Encyclopedia of the best of Mexican cinema
This list was created to spread and rescue from oblivion the cinema of a country that has been ignored in lists that encompass the best of world cinema when its tapes are of equal or superior quality that those exposed in those "top 10" or "top 100 "; this country is: Mexico.
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- DirectorEnrique RosasStarsJoaquín CossJuan de HomsManuel de los RíosA gang terrorize Mexico City's high society in 1915. Murder, kidnapping and robbery are their trademarks. One police inspector (Cabrera) follows the gang's crimes and eventually sends them to jail.
- DirectorSergei EisensteinFootage of the aftermath of the January 14 1931 Earthquake in Oaxaca, Mexico.
- DirectorAntonio MorenoStarsLupita TovarCarlos OrellanaJuan José Martínez CasadoWoman turns to prostitution after her beloved soldier leaves her.
- DirectorGrigoriy AleksandrovSergei EisensteinStarsFélix BalderasSara GarcíaMartín HernándezHaving revolutionized film editing through such masterworks of montage as Potemkin and Strike, Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein emigrated west in hopes of testing the capabilities of the American film industry.
- DirectorFernando de FuentesStarsAlfredo del DiestroLuis G. BarreiroAdela SequeyroEl Prisionero 13 (Prisoner 13) is part of the trilogy of films made by Fernando Fuentes concerning the Mexican Revolution. The film centers on the drunkard Colonel Carrasco, whose wife Marta leaves him taking his young son. The child, Juan, grows into an admirable and well-mannered young man. Having been promoted to a higher rank of power amidst the Mexican Revolution, the indulgent and corrupt Colonel accepts a bribe to free a revolutionary, Felipe Martinez, from his prison. Martinez has been sentenced to execution at the hands of a firing squad. Carrasco asks to have the revolutionary replaced by absolutely anyone. In a twist of fate, that anyone turns out to be his own long lost son Juan. Upon receiving this news, Marta races to the prison and explains the predicament to Carrasco. He subsequently desperately attempts to prevent the gunning down of his son by his very own government officials.
- DirectorRamón PeónStarsRamón PeredaVirginia ZuríCarlos OrellanaIn modern day Mexico, a man on the street is supernaturally killed after hearing the eerie sound of a wailing woman. We then arrive at the manor of an upper class family, who are celebrating their young son's birthday. A mysterious cloaked figure is eavesdropping on them, taking advantage of secret rooms and passages. Eventually, the intruder (who appears to be possesessed) kidnaps and attempts to murder the boy at a pagan altar using a sacrificial knife and stone. While this story unfolds, two flashbacks to the Elizabethan and Inquisition era are related, explaining the origins of the "wailing woman". In one, a woman with an illegitimate child has been abandoned by her lover. His formerly faithful friend forces him to a duel over this betrayal. The woman kills her baby and herself, and upon her death a wraith ascends skyward from her corpse. In the other story, an Indian woman has her baby taken from her by the authorities, and she descends into madness and suicide, with her spirit also leaving her body upon death. An ancient ring worn by the principals, as well as the knife and stone, are the bonds between the stories.
- DirectorArcady BoytlerRaphael J. SevillaStarsAndrea PalmaDomingo SolerFrancisco ZárragaRosario (Palma) becomes a prostitute after losing her father and discovering her boyfriend had a liaison with another woman. In Veracruz, Rosario lives above a sordid cabaret "selling her love to the men coming from the sea." One night, sailor Alberto (Soler) rescues Rosario from the dirty hands of a drunk man. They get along and go to Rosario's room. After making love, they begin to talk and Rosario discovers they're siblings...
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsVíctor UrruchúaCarlos VillatoroMagda HallerWhen the Monk Javier acts violently in a gothic monastery, the Prior asks the Monk Juan to calm him down since he believes that Javier is possessed by demons. When Juan comes to Javier's cell, they recognize each other and Javier runs after him. Javier reaches Juan and hits his head with a heavy crucifix, and returns to his cell. Later, Javier confesses to the Prior that Juan was his best friend when he was a tubercular musician and how their friendship ended when his beloved fiancé Ana died. Then, Juan confesses to the Prior that Javier's confession is correct, but he would like to tell the same story through his eyes.
- DirectorFernando de FuentesStarsMarta RoelEnrique del CampoCarlos VillatoroAlfonso (Del Campo), Eduardo (Villatoro) and Eduardo's wife Cristina (Ruel) get lost when visiting a forest. A strange monk finds them and takes them to an ancient convent. There, the three amigos suffer personality changes, specially Cristina who tries to seduce Alfonso in a strange coincidence to a story told by an old monk. After some efforts to escape, Alfonso is trapped inside a jail and more strange and macabre situations happen.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroFernando de FuentesStarsAlfredo del DiestroCarmen GuerreroAntonio R. FraustoDuring Mexican Revolution, Rosalio Mendoza (Del Diestro) survives by making and winning favors from both factions, the governmental forces and Zapata's Army. His hacienda welcomes everybody, and Mendoza is considered a good friend of his guests. Eventually, the situation becomes unsustainable and he has to take sides. Betrayal and deception overcome and Mendoza's dark side surfaces.
- DirectorJosé BohrStarsJosé BohrAnita BlanchCarlos Villatoro
- DirectorFernando de FuentesStarsTito GuízarRené CardonaEsther FernándezA "comedia ranchera", where two good friends fall in love with the same girl.
- DirectorEmilio Gómez MurielFred ZinnemannStarsSilvio HernándezDavid Valle GonzálezRafael HinojosaA story of burgeoning labor rights amongst poor fishermen in a small village in Mexico.
- DirectorFernando de FuentesStarsAntonio R. FraustoDomingo SolerManuel TamésThe Mexican Revolution is on its way when six brave peasants, known as "Los Leones de San Pablo", decide to join Pancho Villa's army and help end the suffering in their community by assisting in the struggle. After several battles and valiant heroics, the original group is eventually reduced to the leader Tiburcio Maya (Frausto) and young Becerrillo (Vallarino). When Becerrillo is infected by smallpox, Villa orders Tiburcio to kill him and burn the corpse. After reluctantly doing his duty, Tiburcio is ordered to leave the army, and returns home.
- DirectorAdolfo Best-MaugardStarsEstela IndaJosé CasalHeriberto G. BatembergA dancer and prostitute in Mexico City is unsaddled by guilt about her raunchy life and even tries to find happiness.
- DirectorArcady BoytlerStarsCantinflasManuel MedelMargarita MoraWhen three orphans that were raised together and love like brothers knows about plans to be separated and work outside, they escape and live in the street. They sell lottery and newspapers. When older, they became artists.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsEnrique HerreraJoaquín PardavéGloria MarínA scared horror writer is sent to what he believes is a sanatorium to treat him for his fears, but it turns out to be a haunted castle where he becomes embroiled in a rich family's internal battles for a coveted inheritance.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsFernando SolerMarina TamayoEmilio TueroIn a Mexican city at the end of the 19th century, Don Francisco, a gambler and a bohemian, almost forgets his wedding and is late. The bride, who is pregnant, is sent to Paris by the snubbed family.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsCantinflasJoaquín PardavéSara GarcíaThe boyfriend (Cantinflas) of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his wife's brother (Leonardo), who had been lost for years. The rich man then remembers that his father in law's testament could only be paid when all brothers get together, so treats Cantinflas, a real bum, as a king.
- DirectorCarlos ToussaintStarsCantinflasChelo GómezWilfrido MorenoCantinflas appears flirting with a lady until her lover arrives. Angry, Cantinflas call the husband causing a number of situations.
- DirectorFernando A. RiveroStarsCantinflasChelo GómezWilfrido MorenoWe see a young Mario Moreno making us laugh while he trying to fight against an opponent on a ring.
- DirectorJoselito RodríguezStarsJorge NegreteGloria MarínCarlos LópezA touching tale of love and revenge in the Mexican countryside.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsCantinflasMapy CortésDaniel 'Chino' HerreraCantinflas captures a gang who had robbed a bank the night before. Considered a hero, becomes a member of the force for special missions because of his ability to disguise himself in many different forms.
- DirectorJulio BrachoStarsJoaquín PardavéArturo de CórdovaMapy CortésA not very grief stricken young widow flutters her hand fan between a dashing young soldier and an elderly politician in this Belle Epoque era musical comedy.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsFernando SolerSara GarcíaJoaquín PardavéA marriage suffers various family problems, but eventually on a Christmas Eve happiness comes forth again.
- DirectorAlejandro GalindoStarsCantinflasSusana GuízarElvia SalcedoCantinflas enjoys the bullfight show, and wants to crash in every of these spectacles. Also, there's a professional bullfighter, Manolete, who is identical to Cantinflas. Manolete has to give a bullfight show in a village, but Cantinflas arrives first as a stowaway in a train, and he'll be mistake by the real bullfighter. Cantinflas will give us a demonstration of courage.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsFernando SolerEmilio TueroMarina TamayoA broken high society man tries to keep his family expensive lifestyle by tricking a rich man from out of the town to marry his well intended daughter.
- DirectorJoaquín PardavéRoberto GavaldónStarsJoaquín PardavéSara GarcíaEmilio TueroAristocráticos en ruina, los Veradada piden al comerciante libanés Jalil un préstamo, aunque en realidad desprecian a su familia. Para complicar las cosas, el hijo de Jalil, Selim, está enamorado de Marta, la despilfarradora hija de los Veradada.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsEmilio TueroMarina TamayoIsabela CoronaThe housekeeper, secretly in love with her master, guards a deep secret and does everything in her power to keep him to herself.
- DirectorFernando SolerStarsFernando SolerSara GarcíaDomingo SolerMild-mannered and devout Mr Bonilla, accepts a government job without realizing that he is to be the town's executioner. This leads to comedic misunderstandings.
- DirectorJulio BrachoStarsJorge NegreteDomingo SolerGloria MarínManuel Venegas regresa a su pueblo para conquistar al amor de su vida, Soledad. Pero para su sorpresa la encuentra casada con otro hombre. Sin importarles nada, ni las diferencias socials, ambos están dispuestos a luchar por su amor.
- DirectorJulio BrachoStarsRamon NovarroDomingo SolerGloria Marín
- DirectorJulio BrachoStarsAndrea PalmaPedro ArmendárizAlberto GalánThe disaffected wife of a failed civil servant, is thrilled to re-encounter Octavio, a former lover who is now a union activist on the run from a corrupt politician. Hoping to help him, she descends into the Mexican underworld, where she finds a purpose-and a thrill-missing from her married life.
- DirectorMiguel ZacaríasStarsJorge NegreteMaría FélixRené CardonaA rancher and a refined lady from the city fall in love each other. But the 200-years-fight between their families, will threaten their romantic relationship.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsDolores Del RíoPedro ArmendárizEmilio FernándezOne of the gratest love stories ever told!!
- DirectorFernando de FuentesMiguel M. DelgadoStarsMaría FélixJulián SolerMaría Elena MarquésA young lawyer and owner of a great property in the interior of Venezuela tries to recover its control in the name of the law, fighting against his neighbour, a powerful, seductive and misterious lady named Doña Bárbara, learning in the process that the only chance to win is by playing on Doña's rules.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsCantinflasGloria LynchEstanislao SchillinskyA shoemaker joins a circus and falls in love with the circus owner's daughter.
- DirectorMiguel ZacaríasStarsJorge NegreteGloria MarínAndrés SolerMoments before he will be executed by the French Intervention Army, the liberal leader (Negrete) reads a love letter by his girlfriend (Marín). His memories provide the poetic pictures of this romantic historical drama.
- DirectorÁlvaro Gálvez y FuentesIsmael RodríguezStarsPedro InfanteLina MontesMiguel InclánIn times of the French Intervention, a student of Nunó, author of the Mexican National Anthem, falls in love with the niece of the French Ambassador, which causes quite amusing complications.
- DirectorNorman FosterAlfredo Gómez de la VegaStarsEsther FernándezJosé CibriánRicardo MontalbanA young and innocent girl is betrayed by the man whom she loves and has to become a prostitute because her family rejects her.
- 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.
- DirectorAntonio MompletStarsMaría FélixJulián SolerEstela IndaA doctor embezzles the proceeds of his Parisian clinic in order to better support the manipulative woman with whom he is having an affair. After losing all the money while gambling, he is forced to flee to an undeveloped region of India. There, he tries to mitigate the onslaught of a disease the natives term "Amok," while his past mistakes still plague him.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsFernando SolerSofía ÁlvarezJoaquín PardavéChucho Flores, a bohemian composer writes a waltz "Carmelita" dedicated to the wife of president Diaz, after listening the waltz the president instructs to Susanito Peñafiel y Somellera seek the composer and to give him a piano as a gratitude token. Susanito finds Chucho, who lives drunk and surrounded by poets, musicians and artists.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsCantinflasJacqueline DalyaJosefina MartínezAfter failing as a waiter, Cantinflas gets a job as a bellboy in a fancy hotel, by recommendation of his girlfriend. He has to deal with posh people and even with the nobility. One day, an expensive and rare collar, property of a noblewoman, disappear, and Cantinflas is the only one who knows where it is. But Cantinflas gets amnesia caused by a big bunch in his head. Will he tell us the real location of the relic?
- DirectorJoaquín PardavéStarsJoaquín PardavéAlfredo VarelaAlicia RavelA merchant is becomes widower with five dependent children who give him severe problems with their behavior.
- DirectorFernando de FuentesStarsFernando SolerMaría FélixAndrés SolerTeresa (Maria Felix) is a beautiful, young, middle-class woman who is determined to climb the social ladder.To that end she employs her beauty and her charms to manipulate rich men while playing with their emotions. This behaviour earns her the title of Woman Without a Soul (lit.) or Heartless Woman, which may capture the sense of the title better than the literal translation.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsDolores Del RíoPedro ArmendárizVíctor JuncoA young woman, abandoned by her womanizing fiancé, is forced to provide for the upbringing of her son and combat the difficulties of being an unmarried mother during the strife of early 20-century Mexico.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsCantinflasMiguel ArenasSusana CoraA newspaper boy mistakenly goes to the army; after dying during a mission, he goes to visit the afterlife.
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsDomingo SolerAnita BlanchAmparo MorilloIn rural Spain, a new family arrives in town to work a parcel (barraca), the townsfolk are very hostile to the idea of "another" working the land that once belonged to one of them.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsDolores Del RíoPedro ArmendárizJulio VillarrealA tragic love story between the daughter of a rich miner and a humble cockfight owner/trainer (gallero) puts filial love, defense of honour, and loyalty to the test.
- DirectorJulio BrachoStarsArturo de CórdovaGloria MarínJulio VillarrealA brilliant surgeon is dazed and feels he can no longer operate. Told in flashback, we find his troubles began with a woman.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsJorge NegreteRosario GranadosCarlos López MoctezumaMarcos Vargas returns home to Ciudad Bolívar after finishing his studies in Caracas. There he decides to start a business transporting merchandise to the interior of the jungle. A local chieftain will not make things easy for him.
- DirectorFernando de FuentesStarsDolores Del RíoArturo de CórdovaMiguel InclánSpectacular story of the tragedy of love, set amid workers in the jungle of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
- DirectorJulio BrachoStarsMaría FélixTomás PerrínJulio Villarreal
- DirectorFernando de FuentesStarsMaría FélixLuis AldásJulio VillarrealDiana is a 'Devoradora', a maneater. Men who fall in love with her get chewed up and spit out without any regard for their feelings.
- DirectorAlejandro GalindoStarsDavid SilvaAmanda del LlanoCarlos López Moctezuma"Champion without a crown". Quick rise and fall of a boxer filled with talent and psychological complexes.
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsDolores Del RíoAgustín IrustaVíctor JuncoDolores Del Rio plays a dual role as identical twins - one good and one bad.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsMaría FélixPedro ArmendárizFernando FernándezDuring the Mexican Revolution, a macho rebel general falls in love with the independent-minded daughter of an aristocrat in the town he is occupying.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsCantinflasEmilia GuiúDaniel 'Chino' HerreraA janitor in a large bank is accused of pulling off a major heist and forced to become a fugitive while hunting for the real culprits.
- DirectorGilberto Martínez SolaresStarsArturo de CórdovaEsther FernándezArturo Soto RangelA playful trickster who's part of a family of criminals wins the lottery but because of his reputation with the law, he's unable to cash in the ticket until he hires a beautiful poor woman under false pretenses.
- DirectorAntonio MompletStarsMaría FélixEmilio TueroLilia MichelThe conflict unfolds when Mercedes and Arturo, the fiancée of his daughter Gabriela, begins to emerge a deep and dangerous attraction.
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsSara GarcíaPedro InfanteAbel SalazarRuled by a tough grandma (Sara García), the Garcías (Infante, Salazar and Mendoza) are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita (Marga López) and fight for her love until grandma quiets them.
- DirectorAntonio MompletStarsArmando CalvoGloria MarínAndrea PalmaThe story of a common man that could raise in life thanks to lies and deceits.
- DirectorRaúl de AndaStarsSara GarcíaLuis AguilarTito JuncoDuring the Cristero War in 1926-29, in Mexico, three people fall in love.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsPedro ArmendárizMaría Elena MarquésFernando WagnerThe discovery of a perfect pearl forever changes the lives of a poor Mexican fisherman and his family.
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsMaría FélixArturo de CórdovaRosario GranadosA artist model who leads the ever hapless Arturo de Córdova away from the arms of his innocent, blue-eyed wife and down, down, down into the ecstatic depths of degradation which include a stop at seedy Panamanian nightclub.
- DirectorJoaquín PardavéStarsSofía ÁlvarezPedro InfanteRené CardonaA simple cowboy travels to the capital and meets a beautiful woman that interrupts his marriage plans.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsCantinflasÁngel GarasaDaniel 'Chino' HerreraA wealthy couple marries their "unattractive" daughter to one of their farmhands, who ultimately becomes a celebrated aviator.
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsSara GarcíaPedro InfanteAbel SalazarLuis Antonio, Jose Luis and Luis Manuel are back and seemingly at ease with each other. However, destiny still has something in store for them: the spawn of one of the evil Lopez, siblings Leon and Juan Simon, are looking for vengeance.
- DirectorJoaquín PardavéStarsSofía ÁlvarezPedro InfanteCarlos OrellanaChabela Vargas (Sofía Álvarez) is a tomboy rancher, and her father is desperate to marry her to Carlos Millán (René Cardona), a visiting engineer who arrived with the intention to sell new agricultural technologies. However, Lorenzo (Pedro Infante), her companion since childhood, has always been in love with Chabela and, getting notice of her impending marriage, he feels depressed. During the yearly feast, Chabela dresses up like a real lady and becomes the focus of everybody's attention. Eventually, Chabela and Lorenzo fight in barn, but then they kiss, make up, sang together the folk song La Barca de Oro, get married, and a baby daughter is born. As time goes by, Chabela's daughter looks, and acts exactly like her mother used to.
- DirectorEmilio Gómez MurielStarsJoaquín PardavéSara GarcíaDalia ÍñiguezDon Cirilo, a junkie, falls in love with Maria, who works as a servant for a millionaire family. One day looking for objects to sell in the basement of the mansion find something that will change their lives.
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsLuis SandriniMaría Antonieta PonsVíctor JuncoDuring a fake seance, hapless Marco Antonio falls into a trance where he goes back to ancient Rome and woos Cleopatra.
- DirectorGilberto Martínez SolaresStarsArturo de CórdovaPepita SerradorAna María CampoyA middle-aged man reminisces about the five women he loved.
- DirectorMiguel ZacaríasStarsLibertad LamarqueRené CardonaMarga LópezSoledad is a housemaid of Argentine origin who works in a Mexican hacienda. Her employer's son cheats on her and falsely marries her. Realizing the lie, Soledad, who is pregnant, runs away.
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsPedro InfanteEvita Muñoz 'Chachita'Carmen MontejoNosotros Los Pobres stars Pedro Infante as a carpenter whose entire family must work together to clear his name after he is charged with a murder..
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsPedro InfanteBlanca Estela PavónMaría Eugenia LlamasThis is the story of three brothers (a priest, a soldier and an outlaw) that are raised separately by their godfathers once their mother dies. They cross their paths again when the soldier and the priest move into two towns near the town the outlaw lives in. The drama will unfold once the three brothers meet each other.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsMaría FélixPedro ArmendárizCarlos López MoctezumaOn a small Mexican island dwells a group of Indians who live in the traditional manner and who disdain outsiders. The beautiful Maclovia and the poverty-stricken Jose Maria are in love, but her father refuses to allow their marriage, or even any communication between them, due to Jose Maria's lack of means. The young man strives to educate himself and earn enough to purchase his own fishing boat in order to win her father's favor. At the same time, a batallion of soldiers is posted there, and the brutal sergeant develops eyes for Maclovia. The conflicts come to a head on the Night of the Dead.
- DirectorJoselito RodríguezStarsPedro InfanteEmilia GuiúRita MontanerAngelitos Negros is a story of prejudice and sacrifice; the plot centers around a woman who does not realize her heritage, brought up as the "white"wealthy patron's daughter, she is actually the daughter of the black maid.
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsPedro InfanteEvita Muñoz 'Chachita'Blanca Estela PavónSequel to Nosotros los Pobres (1947). This time, Pepe "El Toro" (Infante) is married with "La Chorreada" (Pavon) and they have two children. Chachita (Munoz) knows her real grandma: Charito (Derba), a rich woman who takes Chachita away from Pepe and tries to convert her into a rich girl. El Pichi (Fernandez) and Chachita are inlove, but social differences take them apart. This time, tragedy overcomes when Pepe's son, El Torito (Giron) dies in a fire.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsMaría FélixCarlos López MoctezumaFernando FernándezCalled by the Mexican President himself, and in spite of a heart condition, young teacher Rosaura Salazar travels to the deserted town of Rio Escondido to accomplish the mission of bringing education to the poorest people. Being there, Salazar has to fight Regino Sandoval the evil landlord of the town. He has transformed the town into his own property, imposing his will and spreading death everywhere.
- DirectorJulio BrachoStarsFernando SolerRita MacedoNicolás RodríguezIn this love triangle set amid a revolution, a peasant woman ,abandoned by her roughhewn man, finds comfort with a local store owner, until her former lover returns as the head of an army of bandits.
- DirectorAlejandro GalindoStarsFernando SolerDavid SilvaMartha RothA strict patriarch exercises almost absolute control over his family and uses it to impose his vision of order and conservative family values. However, the budding sexuality of some of his children causes the union to unravel.
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsFernando SolerPedro InfanteAndrés SolerThe Trevino family tries to overcome the irresponsible behavior of Don Cruz, an erratic father with numerous defects that contrast with his son Silvano, a young kid man that is incapable of passing judgment on his own father.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsDolores Del RíoPedro ArmendárizColumba DomínguezIn the ranch of El Soto lives Raymunda (Dolores del Río) and her daughter, Acacia (Columba Domínguez). After she is widowed, Raymunda marries Esteban (Pedro Armendáriz). What Raymunda does not suspect is that a deep passion has arisen between Acacia and Esteban. The misfortune is that the men who approach Acacia have a tragic end, and because of this, they begin to call her "La Malquerida" ("The Unloved").
- 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.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsFernando SolerRosario GranadosAndrés SolerA father decides to teach their bratty kids a lesson about the value of money.
- DirectorGilberto Martínez SolaresStarsGermán ValdésRosita QuintanaNelly MontielTin Tan plays a broke man who is trying to put on a musical to pay his debts.
- DirectorRoberto RodríguezStarsSara GarcíaPedro InfanteSilvia DerbezPedro es un mujeriego incorregible hasta que en su vida aparece Flor, una bella joven de la cual se enamora. Ella duda de su amor .¿Podrá convencerla de la sinceridad de sus sentimientos? Para ello deberá enfrentar a Pablo, quien está enamorado de Flor y representa para él un fuerte rival.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsMarga LópezMiguel InclánRodolfo AcostaMercedes (Marga Lopez) dances for money with the clients of Salon Mexico, a famous cabaret in Mexico City. Her younger sister Beatriz (Derbez) studies in an expensive private school, paid by Mercedes. Obviously, young Beatriz doesn't know about her sister's job. Troubles begin when Mercedes wins a danzon contest with Paco (Acosta), her pimp. Paco refuses to share the prize with Mercedes, so she steals the money when he's sleeping.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsCantinflasLeonora AmarJosé BavieraA slapstick fantasy of the amorous adventures of a magician a la Cantinflas.
- DirectorGilberto Martínez SolaresStarsGermán ValdésSilvia PinalMarcelo ChávezA small-time con artist gets more for what he bargained for when one of his would-be victims falls in love with him.