Ignacio López Tarso Movies

An international oil company comes into conflict with a Mexican ranch owner who refuses to sell his land, resorting to a devious scheme to try to...

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...

Northern Mexico, early 20th century. Reynaldo del Hierro is murdered while riding with his sons Reynaldo and Martín, whose mother instills in...

During the Mexican Revolution, a hardened and rich lady landowner is overtaken by the violence of the times. Losing her land and house, she falls in...

The human and divine justice are exposed through five real life stories related to the legal processes of a prison. The cases presented are: "I want...

Historical melodrama on horseback, 1840s or so in central Mexico. Pulpy, Zorro-ish...

During a lull in the Mexican Revolution when Francisco Madero became president and attempted to implement land reforms, two former revolutionaries...

Subsistence-economy slum guy who sells used newsprint for a living breaks into showbiz with an inadvertantly-comical fire-eater act. The novelty of...

Mourners share their memories of a dead film-star at her wake, a la Citizen Kane. Only melodrama.

This documentary explores key moments in the life of writer Juan Rulfo, with artists such as Werner Herzog and Eduardo Galeano reflecting on his work.

A mid-level government bureaucrat is forced to think hard about his ideas on governmental corruption and his own integrity.

A woman adopts a child and discovers that she can love again despite facing a wicked man.

Working-class dude grows up surrounded with petty delinquency and ghetto temptations; he marries a rich girl and faces the disapproval of her...

Priest defies the gods by refusing to sacrifice his daughter. Also: conquistadores.

Song/action clips from 8 or 12 movies that starred Antonio Aguilar as historical figures, with an onscreen narrator who splains things.

Trophy wife of a crooked industrialist meets a philanthropic doctor and develops a social conscience. Mexican remake of Born Yesterday.

Three episodes from the "history" of organized labor in the harbors of Tampico, 1912 to modern-times.

A conflict arises between the people of the town and the local priest when they have to decide how to represent certain biblical episode.