Category Archives: Mexico

Evangelina Sosa, Leticia Huijara, others in “La Ley de Herodes” [1999 Mexico]

Luis Estrada broke new ground when he made the brilliant Mexican classic, “La Ley de Herodes” [Eng. title: Herod’s Law]. It is also one of my favourite Mexican mainstream films of all time. While most Latin Americans (and certainly from … Continue reading

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Ileán Almaguer & co in “El Quinto Mandamiento” [2012 Mexico]

Rafael Lara’s latest drama “El Quinto Mandamiento” [Eng. Title: The Fifth Commandment] is a psychological thriller of the oh-haven’t-I-seen-this-before variety, but I guess most mainstream films are these days, and this one is as mainstream as a Mexican Taco. At … Continue reading

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Diana Bernedo & co in “Al Acecho del Leopardo” [2011, Mexico]

“Al Acheco del Leopardo” [Eng. title: The Stalking of the Leopard] is writer Enrique Renteria’s first foray into directing feature-length films, and I’m sure it must have been a learning curve of sorts for him. Having said that, it isn’t … Continue reading

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Silvia Navarro & Diana García in “Labios Rojos” [2011 Mexico]

Rafael Lara’s “Labios Rojos” [Eng. Title: Red Lips] is your stereotypical mainstream comedy about marital woes (predominantly sexual) where the characters are usually caricatures and ridden with cliché. This film might as well have been churned out twenty years ago … Continue reading

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Lumi Cavazos & Claudette Maillé in “Como Agua para Chocolate” [1992 Mexico]

Veteran actor and director Alfonso Arau bagged a bucket full of awards for his 1992 romantic drama, “Como Agua para Chocolate” [Eng. Title: Like Water for Chocolate]. Based on wife and writer Laura Esquivel’s novel of the same name, this … Continue reading

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