Arcelia Ramírez

A poignant and moving urban drama, focusing on the growing problem of sexual assault in Mexico City. Director Sistach fictionalizes the true story of a friendship between two adolescent girls which is torn apart when one of them is brutally raped. Rebellious tomboy Yessica is frequently in trouble at school and at home, with its lower middle-class limitations. She is always at odds with her mother, bullying stepfather, and despicable stepbrother, Jorge. Then Jorge strikes a deal with a friend, h

A small boy in a town in Mexico is a master at playing marbles. He is lefthanded, hence his nickname Zurdo ("leftie"). He wants to beat the big guy in another town, but it becomes a tough and unfair struggle...

The heroine is Emilia, a tormented housewife trapped in a middle-class life, overwhelmed by mediocrity, and exhausted by motherhood. The same day that her lover leaves her, her credit card is blocked, and Emilia takes the decision she has long contemplated, suicide. Embracing melodrama, Reasons of the Heart features black-and-white cinematography and film-noir aesthetics. (iksv.org)

Based on the Greek tragedy MEDEA, this is a present day Mexican version, set in the seediest possible milieu of Mexico City. A woman abandoned by her husband, is thrown out of her apartment by her landlord - who is also her husband's new father-in-law. She is also about to lose custody of her two children to her husband, a low-life, second-rate boxer and opportunist. With the help of her godmother, she plans to take revenge on her husband. (imdb)

This is a comedy about couples from the same family, hit by the economic crisis in Mexico. The plot turns around the eternal question of whether it is worth it to live as a couple. (imdb)

At dawn, two middle-aged prostitutes go back to their hovels. They are not tired of working. They are tired of not doing it. One has problems with a teenage daughter and a transvestite husband. The other has to cope with loneliness. But tonight they are going to celebrate the victory in the ring of two dwarves fighters. At the hotel, to rob the men, they drugged them with eye drops. But they are so frightened and confused that they commit all kinds of errors. (Filmaffinity)

Old bachelor Benjamin (Lopez Rojas) still lives with his sister Micaela (Doria) in the boredom of a small town. His only entertainment is getting together with a bunch of old men and spare time playing like children. Benjamin falls inlove with beautiful and young Natividad (Ramirez). First, he writes love letters for her. Then, when this strategy fails, Benjamin and the old men plan to abduct her and wait for her falling inlove. (Maximiliano Maza)

A female Psychologist who has stopped practicing medicine, decides to take the case of Veronica de la Serna, a young woman whose previous therapist has mysteriously disappeared. (imdb)

The dramatized life of Juana Inés de la Cruz, a renowned writer, nun, and influential political figure in 17th-century Mexico. (imdb)

The life of great playwright Alejandro del Rey, his searches, his principles, his women, and a hostile environment are the backdrop for a wonderful tale of carnal passions, aesthetic obsessions, and love for a living. (Letterboxd)

Story of Cielo, a mother whose teenage daughter is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands and transforms from housewife into a vengeful militant. (imdb)

Dealing with the pressure of his father and his need to be someone, Pablo decides to start a new shady, tricky business that will lead him to some happy but tragic experiences. (imdb)

Ulises is robbed in the subway. Losing his wallet becomes a personal tragedy. Elvira has also suffered a terrible loss, too. A random encounter will join them and new hope will arise in them, until Ulises finds the one who stole from him. (imdb)