Alfonso Arau Movies

The farce starring Polivoces , creative Mexican comedians duo formed by Enrique Cuenca and Eduardo Manzano, in the roles of characters and Gordolfo...

Trapped between the living and the dead, Diego de la Muerte fights to rescue his soul from the evil god of death that controls him. But a bigger...

While trying to save the famous Tivoli burlesque theater, the participants uncover a web of commercial corruption.

When his mother Dolores dies, Juan Preciado, son of Pedro Páramo, goes to Comala to claim his inheritance; but when he arrives he finds an...

This fictionalized portrayal of Emiliano Zapata as an Indigenous Mexican shaman, directed by Alfonso Arau, was reportedly the most expensive Mexican...

Problems arise between the divers Román and Lauro when the former falls in love with a prostitute on the beaches of Acapulco.

In this movie a couple of comedians try to disappear for a while and end up in an asylum, where confused as the mad, and try to escape, but one of...

Shakey is a family film about a 35-year-old widower named J.T. O'Neil, his precocious 10-year-old daughter and their devoted mutt Shakey. After...

A rumor reaches a small town, San Garabato, that a government infiltrator will arrive to check the conditions of the community. Quickly, the...

An ingenious actor has an idea of making musical numbers without a dialogue when he arrives with a violin and a ladder.

A man goes on a trip and then returns to his village pretending that everything went well for him.

Pablo Rueda, a frustrated writer and artist, wanders through Mexico City in a labyrinth of dreams and memories that may or may not be those of his...

Street-punk drafted to soccer team, rises to stardom. Cuz he plays so good.

"Mod" culture in Mexico City.

On August 13th, 1961 - the night that the Berlin Wall goes up - three people must make a decision that will change their lives forever.

Juan (Armendariz) lives in a trash depository in Mexico City. He knows Lila (Pereyra), a drug addict rich girl who reminds him of his long lost...

A couple moves to a small Mexican town called Ibarra. They help open a local mine which brings new life to the town and the local ways help the two...

"Faith-healer" develops a cult-like following in 1920s Jalisco.

Man accused of murder, and the dead man's daughter, try to find proof of the real murderer's identity.