Mexican films in Cannes Competition
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- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsCantinflasÁngel GarasaJanet AlcorizaA beautiful actress invites Cantinflas to work at a film studio, where he falls asleep and dreams he is D'Artagnan.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsDolores Del RíoPedro ArmendárizAlberto GalánIn 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 faces the greed of Mr. Damian, the town's shop owner who secretly desires María. When María falls sick with Malaria, Lorenzo Rafael steals a quinine bottle from Damian's shop, unleashing tragedy for the lovers.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsColumba DomínguezRoberto CañedoArturo Soto RangelAurelio 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.
- DirectorTito DavisonStarsMaría FélixVíctor JuncoCrox AlvaradoAngela "Doña Diabla" is a beautiful and rude woman who after her divorce swore to hate men. He also forbids the romance of his daughter Angelica with a ruffian named Adrian.
- DirectorCarmen ToscanoSalvador ToscanoStarsManuel BernalPorfirio DíazFrancisco I. MaderoDocumentary compiling all the material registered by Mexican pioneer director and cinematographer Salvador Toscano, and others under his direction, chronicling the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and many other events.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsAlfonso MejíaRoberto CoboEstela IndaA group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, as the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsLilia PradoCarmelita GonzálezEsteban MayoA newly-wed country boy receives the terrible news that his mother is dying, and takes a long and dangerous bus trip to the city to contact a notary for her last will and testament. Will he resist temptation and do the right thing?
- DirectorJulio BrachoStarsArturo de CórdovaRosita QuintanaAndrea PalmaA man suffers great pain for the death of his wife in an automobile accident and decides to investigate the surroundings of the accident that he thinks are mysterious
- DirectorMiguel MoraytaStarsEnrique RambalManolo FábregasConsuelo FrankMexican drama that follows the teachings to disciples and events in the life of Jesus Christ, previous and during his passion, then rising from the dead on the third day.
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsArturo de CórdovaLaura HidalgoJosé María Linares-RivasDuring their collective marriage anniversaries, three husbands find out their best friend has died and decide to open a letter he left to be opened after his death.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsArturo de CórdovaDelia GarcésAurora WalkerA husband's suave exterior unravels after his marriage, and he unleashes his paranoid and volatile temper on his wife, which escalates to more dangerous and unpredictable tantrums.
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsDolores Del RíoPedro López LagarEduardo NoriegaMarta (Dolores del Río) es una mujer que vive obsesionada, ya que su madre y su hermano murieron de esquizofrenia. Temerosa de que la enfermedad sea congénita, sobreprotege hasta el extremo a su único hijo (Alejandro Ciangherotti Jr.). Debido a su obsesión, Marta no se da cuenta que la única afectada psicológicamente en su familia es ella.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsRossana PodestàCrox AlvaradoArmando SilvestreAntonio dives for sponges which are sold by his sweetheart Rossana. One day, the escaped prisoner José-Luis appears and is hid by his friend Antonio. Although José-Luis does not want to betray his friend, a love affair with tragic consequences between him and Rossana develops.
- DirectorBenito AlazrakiStarsBeatriz FloresJuan de la CruzJuan CanoMexican and Latin-American classic. Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles's work, depicting the reality of Mexican indian people: Las Vacas, Nuestra Señora, El Tuerto and La Potranca. In El Tuerto, crosseyed boy is made fun of by his mates. His religious mother asks God to make the boy's eyes equal. The outcome is tragic.
- DirectorTulio DemicheliStarsArturo de CórdovaSilvia PinalJosé María Linares-RivasA mistreated manager plans to kill his boss with the help of the new secretary.
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsMaría FélixPedro ArmendárizAndrés SolerA dramatic story which tells the love between a beautiful woman named Gabriela and a revolutionary man. All framed by violent and exciting battles.
- DirectorAlfredo B. CrevennaStarsLilia PradoLeonor LlausásVíctor Manuel MendozaWhen his successful brother falls ill, a wastrel must step up to take over the family business. This leads to an adulterous, tragic relationship with his brother's wife.
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsMaría FélixDolores Del RíoEmilio FernándezThe Cucaracha is a brave woman soldier who leads a group of similar women into the fray against the forces of the Villa colonel, Zeta.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsFrancisco RabalMarga LópezRita MacedoA priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but many others do not return the favor.
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsIgnacio López TarsoPina PellicerEnrique LuceroPoor and hungry peasant Macario wishes to have a good meal for All Saint's Day. After his wife cooks him a turkey he has three apparitions: The Devil, God, and the Death.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsSilvia PinalFrancisco RabalFernando ReyViridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsSilvia PinalJacqueline AndereEnrique RambalThe guests at an upper-class dinner party find themselves unable to leave.
- DirectorLuis AlcorizaStarsIgnacio López TarsoJaime FernándezAurora ClavelA worker of the Mexican Indigenist Institute tries to help the Tarahumara Indians to protect and keep their lands, but he must face corrupt landowners and politicians.
- DirectorCarlos VeloStarsJohn GavinIgnacio López TarsoPilar PellicerHighly symbolic and allegorical, this drama takes as its basis a son's search for his father in the chaotic times of the Mexican Revolution in the early 1900s. Stereotypical (or archetypal) figures from early Mexican cinema appear from time to time, and the violence of the revolutionary period is not ignored. Scenes of the father's earthy lifestyle are placed amid his son's search for him.
- DirectorArturo RipsteinStarsJorge LukeDiana BrachoClaudio BrookA gripping, shocking story of the Spanish Inquisition hunting Jews, believed to be the cause of a plague spreading in 16th century colonial Mexico. A monk reports a family practicing Jewish burial rites bringing devastating consequences.