José Sancho

Pizza delivery man Victor is having an argument with Elena, whom he met a few days ago, but she was high then and doesn't want to hear about him. Reacting to the noise, two cops, young David and older Sancho, arrive at the scene, the gun accidentally goes off.. Four years later David is a wheelchair basketball star, he's married to Elena, Victor is released out of prison and their destinies begin to cross again. (imdb)

Paulino and Carmela are husband and wife, troubadours touring the countryside during the Spanish Civil War. They are Republicans, and with their mute assistant, Gustavete, they journey into rebel territory by mistake. They are arrested, fear a firing squad, and receive a reprieve from an Italian Fascist commander who loves the theatre. He arranges a performance for his troops, bargaining with Paulino to stage a burlesque of the republic in exchange for the actors' freedom. (imdb)

A man is taken to a small clinic in Guam with mysterious bites on him. This sparks a search for what could have caused such wounds. A group of men and women fly to the island he lived on to investigate the situation. Due to technical problems, their small plane crashes and they are stranded on the island. After some time, they come to find the man's village is empty and that strange new breeds of killer arachnids have appeared all about the forest. (imdb)

The healing power of the sexual act is the focus of this magic-realist entry, shot in Mexico and produced in Spain by writer-director Laura Mana. Evoking films as disparate as Wings of Desire, Like Water for Chocolate, and Breaking the Waves, Sexo Por Compasion switches from black and white to color as it relays the tale of Dolores, a woman who begins a series of affairs after her husband walks out on her. (Allmovie)

Shot in Costa Rica in 1988, 'El Dorado' is one of a rare breed, a Spanish film about its own role in America in the 16th century. However, this film doesn't tell a story of glory and conquest, but one of failure and slow descent into madness. The story is about an expedition down the Orinoco river in 1560, undertaken by Spanish soldiers with the aim of finding the famed land of El Dorado, where gold is supposedly plentiful. (imdb)

Lieutenant Pereira is puzzled by the mysterious murder of a prostitute: it's the second time a woman has been found with her nose cut off, and a special plant known as a "goosefoot" placed beneath her corpse. Suspecting that the killer is basing his actions on the medieval board game of the Oca Brothers, Pereira asks Professor Rinaldi for help. His insight comes too late however: Tea, a young girl on a pilgrimage with a group of young offenders and their minder Leyva, is found murdered. (imdb)

Crematorium tells the story of the Bertomeus, a rich family that obtained their fortune after many generations. Rubén Bertomeu left the farm business to create a complex entrepreneurial framework that made him the richest and most powerful man in Misent. The only problem is the closest family doesn't understand progress the same way he does. (Official C+ summary)

Shortly before the Spanish conquest of Mexico, two Spaniards are shipwrecked in the New World. They befriend the natives who mistake them for gods. This leads to conflicts in the nearby Aztec Empire. Tizcuitl, a beautiful Aztec girl falls in love with one of the Spaniards, but she is also courted by Moctezuma, king of the Aztecs whose power is threatened by the news of the arriving gods. The conflict escalates with the arrival of Hernán Cortes who is determined to conquer the Aztec people.

Two gypsy families, estranged from the past, revive old grudges when their children, Ana Montoya and Manuel Taranto, fall in love. Free adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet". (Filmaffinity)