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- 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.
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsDolores Del RíoAgustín IrustaVíctor JuncoDolores Del Rio plays a dual role as identical twins - one good and one bad.
- DirectorAlberto GoutStarsNinón SevillaTito JuncoAndrea PalmaLeft alone after her mother runs off with another man and her father kills himself, Elena attempts to make a new life for herself in a new city. Believing he's a friend, Elena goes to dinner with "Pretty Boy" Lucio, but he drugs her champagne and sells her to Rosaura, who runs a brothel out of her nightclub. Elena becomes a sensation as a dancer, but all the while she nurtures plans of revenge against those who have conspired against her.
- 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...
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsNinón SevillaTito JuncoRodolfo AcostaIn México City, a Cuban dancer from "Cabaret Changó" rescues a baby from a garbage can and decides to raise him, but her pachuco pimp gets in her way.
- DirectorJosé Díaz MoralesStarsAna Bertha LepeRosario GranadosTito JuncoDue to her inexperience, a young woman falls into the clutches of an exploiter who wants to use her sexually to take her down the path of prostitution.
- DirectorTulio DemicheliStarsSilvia PinalAna Luisa PeluffoVíctor JuncoIrene, a former air hostess, is the only suspect involved in the supposed murder of Cecilia, cousin (and ex-lover) of Irene's husband, Raúl.
- DirectorTito DavisonStarsSilvia PinalJoaquín CorderoCarlos RiquelmeThe story of a femme fatale whose adventures are narrated in flashbacks by the ghosts of her former lovers.
- DirectorAlberto GoutStarsSilvia PinalMiguel TorrucoVíctor ParraRegina de Alba returns home from a trip to Europe, only to learn that her mother left suddenly, but she suspects that her step father has something to do with her sudden disappearance, through her own investigations she learns of her step father's criminal past and the truth about what happened to her mother.
- DirectorTulio DemicheliStarsSilvia PinalCarlos López MoctezumaCésar del CampoA wife-killer narrates flashbacks about how his obsessive jealousy led him to tragedy.
- DirectorTulio DemicheliStarsArturo de CórdovaSilvia PinalJosé María Linares-RivasA mistreated manager plans to kill his boss with the help of the new secretary.
- DirectorRogelio A. GonzálezStarsPedro InfanteMarga LópezAntonio AguilarPedro es un hombre pobre que está a punto de tener un bebé. El hijo de Pedro muere pues no tiene el dinero necesario para mantenerlo. Un hombre llamado Tony le ofrece trabajo a Pedro y él acepta, pero se vuelve una persona interesada.
- DirectorAlfredo B. CrevennaStarsNinón SevillaRamón GayRosa Elena DurgelUna bebita abandonada es recogida por una familia pobre compuesta por una madre sacrificada, el marido borrachín y dos niños, Manuel y Raúl. Los muchachos son el sostén de la casa. Ya grandes, los dos hermanos se enamoran de la joven, pero ella quiere a Raúl y ambos se comprometen. Al enterarse de esto, Manuel se dedica a la bebida y a las drogas.
- DirectorAlberto GoutStarsNinón SevillaVíctor JuncoLuis AldásWhile on vacation in Rio de Janeiro, the wife of a respectable Mexican physician becomes amnesic and ends up as a gangster's moll and entertainer at a night club.
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsMaría Elena MarquésRoberto CañedoGustavo RojoAfter losing a hand in an accident, Rogelio returns to work at the factory. Rogelio loves Marta, but she is married to his friend, Pablo. When Alicia, twin sister of Marta, enters the picture, her twisted ways will wreck the life of all around her.
- DirectorMiguel MoraytaStarsPedro ArmendárizLeticia PalmaRamón GayWhen a robbery goes wrong, the thief takes a singer as hostage, they fall in love and try to rebuild their lives, but tragedy surges in the most unexpected way.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsMiroslavaSara MontielKaty JuradoEvangelina asesina a su amante Alberto. En prisión ella conoce a Dora, la novia de Alberto, quien fue privada de su libertad por los negocios ilicitos de él. Una interesante historia esta a punto de tejerse.
- DirectorAlfredo GurrolaStarsPedro Armendáriz Jr.JulissaErnesto Gómez CruzSeveral young women are murdered in a small community, and a detective moves in to solve the crimes.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorCarlos Serrano de OsmaStarsLola FloresManolo CaracolFernando Fernán GómezManolo has discovered in Lola not only the great artist that the public is captivated for but an obsession, a love that transcends the limits of reason and that will make him fall into disgrace. Following the success of their company, Lola is contracted to export flamenco art to the biggest cities in the world. The triumph of Lola finds his correspondence in Manolo's failure and addiction to alcohol. But the feeling that Manolo has left in Lola is so deep that she will return to Spain to be reunited with him again.
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsArturo de CórdovaLeticia PalmaRamón GayA fortune teller blackmails a beautiful widow whose husband has recently died.
- DirectorFernando A. RiveroStarsNinón SevillaAgustín LaraVíctor JuncoA young dancer falls in love with a sailor who comes to town, but he is the son of the man who loves her
- DirectorTulio DemicheliStarsSilvia PinalSergio BustamanteJorge Martínez de HoyosTrumpet-player in a club band falls for a streety young woman.
- DirectorWalter DoehnerStarsJuan Manuel BernalPatricia LlacaElena AnayaA couple meet each other often in a motel room.
- DirectorArturo RipsteinStarsRegina OrozcoDaniel Giménez CachoSherlynThe life of a man who preys on unsuspecting women for a living is changed when he finds an accomplice in the woman who loves and controls him.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsRosario GranadosCarlos López MoctezumaRubén RojoWhen her father dies mysteriously, a young woman is protected by an acquaintance of his, who takes her to live in his house, where she suffers the abuse of his niece.
- DirectorAlfredo GurrolaFrancisco GuerreroStarsSasha MontenegroAlejandro ParodiVíctor AlcocerMiguel is a corrupt cop. After a drug bust word goes around someone in Miguel squad kept the seized drugs. Miguel must take the heat and gets sent to jail where he gets severely beaten up.
- DirectorChano UruetaStarsDavid SilvaRita MacedoRoberto Romaña
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsRosario GranadosManolo FábregasRita MacedoThis crime drama from 1956 is a genuine Mexican Noir. Raul, a married businessman who has a loving wife and son decides to go out drinking with some friends for a big night on the town. He encounters a woman in a bar who is wearing a broche that once belonged to his wife. She invites him back to her apartment. But unexpectedly her mobster boyfriend pays a visit. Raul ducks into her sister's apartment across the hall until they can pick up their rendezvous. But then Raul finds himself involved in a murder when he discovers a corpse in his car. He thought he was running from a jealous boyfriend, not a murder. He tries to get rid of the corpse and hide the entire events of his night out from his wife. The medallion finds its way into the hands of Raul's son and another murder occurs.
- DirectorJuan José OrtegaStarsSara MontielManolo FábregasRamón GayIn Havana, gangster moll and singer Marucha, who has a disfigured face since childhood, is helped by a plastic surgeon who falls madly in love with her. The good doctor hopes to reform her and turn her into a good woman by transforming her face through surgeries. However Marucha, with her new beautiful face, has other plans and becomes "Piel Canela", a night club entertainer and highly payed prostitute on a side.
- DirectorArturo RipsteinStarsEvangelina SosaAlejandro ParodiDamián AlcázarPerla is a teenager who has been prostituted by her mother, Tomasa and acts as a dancer in a cabaret-brothel. The pianist who plays at the venue is a romantic singer-songwriter and inveterate poet who would like to make art out of a sordid situation. When "el Marro", a sick sailor stops at the place and falls in love with the girl, the mother tries to cut off that relationship, but fails to do so. Because she knows that they are actually siblings.
- DirectorEmilio Gómez MurielStarsMaría Antonieta PonsVíctor JuncoArturo Soto RangelRosario, una joven mujer, queda desvalida tras la muerte de su padre y el engaño de su novio. Decide abandonar la Ciudad de México y emigrar a Veracruz, donde se convierte en una enigmática prostituta que "vende placer a los hombres que vienen del mar". Rosario busca a su hermano perdido. Tras una noche de pasión con el marino Alberto, el destino le revela una cruel sorpresa.
- DirectorAlberto GoutStarsNinón SevillaRoberto CañedoVíctor Junco
- 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.
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsPedro ArmendárizAnita BlanchRebeca IturbideMarcos is an arrogant jai-alai player who seduces and discards women until he himself becomes the object of a cunning revenge.
- DirectorAntonio SantillánStarsCarlos López MoctezumaArmando MorenoBeatriz AguirreWith the intention of stealing the compensation for a work accident, Enrique kills an old man. However, it turns out that he had not yet collected it, so he will try, then, to falsify the signature of the check. Meanwhile, at the same time that the police are investigating the case, the son of the police inspector investigates on his own.
- DirectorJulián SolerStarsMeche BarbaAbel SalazarArturo MartínezJosé, a driver, and Laura, a dancer, were lovers. José couldn't dance with Laura due to his condition on his legs. Therefore, a man notices Laura's skill to dance and wants to do business with her, taking her on a dancing tour, which made José and Laura miss each other.
- DirectorZacarías Gómez UrquizaStarsTito GuízarAlma Rosa AguirreRicardo RománJavier Morales is a singer-songwriter who seduces Maria Luisa, a young woman who he gets pregnant and then abandons. Twenty years later, Javier falls into poverty, along with a recurrent alcohol consumption problem. After he's mistakenly declared dead, he ends up going to his own funeral, without knowing an unexpected event is about to happen.
- DirectorFernando A. RiveroStarsRamón ArmengodGuillermina GrinTito JuncoUn ex presidiario ayuda a la joven que ama pues ella tiene que trabajar en un cabaret para mantener a su padre borracho.
- DirectorJosé Díaz MoralesStarsRamón ArmengodEmilia GuiúNinón SevillaIn Ciudad Juárez, a prostitute decides to go straight when her drug-dealer lover is trapped. She marries a rich man, but a pimp from her past reappears unexpectedly.
- DirectorAlberto GoutStarsNinón SevillaFernando SolerDomingo SolerSaloon singer Aurora is sentenced to two years in prison for a prostitution conviction. When she gets out of prison, she gets romantically involved with Alejandro Luque, the respected judge who tried her case. Aurora and her boyfriend, el Rizos, plan to blackmail the judge. But Aurora gets a change of heart as she comes to know the judge better.
- DirectorEmilio Gómez MurielStarsDavid SilvaBlanca Estela PavónAndrés SolerMartÍn quiere renunciar a su trabajo y comenzar su propia empresa después de casarse con MarÍa Elena. En un ataque de ira el jefe de MartÍn roba su dinero y asegura que él mismo lo ha robado. MartÍn es arrestado y encarcelado, sin recursos ni muchos amigos.
- DirectorJosé Luis García AgrazStarsDemián BichirSteven BrownGerardo CamarenaIn this remake of the 40's classic, two lovers murder each other, leading to an investigation and the closing of the Saln Mxico, a famous place where people used to go to dance before WWII. The police investigation leads to several flashbacks about the life and death of a low-life dancer named Mercedes (Maria Rojo) and her lover.
- DirectorFernando MéndezStarsVíctor ParraAurora SeguraDagoberto RodríguezRoberto "El Suavecito" is an irresponsible playboy who is wrongly accused of having committed a crime.
- DirectorChano UruetaStarsDavid SilvaMartha RothIsabel del PuertoA murderer known as "Ventarrón" escapes from prison to get revenge.
- 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 BuñuelStarsRosita QuintanaFernando SolerVíctor Manuel MendozaAn unstable young woman escapes from a reformatory for very, very wayward girls and deceptively finds shelter in the kind home of a frighteningly nice and decent family. Little by little, she causes unrest and discord among the members of the household, until they are virtually fighting with each other.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsPedro ArmendárizKaty JuradoRosita ArenasA 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.
- 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.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsIrasema DiliánJorge MistralLilia PradoA partial retelling of Wuthering Heights in 19th century Mexico.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsErnesto AlonsoMiroslavaRita MacedoThe delirious journey of a mentally disordered man, who is obsessed with committing the perfect crime.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsZachary ScottBernie HamiltonKey MeersmanA jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
- DirectorAlfredo GurrolaStarsPedro Armendáriz Jr.JulissaErnesto Gómez CruzThis is a story of revenge, as detective Chayne's own clients sabotage his actions, and leave him blind in one eye. The cases then become personal and Chayne vows to destroy the guilty.
- DirectorJorge FonsStarsIgnacio López TarsoJaime FernándezJosé AlonsoA watchman is murdered at a building site. The film narrates several versions of the people involved. Based on the Vicente Lenero novel.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorTito DavisonStarsMaría FélixFernando SolerJulián SolerLena is a spy who manages to seduce rich men only to obtain information.
- DirectorJuan OrolStarsRosa CarminaTito JuncoMaría Luisa Zea
- DirectorJuan OrolStarsRosa CarminaJuan OrolArturo MartínezTony Carpio becomes a dangerous criminal and gains power by fixing boxing matches while seeking revenge on the ones who sent him to serve 5 years in jail, this includes his former lover, the rapacious Marbella.
- DirectorJulián SolerStarsJosé GálvezOfelia MontescoEnrique PontónA gang of professional thieves plans how to rob the jewelry store in Bogotá and escape, not imagining that death surrounds them and all because of a red light.
- DirectorAlfredo B. CrevennaStarsSara MontielRaúl RamírezNadia Haro OlivaA rich society woman kills an old lover who is blackmailing her. Meanwhile her own corrupt husband is having an affair with a gold digger.
- DirectorChano UruetaStarsDavid SilvaLilia PradoCrox Alvarado
- DirectorJuan OrolStarsJuan OrolRosa CarminaManuel Arvide
- DirectorJuan OrolStarsJuan OrolRosa CarminaJosé PulidoGangster Johnny Carmenta must confront the "Charro of the Slums" Pancho Domínguez, who has control over the city, but their rivalry gets worse when rumba dancer Rosa befriends both men.
- DirectorJosé BohrStarsJosé BohrLupita TovarBarry NortonAn agent of the anti-drug brigade is captured and ends up addicted to marijuana, which causes him to enter the mafia. One of many propaganda films made in the 1930s to warn of the use of this drug.
- DirectorJuan OrolStarsRosa CarminaTito JuncoJosé G. CruzFinal installment in Juan Orol's Percal trilogy. In this film, Malena is freed from prison by a gangster but a rival mobster will make things impossible for them.
- DirectorMiguel MoraytaStarsAntonio BadúLeticia PalmaLuis BeristáinTired of working in seedy places, a stripper turns to prostitution in the streets.
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsGuillermo CallesEsther FernándezGilberto GonzálezIn this Mexican version of Winterset (inspired by the 20s Sacco Vanzetti case) an idealistic youth searches for the culprit behind a crime that his father was wrongly accused of several years before.
- DirectorJuan OrolStarsMaría Antonieta PonsAntonio BravoFrancisco JambrinaA dangerous gangster, called Álvaro Rambal, is captured by the police. Hoping to be forgiven before his execution, he tells the story of his life to his wife, going from his tragic childhood to the rise and fall of his criminal empire.
- DirectorAlejandro GalindoStarsVíctor ParraLeticia PalmaTito JuncoThis acclaimed crime-drama by Director Alejandro Galindo, (and co-directed by actor Jose Pulido, also one of this film's stars), is considered the prototypical example of "Cine Negra Mexicano, otherwise known as Mexican Film Noir, with a unique shadowy, black and white focus on its usual subjects-namely gangsters, cops, and good-girls-gone-bad. It tells the story of four gangsters who successfully ambush and rob a money transport vehicle, but not without killing its occupants in the process. After eluding the police, the quartet must hide out in the attic of a home belonging to one of their co-conspirator's mistresses. Their escape plans, nerves and fellowship all start to fracture, as the four must lie low in hot, cramped and dank conditions. Restored versions of Cuatro Contra el Mundo were featured at both the 65th Berlin International Film Festival in 2015, and the 12th annual FICM Mexican Cine Negra series, in collaboration with the Film Library of UNAM, Televisa Foundation, and the Nationale Cinematheque.
- DirectorJulián SolerStarsSara GarcíaMeche BarbaDavid Silva
- DirectorRaúl de AndaStarsSofía ÁlvarezDavid SilvaCarlos López MoctezumaA thief commits several misdeeds and, to mislead the police, keeps jewelry in the house of his fiancée, whom he seduces to prevent her from discovering the theft.
- DirectorAlberto GoutStarsJorge MistralMeche BarbaJulio VillarrealMan in the final stages of a fatal illness gets immersed in a new romance and a murder investigation.
- DirectorMiguel MoraytaStarsAntonio BadúCarmen MolinaLuis BeristáinA disfigured woman is helped by a talented composer to recover her face with plastic surgery. Then he discovers that she's a beautiful woman and a talented singer.
- DirectorAlejandro GalindoStarsAntonio BadúPrudencia GrifellPin CrespoAn old woman searches for her teenage granddaughter all through the nightclubs of Mexico City.
- DirectorJuan OrolStarsRosa CarminaJosé PulidoManuel ArvideThis film by famed Director Juan Orol, is also known by various "Americanized" titles, such as "Suburban Cowboy", and "Cowboy of the Slums". It features Orol's wife at that time and favorite muse, the lovely Rosa Carmina, who plays "Rosa", a lively cabaret entertainer who's last lover was a small-time gangster recently killed by the police. On the rebound and still heart-broken by his untimely death,Rosa meets a new, handsome bad-boy by the name of "Pancho Dominguez", otherwise known as El Charro lel Arrabal and nicknamed "Maldito" (aptly played by actor Jose Pulido). Despite her initial misgivings and feelings of grief, Rosa and Maldito soon enter into a turbulent romance that would likely be considered as rather abusive, chauvinistic and even sexist by today's standards. Pulido's character is a former cattle rustler turned mobster who extorts payments from the area's cantinas and other businesses in exchange for his protection and assurance that they may continue to operate as usual. Concerned by a municipal political candidate's campaign promise to rid the town of such criminals, "Maldito" offers his help and powers of persuasion to the opposing candidate,named Don Tiburcio. After winning the election, Tiburicio is initially grateful for "Maldito's" assistance. Nevertheless. this newly elected politician soon demands that "El Charro" stop taking money from his constituents. In a last-ditch effort to "comply" with this request, Pancho and Rosa go on a romantic getaway together, not knowing what to expect when they return. Oddly, this movie contains more musical numbers than action scenes. In addition, this cinematic effort has often been considered as a "prequel to Orol's cult-classic. "Gangsters Contra Charros" (released a few months before the El Charro del Arrabal film). It also stars Rosa Carmina and Jose Pulido.
- DirectorFernando de FuentesStarsRoberto CañedoLilia PradoCarlos López MoctezumaAn adaptation of Fiodor's Dostoievsky novel Crime and Punishment set in the XX Century Mexico. Ramón Bernal is a poor student in Mexico City that has abandoned his career when he receives a letter informing him that his sister will marry a rich man. Thinking she will marry for money instead of love and feeling guilty about this he murders an old usurer to steal her money. With feelings of guilt he gets severely ill while his friend and family don't suspect he got anything to do with the murder, but as the murder investigation moves along inspector Porfirio Marín suspects about the student. Ramón also meets Sonia, a prostitute, and fells in love with her, the girl will teach her about regret and atonement.
- DirectorAlejandro GalindoStarsAmalia AguilarRoberto CañedoVíctor ParraManuel, a factory worker, and Estrella, a rumba dancer, conspire to rob Manuel's employer.
- DirectorAlan CotonStarsClaudia SoberónDagoberto GamaMiguel LoaizaJustina (Claudia Soberon) runs away from home after her parents death and gets caught by a group of cops... It's the beginning of her worst nightmare.
- DirectorAlfonso Corona BlakeStarsAna Luisa PeluffoCarlos CoresRubén RojoA kind nurse turns into a dangerous prostitute at night who murders men.