Alma Martinez
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico
Birthday: March 18, 1953
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Barbarosa
Overview: Karl Westover, an inexperienced farm boy, runs away after unintentionally killing a neighbor, whose family pursues him for vengeance. He meets Barbarosa, a gunman of near-mythical proportions, who is himself in danger from his father-in-law Don Braulio, a wealthy Mexican rancher. Don Braulio wants Barbarosa dead for marrying his daughter against the father's will. Barbarosa reluctantly takes the clumsy Karl on as a partner, as both of them look to survive the forces lining up against them.
Genres: Western Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-19
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Under Fire
Overview: Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-10-21
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Zoot Suit
Overview: Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-10-02
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Cake
Overview: After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-07
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Quiet Killer
Overview: On her way home in a plane to New York, the teenage Sarah gets very ill. She realizes too late that it's more than a cold and with her parents still on vacation, she breaks down in the middle of the street and dies shortly after in a hospital -- by the plague, as the terrified coroners find out. While trying to keep this from the public to avoid a panic, epidemic commissioner Dr. Nora Hart has to investigate Sarah's identity and find everyone who had contact with her. If she misses a single person, the plague could kill half the city in a few days!
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-03-24
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How the Gringo Stole Christmas
Overview: Bennie's daughter is on her way home for the holidays. However she surprises him by arriving with her brand new boyfriend - an uninvited gringo.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-01
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A Little Family Drama
Overview: A Mexican American family, whose lives revolve around their legendary restaurant, prepares for their annual family reunion dinner oblivious to the fact that a shattered taco truck dream is about to change everything.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
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Strike One
Overview: Juan Garcia is a boy on the threshold of manhood living in a gang-controlled neighborhood. His role models could not be further apart: his older sister Angie, a single mom, struggling to gain a foothold in the white corporate world and his uncle Manny, an ex-gang member, who has fallen into an acting career playing gang bangers since his release from prison. With the future on his doorstep, Juan, like most boys, can only think of girls and is unaware of the judicial system's hard line stance against gang affiliation.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-23
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Seguin
Overview: A dramatization of the life of Juan Seguin, a heroic Mexican-Texan who became entangled in the struggle between two contrasting cultures in the turbulent decade between the Texas Revolution (1836) and the Mexican-American War (1846-1847).
Genres: History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-26
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The Case
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Genres: Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2022-06-05
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Born in East L.A.
Overview: Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without speaking a word of Spanish!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-08-21
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Maria's Story
Overview: It is El Salvador, 1989, three years before the end of a brutal civil war that took 75,000 lives. Maria Serrano, wife, mother, and guerrilla leader is on the front lines of the battle for her people and her country. With unprecedented access to FMLN guerrilla camps, the filmmakers dramatically chronicle Maria's daily life in the war.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-01
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Transpecos
Overview: For three US Border Patrol agents, the contents of one car reveal an insidious plot within their own ranks. The next 24 hours may cost them their lives.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-09
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Dolly Dearest
Overview: An American family moves to Mexico to fabricate dolls, but their toy factory happens to be next to a Sanzian grave and the toys come into possession of an old, malicious spirit.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-01
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Trial by Terror
Overview: A couple moves into a new home and find success and happiness, but soon their dream becomes a nightmare when they hear chilling voices in the night, vandalous attacks and a faceless, nameless menace threatens to destroy them. The law won't help, and when an intruder is shot and killed, their ordeal has just begun.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Left for Dead
Overview: After a car wreck temporarily robs Lauren Carlton of her memory right down to her own name, she must piece together the details of the accident as they slowly return to her. When she finally remembers that she has a daughter who's missing, she must lead the police to the girl's kidnappers.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-19
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Cucuy: The Boogeyman
Overview: When children start disappearing, a rebellious teen under house arrest starts to suspect that a legendary evil, a boogeyman known as the Cucuy, might be responsible.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-13
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Sister of the Bride
Overview: After only 6 months of dating, Stephanie and Ben get engaged and are delighted to share the news. However, they hit a road bump when Stephanie’s parents show concern that the couple has moved too fast.
Genres: Romance TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-29
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Clemency
Overview: Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-27
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Ms. Purple
Overview: Kasie, stuck in LA’s Koreatown, works as a karaoke hostess getting paid for her companionship by drunken men. When her dad’s hospice nurse quits she reconnects with her estranged brother, Carey, forcing them to enter a period of intense self-reflection as their single father who raised them nears death.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-06
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Tyger Tyger
Overview: A woman and her group of selfless thieves rob a pharmacy and hit the road to distribute medication, but find themselves trapped in the fringe lands of a law-less psychedelic city.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-02-26
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Prozac Nation
Overview: When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so promising leads to self-destructive behavior and paralyzing depression that reflects an entire generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and high expectations.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-08
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Toughlove
Overview: The Charters family falls into despair over their drug-addicted son Gary. They discuss his problems through the "Toughlove" program in searching for answers.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-13
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Say a Little Prayer
Overview: Three best friends recite an ancient prayer to the patron saint of “all things lost” to find their true loves, unleashing an unexpected turn of events that will put their friendship to the test.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-11-21
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Getting From Here
Overview: When nine-year old Justice sets off on a journey out of the mountains, she is forced to grow up fast and learn to trust the one person she can rely on: herself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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The Panama Deception
Overview: This winner of the 1993 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature details the case that the 1989 invasion of Panama by the US was motivated not by the need to protect American soldiers, restore democracy or even capture Noriega. It was to force Panama to submit the will of the United States after Noriega had exhausted his usefulness.
Genres: Documentary History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-07-31
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