prey on the town of Yautepec for over twenty years.
The 1910 Mexican Revolution is on its way when six brave peasants, known as "Los Leones de San Pablo", decide to join Pancho Villa's army and help end the suffering in their community by assisting in the struggle. Together, they will endure the tragedies and hardships of a civil war.
Two brothers known in town for their womanizing, drinking and rowdiness meet their matches when two girls who like them decide to tame the two machos.