Popular Mexican comic Cantinflas made this his homecoming film after veering off to the U.S. to appear in Pepe, his last movie in English. El Analfabeto sees him back in top form as Inocencio Prieto y Calvo (which roughly translates as: Innocent, Dark-skinned and Bald). Inocencio loses his job just as he receives a letter telling him he has ...
A mixed tortilla Western-children's adventure film, this standard tale by director Rafael Baledon features Joselito as a young boy with singing talent who arrives in Mexico only to be kidnapped by an outlaw band. The young boy is saved by a hero-cowboy (Antonio Aguilar) who also likes to sing. Before the next melody has ended, they join up with a ...
Fernando Mendez's 1953 Spanish-language melodrama El Lunar de la Familia unfurls against the backdrop of a deceptively innocent-sounding family reunion. Two freewheeling, party-happy young men, Luis and his buddy Antonio, catch the train in to San Miguel, on a visit to Luis's grandmother, Doña Luisa, and his sister Esther. Unfortunately for the ...
Toros, Amor y Gloria translates to Bulls, Love and Glory -- and it wouldn't be stretching the truth too much to claim that these were the three most popular plot ingredients in the Mexican cinema. Lorenzo Garcia stars as José, a ranchhand on a bull-breeding farm who dreams of becoming a famous matador. Unfortunately, José is a clumsy oaf, whose ...
The humor in this Mexican social comedy has more to do with the aptly depicted characters shown than with the story. When Enfermio (Manolo Faregas) takes his family on an outing, he encounters every possible calamity. A group of unconnected lotharios almost romance his wife and his daughter away from him, he encounters a military man who is a ...
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
Portions of content provided by All Music Guide or All Movie Guide. © 2009 All Media Guide, LLC. All Music Guide and All Movie Guide are registered Trademarks of All Media Guide, LLC.