Armando Acosta
1922 - 1976
Escuela de vagabundos
Rogelio A. González
Pedro Infante, Miroslava
Alberto Medina is a very famous composer and is on a field trip when his car runs out of gas and goes downhill. While looking for help, he finds the Valverdes' house and is welcome by Emilia, the mother of the family, who is known for giving shelter to tramps. The rest of the family disagrees, because the last one disappointed her. In a story of family situations, funny moments and jealousy, Alberto ends up earning everyone's respect and has a special connection with the oldest daughter, the beautiful Susana, and they fall in love.
School for Tramps
Martín Santos el llanero
Mauricio de la Serna
Miguel Aceves Mejía, Lorena Velázquez
A farmer aspires to marry the daughter of the local aristocrats, but she think he's beneath her. It take a long time for things to settle into a groove so life can run smoothly again for all concerned.
Martín Santos el llanero
The Paper Man
Ismael Rodríguez
Ignacio López Tarso, Alida Valli
A deaf and mute vagabond finds a large denomination bill in a Mexico City dump, and while he tries to buy something with it, others try to con him into giving it away. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The Paper Man
El principio
Gonzalo Martínez Ortega
Lucha Villa, Narciso Busquets
Mexico is in the midst of Revolution when the protagonist returns after studying in Paris to find his native town in Chihuahua occupied by Francisco Villa’s revolutionary forces. He visits his deserted home and remembers people and events from his adolescence that provide glimpses of pre-Revolutionary society under dictatorship: his uncle, the chief of police; his sister’s involvement with a liberal political association; bathing with the girls from a local brothel; a labor strike that ended in a massacre. Returning to the present he discovers that his father has been assassinated and, in the company of his father’s former servant, joins the revolutionary movement.
El principio
Ensayo de un crimen
Luis Buñuel
Ernesto Alonso, Miroslava
A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
Ante el cadáver de un líder
Alejandro Galindo
David Reynoso, Gonzalo Vega
A union leader dies in a sleazy hotel room, then the wife, mistress, police, co workers, reporters, colleagues, and political figures arrive to the hotel and each has its own intentions.
Before the Corpse of a Leader
Romeo.Juliet
Armando Acosta
John Hurt, Robert Powell
The tale centers on an eccentric bag lady who rescues the stray cats of Venice and puts them on a boat to set sail for the new world. It has not been re-released for the home video market. This lack of availability, which has been described as making it "more rare than the dinosaur" has made it a sought-after item in some circles.
Romeo.Juliet
