Katy Jurado
Biography: Katy Jurado (16 January 1924 – 5 July 2002), born María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García, was a Mexican stage and screen actress. Jurado had already established herself as an actress in Mexico in the 1940s when she came to Hollywood becoming a regular in Western films of the 1950s and 1960s. She worked with many Hollywood legends, including Gary Cooper in High Noon, Spencer Tracy in Broken Lance, and Marlon Brando in One-Eyed Jacks, and such respected directors as Fred Zinneman (High Noon), Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid) and John Huston (Under the Volcano). Jurado made seventy one films during her career. She became the first Latina/Hispanic actress nominated for an Academy Award when she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress for her work in 1954's "Broken Lance" and was the first to win a Golden Globe. Like many Latin actors, she was typecast to play ethnic roles in American films. By contrast, she had a greater variety of roles in Mexican films; sometimes she also sang and danced.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 16, 1924
Deathday: July 05, 2002
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High Noon
1952-06-09
High Noon
Overview: Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.
Genres: Western Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-06-09
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973-05-23
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Overview: Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-05-23
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Barabbas
1961-12-23
Barabbas
Overview: Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barabbas or Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial arena, where he tries to win his freedom and confront his inner demons, ultimately becoming a follower of the man who was crucified in his place.
Genres: History Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-23
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Trapeze
1956-05-30
Trapeze
Overview: A pair of men try to perform the dangerous "triple" in their trapeze act. Problems arise when the duo is made into a trio following the addition of a sexy female performer.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-30
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Under the Volcano
1984-06-20
Under the Volcano
Overview: Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and obscurity in a small southern Mexican town in 1939. The consul's self-destructive behaviour, perhaps a metaphor for a menaced civilization, is a source of perplexity and sadness to his nomadic, idealistic half-brother, Hugh, and his ex-wife, Yvonne, who has returned with hopes of healing Geoffrey and their broken marriage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-20
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Broken Lance
1954-09-25
Broken Lance
Overview: Cattle baron Matt Devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his property among his sons. Son Joe takes responsibility for the raid and gets three years in prison. Matt dies from a stroke partly caused by his rebellious sons and when Joe gets out he plans revenge.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-25
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The Brute
1953-02-05
The Brute
Overview: A tough young man, who helps to kick poor people out of their houses, falls in love with a girl. She lives with her father in the building about to be demolished.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1953-02-05
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Arrowhead
1953-08-03
Arrowhead
Overview: Director Charles Marquis Warren's 1953 western stars Charlton Heston and Jack Palance. Chief of Scouts Ed Bannon works for the US Army at Fort Clark, Texas and he dreams of aiding in bringing peace to the region, despite opposition from both the Army and the Apaches.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-08-03
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One-Eyed Jacks
1961-03-30
One-Eyed Jacks
Overview: Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for revenge. Dad is now a respectable sheriff in California, and has been living in fear of Rio's return.
Genres: Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-03-30
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Stay Away, Joe
1968-03-08
Stay Away, Joe
Overview: Joe Lightcloud persuades his Congressman to give him 20 heifers and a prize bull so he and his father, Charlie, can prove that the Navajos can successfully raise cattle on the reservation. If their experiment is successful, then the government will help all the Navajo people. But Joe's friend, Bronc Hoverty, accidentally barbecues the prize bull, while Joe sells the heifers to buy plumbing and other home improvements for his stepmother.
Genres: Western Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-03-08
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Dragoon Wells Massacre
1957-08-28
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Overview: A cavalry officer, the sole survivor of an Indian attack, and a wagon load of prisoners travel through hostile Indian country.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-08-28
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Man from Del Rio
1956-10-30
Man from Del Rio
Overview: Mexican gunfighter Dave Robles outdraws the town's outlaw-turned-sheriff and is invited to fill the dead man's shoes. But a tin star doesn't bring automatic respectability and Robles is shunned by the town's leading citizens. His popularity with its less-savory element, particularly saloonkeeper Bannister, wanes dramatically, too, as he starts to take his job seriously. It is his love for a decent, caring woman that keeps Dave in town, but can she convince him to lay down his gun and start a new life?
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-10-30
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The Badlanders
1958-09-03
The Badlanders
Overview: Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from certain people in a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. The other, McBain, is just trying to go straight, but that is easier said than done once The Dutchman involves him in his gold theft scheme. Based on the 1949 novel The Asphalt Jungle by W. R. Burnett, the story is given an 1898 setting. It is the second film adaptation of the novel following 1950's noir classic The Asphalt Jungle.
Genres: Western Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-09-03
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Bullfighter and the Lady
1951-04-26
Bullfighter and the Lady
Overview: An American takes up bullfighting to impress the ladies but learns to respect the sport.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-26
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La Bandida
1963-01-01
La Bandida
Overview: During a lull in the Mexican Revolution when Francisco Madero became president and attempted to implement land reforms, two former revolutionaries are pitted against each other for the love of the same woman.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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The Seminarian
1949-11-02
The Seminarian
Overview: Returning to his home town, seminarist Miguel is forced to trade the robes for a charro costume in order to solve several problems that appear in his way, including the female kind.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-11-02
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Balajú
1944-08-24
Balajú
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Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-08-24
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Trial
1955-10-07
Trial
Overview: A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters. A courtroom drama set in 1947 and underlying post-WW2 acute problems facing the USA such as stormy race relations and the growing threat of local communism.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-10-07
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The Racers
1955-02-04
The Racers
Overview: An Italian daredevil turns Grand Prix driver and works his way up to Le Mans with his ballerina lover.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-02-04
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The Bridge in the Jungle
1971-01-01
The Bridge in the Jungle
Overview: Gale (Charles Robinson) is an idealistic and naive young hunter who ignores warnings that no one can survive for long in the jungles of Mexico except the native Indians. He tries to hunt crocodiles but becomes delirious, disoriented and nears death. Sleigh (John Huston) is a veteran hunter living among the natives who rescues Gale just in time. As he recovers in the Indian village, Gale listens to Sleigh's denunciation of the evils of modern society (ie. money, greed and oil). Later on, a former native of the village returns from the oil fields of Texas and presents his young brother with a pair of cowboy boots. Proudly wearing his new boots, the boy falls off the wooden bridge into the river and drowns as the boots, symbolic shackles of civilization, fill up with water and pull him beneath the surface. Sleigh and Gale observe the Indians as they recover the body and stage an elaborate funeral for the dead boy
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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A Little Game
1971-10-31
A Little Game
Overview: A hostile youngster who will stop at nothing to break up his mother's marriage is suspected of homicide, and his stepfather fears that he may be the boy's next victim.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-31
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A Covenant with Death
1967-02-15
A Covenant with Death
Overview: An innocent man is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but as he's about to be hanged he accidentally kills his executioner. He now faces a new trial, presided over by a young and inexperienced judge.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-02-15
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La viuda de Montiel
1979-11-30
La viuda de Montiel
Overview: Mexican drama film directed by Miguel Littín. It is based on a short story of the same name by Gabriel García Marquez. It was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1979-11-30
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Evita Peron
1981-02-23
Evita Peron
Overview: Aspiring actress Eva Duarte rises from a minor celebrity to the wife of a powerful Argentine dictator, but her all consuming fiery rage, ambition, and hatred eventually become her downfall.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-02-23
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A Beautiful Secret
2002-02-26
A Beautiful Secret
Overview: The beloved screen legend Katy Jurado, the lights one last time in the history of a special friendship that develops between a lonely old woman and Jorge, a rebellious teenager in Mexico City in 1984. Through the use flashbacks, Jorge, now an adult, remembers the unforgettable lessons and conversations about human nature and society in general. This fascinating film provides a beautiful tribute to the legendary actress in a history of heart that will make you laugh and think.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2002-02-26
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Internado para señoritas
1943-11-11
Internado para señoritas
Overview: 1940s-style teen comedy set in a private school for girls.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1943-11-11
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El museo del crimen
1945-08-08
El museo del crimen
Overview: Stage magician/amateur detective helps police to solve a murder.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1945-08-08
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Smoky
1966-08-03
Smoky
Overview: A cowboy named Clint bonds with a beautiful wild stallion that he trains, but after the two are separated and the horse ends up in a rodeo, Clint is determined to set it free.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-08-03
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Seduction Of The South
1961-12-16
Seduction Of The South
Overview: Based on the events from the Italian civil war. In 1860's, a member of a guerrilla force captures a colonel from the opposing army and later leads one of the sides to victory.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1961-12-16
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Faith, Hope and Charity
1974-02-14
Faith, Hope and Charity
Overview: Three episodes. Faith: a woman is attacked. Hope: a fakir is crucified. Charity: a woman faces bureaucracy.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1974-02-14
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San Antone
1953-02-15
San Antone
Overview: After the Civil War, a cowboy who's a former Union soldier leads a cattle drive into Mexico now occupied by the French...
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-02-15
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White hair
1950-05-05
White hair
Overview: Singer's-rise-to-stardom plot combined with long-lost-son plot.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-05-05
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987-06-08
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Overview: A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-08
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No matarás
1943-08-19
No matarás
Overview: A mother stands by helplessly while a scandal involving marital infidelity, blackmail and murder takes shape around her daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1943-08-19
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Barrio de campeones
1981-09-02
Barrio de campeones
Overview: Extended family in working-class neighborhood; story mostly focuses on a young man who aspires to a pro boxing career, his grandma and the restaurant she owns.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1981-09-02
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Women's prison
1951-09-28
Women's prison
Overview: Evangelina murders her lover Alberto. In prison she meets Dora, Alberto's girlfriend, who was deprived of her freedom for his illicit business. An interesting story is about to be woven.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-09-28
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Once Upon a Scoundrel
1973-01-01
Once Upon a Scoundrel
Overview: After falling for Alicia, greedy and powerful Mexican landowner Carlos has her fiancé thrown in prison on a bogus charge. To trick Carlos into releasing her man, Alicia teams up with her Aunt Delfina and tries to convince Carlos that he's a ghost.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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D.F./Distrito Federal
1981-10-29
D.F./Distrito Federal
Overview: Anthology film, six little anecdotes about life in the big city.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1981-10-29
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Hay lugar para... dos
1949-10-05
Hay lugar para... dos
Overview: Union-organizing and labor/management conflicts among Mexico City bus-drivers. Sequel to "Esquina, Bajan!"
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-10-05
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El último chinaco
1948-10-05
El último chinaco
Overview: 1880s-1890s rural adventure on horseback.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-10-05
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The Useless Life of Pito Perez
1944-11-07
The Useless Life of Pito Perez
Overview: Episodes from the life of an alcoholic hobo.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-11-07
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El elegido
1977-01-13
El elegido
Overview: A guy is peer-pressured, despite his reluctance, to play the role of Christ in a local production of the Passion Play.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1977-01-13
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The Fearmaker
1971-11-25
The Fearmaker
Overview: A world-famous stage performer returns home following her father's death, only to find greed and evil awaiting.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1971-11-25
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The Door and The Butcher's Wife
1969-09-25
The Door and The Butcher's Wife
Overview: A movie divided in two segments, the first "La puerta" (The Door) is about a high society gathering in which a door inside the mansion leads to a bizarre corridor where a naked and menacing human figure appears. The second "La mujer del carnicero" (The Butcher's Wife) is set during the Mexican revolution and is about horrifying hallucinations felt by a lieutenant after committing a murder.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1969-09-25
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Divine
1998-09-16
Divine
Overview: "La Nueva Jerusalem" is a small community of believers lead by Papá Basilio and Mamá Dorita. They're waiting for the second coming of Christ, so they've abandoned the world, searching for a new spiritual life. Mamá Dorita sees in young Tomasa the signals of the chosen one. The young girl will be the new leader in "La Nueva Jerusalem".
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1998-09-16
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004-07-25
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Overview: An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-25
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The Bricklayers
1976-12-23
The Bricklayers
Overview: When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1976-12-23
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La seducción
1981-07-01
La seducción
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Genres: Drama War Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1981-07-01
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We the Poor
1948-03-25
We the Poor
Overview: Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City neighborhood. He pursues a romance with the pretty Celia, but tragedy comes knocking on his door when he is falsely accused of having perpetrated a felony.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-03-25
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La sombra de Chucho el Roto
1945-07-11
La sombra de Chucho el Roto
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1945-07-11
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The Hi-Lo Country
1998-12-30
The Hi-Lo Country
Overview: An intimate story of the enduring bond of friendship between two hard-living men, set against a sweeping backdrop: the American West, post-World War II, in its twilight. Pete and Big Boy are masters of the prairie, but ultimately face trickier terrain: the human heart.
Genres: Drama Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-30
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La viuda celosa
1946-03-15
La viuda celosa
Overview: Young-ish widow forbids herself the pleasure of male company in deference to the deceased.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1946-03-15
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The Recourse to the Method
1978-06-06
The Recourse to the Method
Overview: Set in the early 1900s, this film charts the rule of a Latin American dictator as he moves from being a charming despot to a tyrannical ruler before he is finally ousted, only to die in obscurity in Paris. Early in his regime, the resources and agricultural products his country sells command high prices, and he is a reasonably confident, even gentle, ruler who likes to take long vacations with his daughter in Paris. After World War I, with falling prices and a number of coup attempts behind him, his rule becomes quite cruel.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1978-06-06
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Guadalajara pues
1946-12-15
Guadalajara pues
Overview: Curious film about the Mexican immigrant stunned by the dollar and the English language. The plot deals with a serious social mood, but narrated as a tale of romantic entanglements. Agustin Isunza is a funny former farm worker, whose employers, young and attractive blond Joan Page and Clifford Carr, dazzle the sibling pair starring Luis Aguilar and Amanda del Llano. Miguel Inclan, a rich potter from the area, has put his eye on them to marry their children, Katy Jurado and Raul Guerrero.
Genres: Music Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1946-12-15
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A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954-09-28
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Overview: Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-28
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Mujer de medianoche
1952-05-28
Mujer de medianoche
Overview: Young woman elopes with her fiancé; during their honeymoon, things happen that cause them to be separated, and she finds herself alone in a big city with no resources to fall back on.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1952-05-28
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Pantaleón y las visitadoras
1975-04-27
Pantaleón y las visitadoras
Overview: Pantaleón and the visitors is a peruvian film made in 1975 and based on the book of the same name by Mario Vargas Llosa. Directed by the novelist himself along with José María Gutiérrez Santos, it was released in Puerto Rico. Among its protagonists, José Sacristán, the Mexican Katy Jurado and Rosa Carmina and the Peruvian Camucha Negrete.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1975-04-27
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Prisión de sueños
1949-10-12
Prisión de sueños
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-10-12
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The Sword of Granada
1954-01-24
The Sword of Granada
Overview: In this period costume swashbuckler, Don Pedro de Rivera, the rightful owner of a Spanish castle seeks to reclaim it from an occupying Moorish Caliph. Don Pedro’s accomplice is Juan Ponce de León, who intends to steal the "Rose of Granada," a rare gem owned by the Caliph, which supposedly contains a rare essence that ensures eternal youth.
Genres: Adventure History Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-01-24
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Any Second Now
1969-02-11
Any Second Now
Overview: A photographer plans to murder his rich young wife after she catches him cheating on her and threatens to divorce him so he won't get any of her money. He arranges for her to have an auto accident. However, instead of killing her, the accident only causes her to lose her memory, and the doctors say that it could return at any moment.
Genres: Thriller Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-02-11
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3-D Rarities: Volume II
2020-04-07
3-D Rarities: Volume II
Overview: Blu-ray. 2020 release, the long-awaited follow-up collection of extraordinary 3-D wonders, including the feature-length El Corazón y la Espada, all expertly restored in a Blu-ray world premiere. For over 35 years, it has been the mission of the 3-D Film Archive to locate, save, assemble, and restore previously lost 3-D films. 3-D Rarities, Volume II spans over 40 years of international 3-D film production, and is appropriately presented in three segments.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-07
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The Children of Sanchez
1978-06-16
The Children of Sanchez
Overview: Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the '60s. Anthony Quinn stars as the widowed Jesus Sanchez, a poor farmer struggling to provide for his family in Mexico City. Also starring Lupita Ferrer as Consuelo and Stathis Giallelis as Roberto. This is the last film in the 50-year career of international star Dolores del Rio, who plays the Grandma. Jazz-pop performer Chuck Mangione was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy award for his original musical score.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-06-16
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Then God Named It Earth
1961-09-07
Then God Named It Earth
Overview: During the Mexican Agrarian Reform, an engineer travels to a town to distribute the land of the landowners among the peasants.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1961-09-07
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