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Toni, a grumpy in his fifties, avoids children at all costs. His life changes when he suddenly has to take care of his sister's five adopted children, each from a different country. Toni will have to deal with new parenthood and cultural differences.
The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.
Cata, an art expert originally from Mexico, is in a personal and professional rut. By chance he meets Iago, who sells trinkets to inexperienced collectors.
Valladolid, 1989. David and Layla are 13 years old, they love "Hombres G" and they fall madly in love with each other. Together, they get into trouble, sing and dance to the songs of their favorite group. Valladolid, 2022. After 30 years without a verse, David and Layla finally have the chance to reunite. In both eras, our protagonists fight to keep their first love alive.
The story follows a man searching for a lost book, by a mysterious author, that reminds him of a past love. The search takes him to start a road-trip through México (starting at the capital and ending in la sierra de Guanajuato), the same trip that the book described. In the narrative two voices interact: one describing the journey, and a second one speaking fragments of Retorno, the enigmatic book.
A group of American soldiers travel into Mexico for an unknown mission and they encounter a surprising world which changes their views.
The fictional Father Ángel de la Cruz is based on Legion of Christ founder Marcial Maciel, whose long history of child abuse was not addressed until 2006 and only publicly acknowledged in 2009. But director Luis Urquiza chooses to structure his film through the largely uncomprehending, wondering eyes of 13-year-old Julián, who travels from the arms of his loving pastoral family into the austere, hallowed halls of the seminary. Singling out the boy as his intimate disciple, installing him in his palatial private quarters and redubbing him “Sacramento Santos,” Father Ángel begins Julian’s instruction into the mysteries of “perfect obedience,” whose cardinal rule is: Never question a superior’s actions.
"Everybody's Got Somebody... Not Me" - Alejandra is sick of her daily life and her past relationships that have not worked out. Then she meets María, an adolescent, with whom she has an affair. At first everything runs smoothly, however Alejandra´s personality and her emotional needs prove increasingly demanding; being around her becomes unbearable. At this point, they ask themselves whether they should continue the oppressive relationship, or go on with their ordinary lives.
Many women participated in the Mexican Revolution and were erased from history. Their names do not appear as the heroines they were, alongside the most important leaders of the heroic deed. As ideologues, they played an important role from their trench of activists, teachers, journalists and messengers. The documentary brings names like Carmen Serdán, Hermila Galindo, Dolores Jiménez Muro, Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Elena Arizmendi, Sara Pérez de Madero, to the front and recognizes their value in the formation of a nation.
