Movies: Miguel Contreras Torres

Standard retelling of the the Gospels, with a brief epilogue about the death of Mary....

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...

The story of Mexican President Benito Juárez and the emperor Maximilian of Habsburg and the empress Carlota....

A 1940 film....

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...

The story of Mary Magdalene from being a sinner to follow Jesus Christ....

Episodes from the life of an alcoholic hobo....

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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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....

Latter part of the career of Padre Morelos, the 18th/19th century military leader. Sequel to... um... El Padre Morelos....

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....

American journalist in Yucatan falls into the orbit of a local politician....

Mexican western film about Joaquin Murrieta, the Robin Hood of the West....

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...

During the times of Venezuelan dictator Juan Vicente Gómez, an exhausted stranger arrives at a farm and starts to help the owner with the legal status of her land....

Biopic of the revolutionary Simón Bolívar who fought to end Spanish rule over much of Latin America....

It's 1913, and noble Mexican General Pancho Villa leads his troops against the assassins of President Madero....

In early 1860's Mexico, Nicolás (Contreras Torres) wants to marry Manuela (Chavarri) but she runs off with bandit El Zarco (Cantalauba) She soon becomes disillusioned by her lover's cruelty and the brutality of bandit life. In the meantime, Nicolas h...

A 1933 film....