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Told across eight different stories taking place in one 100-year-old room, the film explores the secret lives of its inhabitants, from the beginning of the twentieth century to the dawn of the new millennium. This intricately-woven film gives a compelling and profound portrait of modern Mexico from eight of the country's new breed of cinematic storytellers.
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Set entirely in the city residence of a notable, but not ruling-class family of Mexico, this drama explores what happened during a 1968 student uprising, which was brutally suppressed by the government. In the story, the family's two college-aged boys are ardent advocates of change. Despite the vigorous warnings of their parents, the boys have left to attend a street meeting. The family looks out onto the streets as the dramatic events of that time...
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La historia de hombres y mujeres que cambiaron nuestra historia. Desde los albores de la Independencia con el movimiento de Miguel Hidalgo hasta su consumacion por Agustin de Iturbide. La mas ambiciosa produccion de televisa que retrata, en cada uno de sus trece momentos, el sinuoso camino de la Independencia de Mexico.
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A film document of the history of Mexico, presented in four novellas: Sandunga, an exposition of Tehuantepec jungles and the peaceful lifestyles of their inhabitants; Manguei, a love story about a poor peon and his bride; Fiesta, devoted to bullfignting and romantic love; and Soldadera, a portrayal of the 1910 revolution in Mexico as depicted in the frescoes of Siqueiros, Rivera, and Orosco.
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El miedo no anda en burro: "Una viejita ha sido envenenada por sus parientes con el fin de apresurar la herencia que esperan. Sin embargo, se llevan la sorpresa que su victima le ha dejado todo su dinero a su gatita 'miau'."
Tonta, tonta pero no tanto: "Maria Epifania Jolote, una India analfabeta nacida en San Jose de los Burros se despide de sus padres, del cura y de su burro pues viaja hacia el Distrito federal en busca de su prima Eufemia quien...
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India Maria and her father Don Lupe arrive in Acapulco only to fall right into a scam to steal archeological treasures. She must turn into a detective and chase the dingy thugs and also run for life once they realize that she is the one that knows the code to find "Coyote Emplumado" a valuable piece. Soon you'll find out that you can't stop laughing.
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Based on the hit novel by Ángeles Mastretta, the film portrays the story of a woman who dared to break the mold of her time. Catalina (Ana Claudia Talancón) is a woman from Puebla who marries Andrés Ascencio (Daniel Giménez Cacho), a sympathetic and powerful, as a way out of her little world and expecting to live great experiences. She soon discovers that her life has been chained to Andrés, and she has lost her freedom. Catalina will rediscover...
11) Dos Leyendas
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Un hombre llamado el diablo: El coyote y la Bronca viven muchas aventuras juntos en el bajo mundo del dinero fácil y la prostitución. Pasan a ser perseguidos por la justicia para finalmente verse envueltos sentimentalmente.
El Coyote y la bronca: Un hombre llega a un pueblo para cobrar una venganza pero antes seduce a una joven que estaba próxima a casarse.
Por tu maldito amor: Un hombre tiene que decidir entre dos mujeres, una es madura, segura...
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A film document of the history of Mexico, presented in four novellas: Sandunga, an exposition of Tehuantepec jungles and the peaceful lifestyles of their inhabitants; Manguei, a love story about a poor peon and his bride; Fiesta, devoted to bullfignting and romantic love; and Soldadera, a portrayal of the 1910 revolution in Mexico as depicted in the frescoes of Siqueiros, Rivera, and Orosco.
13) The bounty
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Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny against the tyrannical disciplinarian Lt. William Bligh.
Kings of the sun: After a terrible battle leaves young Balam king of his Mayan tribe, he leads his people out of Mexico to escape the rival clan still hunting them. But upon reaching their new home, a hostile Native American tribe attacks and the Mayans manage to capture Black Eagle, the Native American leader. While held prisoner, Black Eagle manages to earn...
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Told across eight different stories taking place in one 100-year-old room, the film explores the secret lives of its inhabitants, from the beginning of the twentieth century to the dawn of the new millennium. This intricately-woven film gives a compelling and profound portrait of modern Mexico from eight of the country's new breed of cinematic storytellers.
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Ciudad de México, 1968: A medida que México se prepara para ser el país anfitrión de los Juegos Olímpicos, la Ciudad de México se encuentra bajo la mirada microscópica del resto del mundo y por eso el gobierno se esmera por embellecer la ciudad y por darle al mundo una imagen de estabilidad, pero la Capital está más inquieta que nunca y ya que los estudiantes salen a la calle en marchas y motínes para protestar contra el gobierno autoritario....
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Chisum: A successful cattle rancher battles with corrupt government officials and their stooges in New Mexico's Lincoln County War.
The train robbers: A widow hires a man to retrieve gold stolen by her husband so that she can return it to its owners.
Cahill, United States Marshal: A widowed marshal fears that his two sons may have been involved in a bank robbery and murder.
McQ: A police lieutenant resigns from the force to track down some big...
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