Movies: Miguel Contreras Torres
- 1934
Juarez and Maximilian (1934)
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The story of Mexican President Benito Juárez and the emperor Maximilian of Habsburg and the empress Carlota....
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- 1958
The Last Rebel (1958)
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Mexican western film about Joaquin Murrieta, the Robin Hood of the West....
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- 1937
No te engañes corazón (1937)
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No te engañes corazón (released in English as Don't Fool Yourself Dear) is the first full-feature film of Cantinflas after becoming a star of the carpa circuit (folk theater). It was also one of the earliest films of Sara García and Carlos Orellana a...
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- 1960
¡Viva la soldadera! (1960)
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- 1939
The Mad Empress (1939)
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The Mad Empress is a 1939 American historical drama film depicting the 3-year reign of Maximilian I of Mexico and his struggles against Benito Juarez....
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- 1943
El padre Morelos (1943)
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Biography of early-1800s Mexican priest/statesman....
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- 1943
El rayo del sur (1943)
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Latter part of the career of Padre Morelos, the 18th/19th century military leader. Sequel to... um... El Padre Morelos....
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- 2016
The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema (2016)
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During 1950, Miguel Contreras Torres led a group of filmmakers to officially denounce William O. Jenkins' monopoly on film theaters, which was built throughout the country upon crime and corruption. Ever since, Uncle Miguel was ridiculed and eventual...
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- 1948
Reina de reinas: La Virgen María (1948)
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Standard retelling of the the Gospels, with a brief epilogue about the death of Mary....
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- 1940
Hombre o demonio (1940)
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A 1940 film....
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- 1937
No matarás (1937)
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Antonio Guerra is an unemployed Spanish immigrant in the USA. His brother and mother in Spain haven't heard about him for many years or even receive a letter. But one day, his brother receives a letter from him, telling that things are going well. Bu...
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- 1950
Pancho Villa Returns (1950)
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It's 1913, and noble Mexican General Pancho Villa leads his troops against the assassins of President Madero....
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- 1922
Hombre sin patria (1922)
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Directed by Miguel Contreras Torres....
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- 1946
María Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala (1946)
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The story of Mary Magdalene from being a sinner to follow Jesus Christ....
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- 1937
La paloma (1937)
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Dazzled by the Empress Carlotta's graciousness, magnanimity and charm, a young officer in the Mexican army switches his allegiance to the Imperial government with Maximilian as figurehead. Bad move, space cadet....
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- 1959
Pueblo en armas (1959)
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Appointed by the dictator Huerta, a local official tries to use his authority to pressure a young woman into marrying him. Meanwhile, counter-revolution is brewing....
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- 1949
Bamba (1949)
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- 1950
Pancho Villa vuelve (1950)
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Two romantic rivals join the Mexican Revolution on opposing sides. The movie's more interested in the love triangle than in the war....
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- 1944
The Useless Life of Pito Perez (1944)
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Episodes from the life of an alcoholic hobo....
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- 1933
Shadow of Pancho Villa (1933)
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A 1933 film....
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