Encyclopedia of the best of Mexican cinema
by joakinocolmar | created - 02 Apr 2017 | updated - 27 Jul 2017 | PublicThis list was created to spread and rescue from oblivion the cinema of a country that has been ignored in lists that encompass the best of world cinema when its tapes are of equal or superior quality that those exposed in those "top 10" or "top 100 "; this country is: Mexico.
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1. The Grey Automobile (1919)
223 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A gang terrorize Mexico City's high society in 1915. Murder, kidnapping and robbery are their trademarks. One police inspector (Cabrera) follows the gang's crimes and eventually sends them to jail.
Director: Enrique Rosas | Stars: Joaquín Coss, Juan de Homs, Manuel de los Ríos, María Teresa Montoya
Votes: 235
2. La destrucción de Oaxaca (1931)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Footage of the aftermath of the January 14 1931 Earthquake in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Director: Sergei Eisenstein
Votes: 201
3. Santa (1932)
81 min | Drama
Woman turns to prostitution after her beloved soldier leaves her.
Director: Antonio Moreno | Stars: Lupita Tovar, Carlos Orellana, Juan José Martínez Casado, Donald Reed
Votes: 255
4. ¡Que viva Mexico! (1932)
Not Rated | 88 min | History
Having revolutionized film editing through such masterworks of montage as Potemkin and Strike, Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein emigrated west in hopes of testing the capabilities of the American film industry.
Directors: Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein | Stars: Félix Balderas, Sara García, Martín Hernández, David Liceága
5. El prisionero 13 (1933)
76 min | Drama, War
El Prisionero 13 (Prisoner 13) is part of the trilogy of films made by Fernando Fuentes concerning the Mexican Revolution. The film centers on the drunkard Colonel Carrasco, whose wife ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando de Fuentes | Stars: Alfredo del Diestro, Luis G. Barreiro, Adela Sequeyro, Arturo Campoamor
Votes: 187
6. La llorona (1933)
73 min | Horror, Mystery
In modern day Mexico, a man on the street is supernaturally killed after hearing the eerie sound of a wailing woman. We then arrive at the manor of an upper class family, who are ... See full summary »
Director: Ramón Peón | Stars: Ramón Pereda, Virginia Zurí, Carlos Orellana, Adriana Lamar
Votes: 343
7. The Woman of the Port (1934)
76 min | Drama
Rosario (Palma) becomes a prostitute after losing her father and discovering her boyfriend had a liaison with another woman. In Veracruz, Rosario lives above a sordid cabaret "selling her ... See full summary »
Directors: Arcady Boytler, Raphael J. Sevilla | Stars: Andrea Palma, Domingo Soler, Francisco Zárraga, Joaquín Busquets
Votes: 430
8. Two Monks (1934)
Not Rated | 79 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
When the Monk Javier acts violently in a gothic monastery, the Prior asks the Monk Juan to calm him down since he believes that Javier is possessed by demons. When Juan comes to Javier's ... See full summary »
Director: Juan Bustillo Oro | Stars: Víctor Urruchúa, Carlos Villatoro, Magda Haller, Beltrán de Heredia
Votes: 716
9. El fantasma del convento (1934)
85 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
Alfonso (Del Campo), Eduardo (Villatoro) and Eduardo's wife Cristina (Ruel) get lost when visiting a forest. A strange monk finds them and takes them to an ancient convent. There, the three... See full summary »
Director: Fernando de Fuentes | Stars: Marta Roel, Enrique del Campo, Carlos Villatoro, Paco Martínez
Votes: 444
10. Godfather Mendoza (1934)
85 min | Drama, War
During Mexican Revolution, Rosalio Mendoza (Del Diestro) survives by making and winning favors from both factions, the governmental forces and Zapata's Army. His hacienda welcomes everybody... See full summary »
Directors: Juan Bustillo Oro, Fernando de Fuentes | Stars: Alfredo del Diestro, Carmen Guerrero, Antonio R. Frausto, Luis G. Barreiro
Votes: 609
11. Janitzio (1935)
56 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Carlos Navarro | Stars: Emilio Fernández, María Teresa Orozco, Gilberto González, Felipe de Flores
Votes: 69
12. Luponini de Chicago (1935)
79 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: José Bohr | Stars: José Bohr, Anita Blanch, Carlos Villatoro, Isabelita Blanch
Votes: 55
13. Out on the Big Ranch (1936)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A "comedia ranchera", where two good friends fall in love with the same girl.
Director: Fernando de Fuentes | Stars: Tito Guízar, René Cardona, Esther Fernández, Lorenzo Barcelata
Votes: 182
14. Redes (1936)
Not Rated | 65 min | Drama
A story of burgeoning labor rights amongst poor fishermen in a small village in Mexico.
Directors: Emilio Gómez Muriel, Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Silvio Hernández, David Valle González, Rafael Hinojosa, Antonio Lara
Votes: 850
15. Let's Go with Pancho Villa (1936)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, War
The 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando de Fuentes | Stars: Antonio R. Frausto, Domingo Soler, Manuel Tamés, Ramón Vallarino
Votes: 816
16. La mancha de sangre (1937)
70 min | Crime, Drama
A dancer and prostitute in Mexico City is unsaddled by guilt about her raunchy life and even tries to find happiness.
Director: Adolfo Best-Maugard | Stars: Estela Inda, José Casal, Heriberto G. Batemberg, Manuel Dondé
Votes: 79
17. Águila o sol (1938)
78 min | Comedy, Musical, Drama
When three orphans that were raised together and love like brothers knows about plans to be separated and work outside, they escape and live in the street. They sell lottery and newspapers. When older, they became artists.
Director: Arcady Boytler | Stars: Cantinflas, Manuel Medel, Margarita Mora, Marina Tamayo
Votes: 190
18. Perjurer (1938)
98 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Raphael J. Sevilla | Stars: Jorge Negrete, Marina Tamayo, Sara García, Carlos López Moctezuma
Votes: 22
19. The House of the Ogre (1939)
Approved | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Fernando de Fuentes | Stars: Fernando Soler, Alfredo del Diestro, Arturo de Córdova, Emma Roldán
Votes: 36
20. Every Madman to His Specialty (1939)
Approved | 123 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A scared horror writer is sent to what he believes is a sanatorium to treat him for his fears, but it turns out to be a haunted castle where he becomes embroiled in a rich family's internal battles for a coveted inheritance.
Director: Juan Bustillo Oro | Stars: Enrique Herrera, Joaquín Pardavé, Gloria Marín, Antonio R. Frausto
Votes: 83
21. En tiempos de Don Porfirio (1940)
160 min | Musical, Comedy, Drama
In a Mexican city at the end of the 19th century, Don Francisco, a gambler and a bohemian, almost forgets his wedding and is late. The bride, who is pregnant, is sent to Paris by the snubbed family.
Director: Juan Bustillo Oro | Stars: Fernando Soler, Marina Tamayo, Emilio Tuero, Joaquín Pardavé
Votes: 67
22. You're Missing the Point (1940)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy
The boyfriend (Cantinflas) of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his... See full summary »
Director: Juan Bustillo Oro | Stars: Cantinflas, Joaquín Pardavé, Sara García, Sofía Álvarez
Votes: 1,510
23. Cantinflas y su prima (1940)
Short, Comedy
Cantinflas appears flirting with a lady until her lover arrives. Angry, Cantinflas call the husband causing a number of situations.
Director: Carlos Toussaint | Stars: Cantinflas, Chelo Gómez, Wilfrido Moreno, Tito Novaro
Votes: 45
24. Cantinflas boxeador (1940)
16 min | Short, Comedy
We see a young Mario Moreno making us laugh while he trying to fight against an opponent on a ring.
Director: Fernando A. Rivero | Stars: Cantinflas, Chelo Gómez, Wilfrido Moreno, Estanislao Schillinsky
Votes: 65
25. ¡Ay Jalisco... no te rajes! (1941)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A touching tale of love and revenge in the Mexican countryside.
Director: Joselito Rodríguez | Stars: Jorge Negrete, Gloria Marín, Carlos López, Ángel Garasa
Votes: 82
26. The Unknown Policeman (1941)
108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Cantinflas captures a gang who had robbed a bank the night before. Considered a hero, becomes a member of the force for special missions because of his ability to disguise himself in many different forms.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Mapy Cortés, Daniel 'Chino' Herrera, Gloria Marín
Votes: 314
27. Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon! (1941)
102 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A not very grief stricken young widow flutters her hand fan between a dashing young soldier and an elderly politician in this Belle Epoque era musical comedy.
Director: Julio Bracho | Stars: Joaquín Pardavé, Arturo de Córdova, Mapy Cortés, Anita Blanch
Votes: 88
28. When Children Leave Home (1941)
139 min | Drama
A marriage suffers various family problems, but eventually on a Christmas Eve happiness comes forth again.
Director: Juan Bustillo Oro | Stars: Fernando Soler, Sara García, Joaquín Pardavé, Emilio Tuero
Votes: 123
29. Ni sangre, ni arena (1941)
104 min | Comedy
Cantinflas enjoys the bullfight show, and wants to crash in every of these spectacles. Also, there's a professional bullfighter, Manolete, who is identical to Cantinflas. Manolete has to ... See full summary »
Director: Alejandro Galindo | Stars: Cantinflas, Susana Guízar, Elvia Salcedo, Pedro Armendáriz
Votes: 180
30. Al son de la marimba (1941)
137 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A broken high society man tries to keep his family expensive lifestyle by tricking a rich man from out of the town to marry his well intended daughter.
Director: Juan Bustillo Oro | Stars: Fernando Soler, Emilio Tuero, Marina Tamayo, Joaquín Pardavé
Votes: 80
31. El baisano Jalil (1942)
TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
Aristocráticos en ruina, los Veradada piden al comerciante libanés Jalil un préstamo, aunque en realidad desprecian a su familia. Para complicar las cosas, el hijo de Jalil, Selim, está ... See full summary »
Directors: Joaquín Pardavé, Roberto Gavaldón | Stars: Joaquín Pardavé, Sara García, Emilio Tuero, Manolita Saval
Votes: 123
32. El ángel negro (1942)
126 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The housekeeper, secretly in love with her master, guards a deep secret and does everything in her power to keep him to herself.
Director: Juan Bustillo Oro | Stars: Emilio Tuero, Marina Tamayo, Isabela Corona, Joaquín Pardavé
Votes: 45
33. I Danced with Don Porfirio (1942)
92 min | Comedy, Musical
Director: Gilberto Martínez Solares | Stars: Mapy Cortés, Joaquín Pardavé, Emilio Tuero, Fernando Cortés
Votes: 28
34. El verdugo de Sevilla (1942)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
Mild-mannered and devout Mr Bonilla, accepts a government job without realizing that he is to be the town's executioner. This leads to comedic misunderstandings.
Director: Fernando Soler | Stars: Fernando Soler, Sara García, Domingo Soler, Julio Villarreal
Votes: 28
35. Story of a Great Love (1942)
TV-PG | 155 min | Drama, Romance
Manuel Venegas regresa a su pueblo para conquistar al amor de su vida, Soledad. Pero para su sorpresa la encuentra casada con otro hombre. Sin importarles nada, ni las diferencias socials, ambos están dispuestos a luchar por su amor.
Director: Julio Bracho | Stars: Jorge Negrete, Domingo Soler, Gloria Marín, Julio Villarreal
Votes: 98
36. The Saint That Forged a Country (1942)
Approved | 110 min | Drama
Director: Julio Bracho | Stars: Ramon Novarro, Domingo Soler, Gloria Marín, Paco Fuentes
Votes: 39
37. Another Dawn (1943)
108 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
The disaffected wife of a failed civil servant, is thrilled to re-encounter Octavio, a former lover who is now a union activist on the run from a corrupt politician. Hoping to help him, she... See full summary »
Director: Julio Bracho | Stars: Andrea Palma, Pedro Armendáriz, Alberto Galán, Narciso Busquets
Votes: 341
38. The Rock of Souls (1943)
110 min | Drama, Romance
A rancher and a refined lady from the city fall in love each other. But the 200-years-fight between their families, will threaten their romantic relationship.
Director: Miguel Zacarías | Stars: Jorge Negrete, María Félix, René Cardona, Miguel Ángel Ferriz
Votes: 99
39. Wild Flower (1943)
TV-PG | 94 min | Drama, Romance, War
One of the gratest love stories ever told!!
Director: Emilio Fernández | Stars: Dolores Del Río, Pedro Armendáriz, Emilio Fernández, Miguel Ángel Ferriz
Votes: 241
40. Doña Bárbara (1943)
125 min | Drama, Western
A young lawyer and owner of a great property in the interior of Venezuela tries to recover its control in the name of the law, fighting against his neighbour, a powerful, seductive and ... See full summary »
Directors: Fernando de Fuentes, Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: María Félix, Julián Soler, María Elena Marqués, Andrés Soler
Votes: 381
41. El circo (1943)
90 min | Comedy
A shoemaker joins a circus and falls in love with the circus owner's daughter.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Gloria Lynch, Estanislao Schillinsky, Eduardo Arozamena
Votes: 228
42. A Letter of Love (1943)
115 min | Drama, Romance
Moments before he will be executed by the French Intervention Army, the liberal leader (Negrete) reads a love letter by his girlfriend (Marín). His memories provide the poetic pictures of this romantic historical drama.
Director: Miguel Zacarías | Stars: Jorge Negrete, Gloria Marín, Andrés Soler, Emma Roldán
Votes: 79
43. Mexicanos al grito de guerra (1943)
Not Rated | 101 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
In times of the French Intervention, a student of Nunó, author of the Mexican National Anthem, falls in love with the niece of the French Ambassador, which causes quite amusing complications.
Directors: Álvaro Gálvez y Fuentes, Ismael Rodríguez | Stars: Pedro Infante, Lina Montes, Miguel Inclán, Miguel Arenas
Votes: 107
44. Santa (1943)
111 min | Drama, Romance
A young and innocent girl is betrayed by the man whom she loves and has to become a prostitute because her family rejects her.
Directors: Norman Foster, Alfredo Gómez de la Vega | Stars: Esther Fernández, José Cibrián, Ricardo Montalban, Estela Inda
Votes: 76
45. Maria Candelaria (1944)
Approved | 76 min | Romance, Drama
In Xochimilco 1909, María Candelaria and Lorenzo Rafael long for getting married but the odds are against them. María Candelaria is segregated for being a prostitute's child and the couple ... See full summary »
Director: Emilio Fernández | Stars: Dolores Del Río, Pedro Armendáriz, Alberto Galán, Margarita Cortés
Votes: 1,222
46. Amok (1944)
106 min | Drama
A doctor embezzles the proceeds of his Parisian clinic in order to better support the manipulative woman with whom he is having an affair. After losing all the money while gambling, he is ... See full summary »
Director: Antonio Momplet | Stars: María Félix, Julián Soler, Estela Inda, Miguel Ángel Ferriz
Votes: 54
47. México de mis recuerdos (1944)
91 min | Musical, Comedy, Drama
Chucho Flores, a bohemian composer writes a waltz "Carmelita" dedicated to the wife of president Diaz, after listening the waltz the president instructs to Susanito Peñafiel y Somellera ... See full summary »
Director: Juan Bustillo Oro | Stars: Fernando Soler, Sofía Álvarez, Joaquín Pardavé, Luis Aldás
Votes: 125
48. Gran Hotel (1944)
106 min | Comedy
After failing as a waiter, Cantinflas gets a job as a bellboy in a fancy hotel, by recommendation of his girlfriend. He has to deal with posh people and even with the nobility. One day, an ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Jacqueline Dalya, Josefina Martínez, Luis G. Barreiro
Votes: 209
49. Los hijos de Don Venancio (1944)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
A merchant is becomes widower with five dependent children who give him severe problems with their behavior.
Director: Joaquín Pardavé | Stars: Joaquín Pardavé, Alfredo Varela, Alicia Ravel, Marina Herrera
Votes: 43
50. Woman Without a Soul (1944)
129 min | Drama
Teresa (Maria Felix) is a beautiful, young, middle-class woman who is determined to climb the social ladder.To that end she employs her beauty and her charms to manipulate rich men while ... See full synopsis »
Director: Fernando de Fuentes | Stars: Fernando Soler, María Félix, Andrés Soler, Antonio Badú
Votes: 65
51. La vida inútil de Pito Pérez (1944)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Miguel Contreras Torres | Stars: Manuel Medel, Elvia Salcedo, Katy Jurado, Lola Tinoco
Votes: 46
52. Las abandonadas (1945)
103 min | Drama, Romance, War
A young woman, abandoned by her womanizing fiancé, is forced to provide for the upbringing of her son and combat the difficulties of being an unmarried mother during the strife of early 20-... See full summary »
Director: Emilio Fernández | Stars: Dolores Del Río, Pedro Armendáriz, Víctor Junco, Paco Fuentes
Votes: 186
53. Un día con el diablo (1945)
100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
A newspaper boy mistakenly goes to the army; after dying during a mission, he goes to visit the afterlife.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Miguel Arenas, Susana Cora, Andrés Soler
Votes: 281
54. La barraca (1945)
110 min | Drama
In rural Spain, a new family arrives in town to work a parcel (barraca), the townsfolk are very hostile to the idea of "another" working the land that once belonged to one of them.
Director: Roberto Gavaldón | Stars: Domingo Soler, Anita Blanch, Amparo Morillo, José Baviera
Votes: 149
55. Bugambilia (1945)
105 min | Drama, Romance
A tragic love story between the daughter of a rich miner and a humble cockfight owner/trainer (gallero) puts filial love, defense of honour, and loyalty to the test.
Director: Emilio Fernández | Stars: Dolores Del Río, Pedro Armendáriz, Julio Villarreal, Alberto Galán
Votes: 134
56. Twilight (1945)
108 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A brilliant surgeon is dazed and feels he can no longer operate. Told in flashback, we find his troubles began with a woman.
Director: Julio Bracho | Stars: Arturo de Córdova, Gloria Marín, Julio Villarreal, Manuel Arvide
Votes: 161
57. Canaima (1945)
118 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Marcos Vargas returns home to Ciudad Bolívar after finishing his studies in Caracas. There he decides to start a business transporting merchandise to the interior of the jungle. A local chieftain will not make things easy for him.
Director: Juan Bustillo Oro | Stars: Jorge Negrete, Rosario Granados, Carlos López Moctezuma, Andrés Soler
Votes: 67
58. La selva de fuego (1945)
76 min | Adventure, Drama
Spectacular story of the tragedy of love, set amid workers in the jungle of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
Director: Fernando de Fuentes | Stars: Dolores Del Río, Arturo de Córdova, Miguel Inclán, Luis Beristáin
Votes: 38
59. El monje blanco (1945)
112 min | Drama
Director: Julio Bracho | Stars: María Félix, Tomás Perrín, Julio Villarreal, Paco Fuentes
Votes: 33
60. La devoradora (1946)
117 min | Drama
Diana is a 'Devoradora', a maneater. Men who fall in love with her get chewed up and spit out without any regard for their feelings.
Director: Fernando de Fuentes | Stars: María Félix, Luis Aldás, Julio Villarreal, Felipe de Alba
Votes: 56
61. Campeón sin corona (1946)
111 min | Action, Drama, Sport
"Champion without a crown". Quick rise and fall of a boxer filled with talent and psychological complexes.
Director: Alejandro Galindo | Stars: David Silva, Amanda del Llano, Carlos López Moctezuma, Fernando Soto
Votes: 159
62. La otra (1946)
98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dolores Del Rio plays a dual role as identical twins - one good and one bad.
Director: Roberto Gavaldón | Stars: Dolores Del Río, Agustín Irusta, Víctor Junco, José Baviera
Votes: 538
63. Enamorada (1946)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Romance, War
During the Mexican Revolution, a macho rebel general falls in love with the independent-minded daughter of an aristocrat in the town he is occupying.
Director: Emilio Fernández | Stars: María Félix, Pedro Armendáriz, Fernando Fernández, José Morcillo
Votes: 944
64. Soy un prófugo (1946)
Comedy, Crime
A janitor in a large bank is accused of pulling off a major heist and forced to become a fugitive while hunting for the real culprits.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Emilia Guiú, Daniel 'Chino' Herrera, Agustín Isunza
Votes: 165
65. Su última aventura (1946)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
A playful trickster who's part of a family of criminals wins the lottery but because of his reputation with the law, he's unable to cash in the ticket until he hires a beautiful poor woman under false pretenses.
Director: Gilberto Martínez Solares | Stars: Arturo de Córdova, Esther Fernández, Arturo Soto Rangel, Consuelo Guerrero de Luna
Votes: 25
66. Vértigo (1946)
82 min | Drama
The conflict unfolds when Mercedes and Arturo, the fiancée of his daughter Gabriela, begins to emerge a deep and dangerous attraction.
Director: Antonio Momplet | Stars: María Félix, Emilio Tuero, Lilia Michel, Julio Villarreal
Votes: 82
67. Los tres García (1947)
Not Rated | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ruled by a tough grandma (Sara García), the Garcías (Infante, Salazar and Mendoza) are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita (Marga López) and fight for her ... See full summary »
Director: Ismael Rodríguez | Stars: Sara García, Pedro Infante, Abel Salazar, Víctor Manuel Mendoza
Votes: 706
68. Bel Ami (1947)
102 min | Drama
The story of a common man that could raise in life thanks to lies and deceits.
Director: Antonio Momplet | Stars: Armando Calvo, Gloria Marín, Andrea Palma, Emilia Guiú
Votes: 37
69. Los cristeros (1947)
98 min | Drama, History, War
During the Cristero War in 1926-29, in Mexico, three people fall in love.
Director: Raúl de Anda | Stars: Sara García, Luis Aguilar, Tito Junco, Amanda del Llano
Votes: 19
70. The Pearl (1947)
Approved | 85 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
The discovery of a perfect pearl forever changes the lives of a poor Mexican fisherman and his family.
Director: Emilio Fernández | Stars: Pedro Armendáriz, María Elena Marqués, Fernando Wagner, Gilberto González
Votes: 1,116
71. La diosa arrodillada (1947)
PG | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A artist model who leads the ever hapless Arturo de Córdova away from the arms of his innocent, blue-eyed wife and down, down, down into the ecstatic depths of degradation which include a stop at seedy Panamanian nightclub.
Director: Roberto Gavaldón | Stars: María Félix, Arturo de Córdova, Rosario Granados, Fortunio Bonanova
Votes: 362
72. Soy charro de Rancho Grande (1947)
79 min | Comedy, Drama
A simple cowboy travels to the capital and meets a beautiful woman that interrupts his marriage plans.
Director: Joaquín Pardavé | Stars: Sofía Álvarez, Pedro Infante, René Cardona, Fernando Soto
Votes: 37
73. ¡A volar joven! (1947)
113 min | Comedy
A wealthy couple marries their "unattractive" daughter to one of their farmhands, who ultimately becomes a celebrated aviator.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Ángel Garasa, Daniel 'Chino' Herrera, Andrés Soler
Votes: 379
74. ¡Vuelven los García! (1947)
Not Rated | 113 min | Comedy, Romance
Luis Antonio, Jose Luis and Luis Manuel are back and seemingly at ease with each other. However, destiny still has something in store for them: the spawn of one of the evil Lopez, siblings Leon and Juan Simon, are looking for vengeance.
Director: Ismael Rodríguez | Stars: Sara García, Pedro Infante, Abel Salazar, Víctor Manuel Mendoza
Votes: 279
75. The Golden Barge (1947)
G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Chabela Vargas (Sofía Álvarez) is a tomboy rancher, and her father is desperate to marry her to Carlos Millán (René Cardona), a visiting engineer who arrived with the intention to sell new ... See full summary »
Director: Joaquín Pardavé | Stars: Sofía Álvarez, Pedro Infante, Carlos Orellana, René Cardona
Votes: 46
76. El ropavejero (1947)
104 min | Comedy
Don Cirilo, a junkie, falls in love with Maria, who works as a servant for a millionaire family. One day looking for objects to sell in the basement of the mansion find something that will change their lives.
Director: Emilio Gómez Muriel | Stars: Joaquín Pardavé, Sara García, Dalia Íñiguez, Jorge Ancira
Votes: 59
77. La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra (1947)
97 min | Comedy, Fantasy
During a fake seance, hapless Marco Antonio falls into a trance where he goes back to ancient Rome and woos Cleopatra.
Director: Roberto Gavaldón | Stars: Luis Sandrini, María Antonieta Pons, Víctor Junco, José Baviera
Votes: 30
78. Cinco rostros de mujer (1947)
93 min | Drama, Musical
A middle-aged man reminisces about the five women he loved.
Director: Gilberto Martínez Solares | Stars: Arturo de Córdova, Pepita Serrador, Ana María Campoy, Miroslava
Votes: 24
79. Soledad (1947)
103 min | Drama
Soledad is a housemaid of Argentine origin who works in a Mexican hacienda. Her employer's son cheats on her and falsely marries her. Realizing the lie, Soledad, who is pregnant, runs away.
Director: Miguel Zacarías | Stars: Libertad Lamarque, René Cardona, Marga López, Rubén Rojo
Votes: 34
80. Nosotros los pobres (1948)
Not Rated | 128 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Nosotros Los Pobres stars Pedro Infante as a carpenter whose entire family must work together to clear his name after he is charged with a murder..
Director: Ismael Rodríguez | Stars: Pedro Infante, Evita Muñoz 'Chachita', Carmen Montejo, Blanca Estela Pavón
Votes: 1,164
81. Los tres huastecos (1948)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
This is the story of three brothers (a priest, a soldier and an outlaw) that are raised separately by their godfathers once their mother dies. They cross their paths again when the soldier ... See full summary »
Director: Ismael Rodríguez | Stars: Pedro Infante, Blanca Estela Pavón, María Eugenia Llamas, Fernando Soto
Votes: 810
82. Maclovia (1948)
TV-PG | 105 min | Drama, Romance
On a small Mexican island dwells a group of Indians who live in the traditional manner and who disdain outsiders. The beautiful Maclovia and the poverty-stricken Jose Maria are in love, but... See full summary »
Director: Emilio Fernández | Stars: María Félix, Pedro Armendáriz, Carlos López Moctezuma, Columba Domínguez
Votes: 180
83. Angelitos negros (1948)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
Angelitos Negros is a story of prejudice and sacrifice; the plot centers around a woman who does not realize her heritage, brought up as the "white"wealthy patron's daughter, she is actually the daughter of the black maid.
Director: Joselito Rodríguez | Stars: Pedro Infante, Emilia Guiú, Rita Montaner, Chela Castro
Votes: 365
84. Ustedes, los ricos (1948)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama
Sequel to Nosotros los Pobres (1947). This time, Pepe "El Toro" (Infante) is married with "La Chorreada" (Pavon) and they have two children. Chachita (Munoz) knows her real grandma: Charito... See full summary »
Director: Ismael Rodríguez | Stars: Pedro Infante, Evita Muñoz 'Chachita', Blanca Estela Pavón, Fernando Soto
Votes: 622
85. Hidden River (1948)
99 min | Drama
Called by the Mexican President himself, and in spite of a heart condition, young teacher Rosaura Salazar travels to the deserted town of Rio Escondido to accomplish the mission of bringing... See full summary »
Director: Emilio Fernández | Stars: María Félix, Carlos López Moctezuma, Fernando Fernández, Agustín Isunza
Votes: 292
86. Esquina, bajan...! (1948)
115 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Alejandro Galindo | Stars: David Silva, Fernando Soto, Olga Jiménez, Delia Magaña
Votes: 80
87. Rosenda (1948)
98 min | Drama, Romance, War
In this love triangle set amid a revolution, a peasant woman ,abandoned by her roughhewn man, finds comfort with a local store owner, until her former lover returns as the head of an army of bandits.
Director: Julio Bracho | Stars: Fernando Soler, Rita Macedo, Nicolás Rodríguez, Rodolfo Acosta
Votes: 70
88. Una familia de tantas (1949)
130 min | Drama
A strict patriarch exercises almost absolute control over his family and uses it to impose his vision of order and conservative family values. However, the budding sexuality of some of his children causes the union to unravel.
Director: Alejandro Galindo | Stars: Fernando Soler, David Silva, Martha Roth, Carlos Riquelme
Votes: 391
89. La oveja negra (1949)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The Trevino family tries to overcome the irresponsible behavior of Don Cruz, an erratic father with numerous defects that contrast with his son Silvano, a young kid man that is incapable of passing judgment on his own father.
Director: Ismael Rodríguez | Stars: Fernando Soler, Pedro Infante, Andrés Soler, Dalia Íñiguez
Votes: 402
90. La malquerida (1949)
TV-PG | 86 min | Drama
In the ranch of El Soto lives Raymunda (Dolores del Río) and her daughter, Acacia (Columba Domínguez). After she is widowed, Raymunda marries Esteban (Pedro Armendáriz). What Raymunda does ... See full summary »
Director: Emilio Fernández | Stars: Dolores Del Río, Pedro Armendáriz, Columba Domínguez, Roberto Cañedo
Votes: 145
91. Pueblerina (1949)
105 min | Drama, Romance
Aurelio Rodríguez is released from jail, and tries to start a new life marrying Paloma and working his land. But the local landowners, the brothers González, interfere with his plans.
Director: Emilio Fernández | Stars: Columba Domínguez, Roberto Cañedo, Arturo Soto Rangel, Manuel Dondé
Votes: 282
92. The Great Madcap (1949)
92 min | Comedy
A father decides to teach their bratty kids a lesson about the value of money.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Fernando Soler, Rosario Granados, Andrés Soler, Rubén Rojo
Votes: 1,413
93. Calabacitas tiernas (1949)
101 min | Comedy, Musical
Tin Tan plays a broke man who is trying to put on a musical to pay his debts.
Director: Gilberto Martínez Solares | Stars: Germán Valdés, Rosita Quintana, Nelly Montiel, Jorge Reyes
Votes: 311
94. La familia Pérez (1949)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Gilberto Martínez Solares | Stars: Joaquín Pardavé, Sara García, Manolo Fábregas, Beatriz Aguirre
Votes: 118
95. Dicen que soy mujeriego (1949)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy
Pedro es un mujeriego incorregible hasta que en su vida aparece Flor, una bella joven de la cual se enamora. Ella duda de su amor .¿Podrá convencerla de la sinceridad de sus sentimientos? ... See full summary »
Director: Roberto Rodríguez | Stars: Sara García, Pedro Infante, Silvia Derbez, Rodolfo Landa
Votes: 102
96. Salón México (1949)
95 min | Crime, Drama
Mercedes (Marga Lopez) dances for money with the clients of Salon Mexico, a famous cabaret in Mexico City. Her younger sister Beatriz (Derbez) studies in an expensive private school, paid ... See full summary »
Director: Emilio Fernández | Stars: Marga López, Miguel Inclán, Rodolfo Acosta, Roberto Cañedo
Votes: 621
97. Allá en el Rancho Grande (1949)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Director: Fernando de Fuentes | Stars: Jorge Negrete, Lilia del Valle, Eduardo Noriega, Armando Soto La Marina
Votes: 109
98. Soy charro de Levita (1949)
110 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Director: Gilberto Martínez Solares | Stars: Germán Valdés, Marcelo Chávez, Rosita Quintana, Carmen Molina
Votes: 77
99. El mago (1949)
100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A slapstick fantasy of the amorous adventures of a magician a la Cantinflas.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Leonora Amar, José Baviera, Ernesto Finance
Votes: 199
100. The King of the Neighborhood (1950)
100 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A small-time con artist gets more for what he bargained for when one of his would-be victims falls in love with him.
Director: Gilberto Martínez Solares | Stars: Germán Valdés, Silvia Pinal, Marcelo Chávez, Famie Kaufman
Votes: 543
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