Ernesto Alonso

Las Lunas del Auditorio

Speaking of Buñuel

Surrealist master Luis Buñuel is a towering figure in the world of cinema history, directing such groundbreaking works as Un Chien Andalou, Exterminating Angels, and That Obscure Object of Desire, yet his personal life was clouded in myth and paradox. Though sexually diffident, he frequently worked in the erotic drama genre; though personally quite conservative, his films are florid, flamboyant, and utterly bizarre.

A Mexican Buñuel

A documentary covering the years Luis Buñuel spent in Mexico making films.

Bajo un Mismo Rostro

After the murder of her father and brother, Irene Saldivar travels to Greece. There she meets and falls in love with entrepreneur Alexis Theodorakis. Carlos is the administrator of Irene's fortune and cooperates with Alejandro in a rotten and corrupt business where he marries rich women, kills them, and obtains their fortune. When Carlos finds out about Irene's marriage to Alexis, he formulates a plan to kill Alexis and obtain his fortune. During Irene and Alexis' honeymoon, Carlos' plan succeeds when the boat Alexis travels in explodes. A desperate and pregnant Irene returns to Mexico, where she falls in love with Dr. Diego Covarrubias. However, Irene is forced to leave him for the sake of her friend Carolina, since Carolina loves him and has cancer. Since Alejandro isn't able to win Irene's love, Alejandro gets in her life and forces her to marry him or risk losing her son - all of this as part of another plan Carlos formulated so he and Alejandro plot Irene's death in another fatal catastrophe.

LA HEREDERA

The Hex 2: Messengers of Hell

Raul Araiza's chilling Spanish-language supernatural thriller tells the tale of two powerful beings, one good and one evil incarnate, fighting for control of Earth--and of a beautiful woman.

Coronation

The traumatic story of an old bourgueoise in Mexico City, his relationship with his crazy grandmother, his sexually troubled past and his sick crush on the young and beautiful maid of the house.

La torre de marfil

Philandering husband drives wife to the brink of suicide.

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

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...

Maternidad imposible

Mother and child are separated during the Spanish Civil War. Believing the mother to be dead, the child is sent to a refugee orphanage in Mexico, then adopted. Meanwhile, Mama recovers from her injuries, and...

Una mujer en la calle

An implausible accident causes a street prostitute to become close friends with an aristocratic old lady.

Wuthering Heights

Gone several years, the brooding Alejandro returns to the hacienda of his foster sister, Catalina, whom he loves, to find her married to the wealthy and effete Eduardo.