Luis de Alba Movies
The goofy, madcap superhero comedy Metiche y Encajaso - the first episode in a long-running Mexican franchise - follows the adventures of inept superheroes Mole and Chile. The men hit the streets to fight crime in their colorful talking automobile, Chilaquil, and take on the villain La Mujer de Negro. Charly Valentino and Luis de Alba co-star. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Luis de Alba, Charly Valentino, (more)
- 1989
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The sexy comedy Las Calenturas De Juan Camaney II features Luis De Alba as a bell boy who does anything he can to satisfy the various needs of the hotel's female guests. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
The Spanish-language comedy Los Gatos de las Azoteas concerns a man who spends his free time spying on his neighbors who lie in a building across the street. His interest grows as he learns how various people in the building are having sexual affairs with each other, often while cheating on other people who also live in the building. When one of the young women who work in the building becomes the victim of a kidnapping, the voyeur must share the knowledge he has. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Gilberto Martinez Solares' cop comedy Los Verduleros 2 concerns a group of buffoonish young wannabe officers who must contend with basic training. When the most promising candidate in the school graduates, he gets a job for a wealthy man who wants him to snoop on his possibly unfaithful spouse. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
An all-star cast of popular Mexican comics appears in this uneven sex comedy. A wife paints a nude picture of her husband who suspects infidelity when he is not portrayed as being anatomically correct. A veterinarian becomes obsessed over a beautiful showgirl, and the devil emerges from hell to enjoy the earthly pleasures of bar hopping. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jorge Rivero, Sasha Montenegro, (more)
- 1987
The five nacos (or nerds) in this picture are inept to the point of being freaks of nature. When they agree that they are tired of their wives and of their life of poverty, they decide they will attempt to rob the Dunes, a Norteamericano casino in Las Vegas. Despite their bumbling ways, they manage to hold off not only the Las Vegas security forces, but also the U.S. government. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sergio "El Comanche" Ramos, Luis de Alba, (more)
- 1986
In this sex comedy, Beatriz (Angelica Chain) is married to Roberto (Alfonso Zayas), though theirs is not a union made in heaven. Roberto is always on the lookout for an attractive woman, which causes the expected problems in his marriage. Adding a strange undertone of the macabre is a story about a psycho on the loose who goes after hookers. Adding another layer of confusion is Beatriz' sister Juliet (Chain again), who looks just like her except for her hair color, though none of the other characters seem to notice any resemblance. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alfonso Zayas, Angélica Chaín, (more)
- 1986
Pedro Infante, Alfonso Zayas, and Angelica Chain star in a hilarious Spanish-language send-up of the police training system inspired by the American Police Academy series. When a pair of bored, bumbling cops (Luis de Alba and Tun Tun) decide to create a police academy, the steady stream of moronic incompetents who enroll come off more like court jesters than serious-minded authority figures. As the time comes for one of the students to take his first case - the investigation of a cheating wife - the chaos that follows threatens to tarnish the image of the academy and forever change the way locals look at law enforcement. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Los Pelotones de Juan Camaney features some of the most beloved stars in Mexican comedy. The all-star cast plays opposing factions that execute a series of escalating practical jokes on each other. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Luis de Alba, Gabriela Goldsmith, (more)
Victor Manuel Castro's thriller La Pulqueria 2 stars Leticia Perdigon and Maria Luisa Alcala as a pair of women who behind bars after being suspected of a murder they had nothing to do with. In order to guarantee that he stays a free man, the actual murderer (Luis Reynoso) hatches a plot to have the two murdered while in prison. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Cultural beliefs and societal taboos shape the society and personalities of the everyday Mexican in a lighthearted and sexy romp. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
A young heiress cannot get her hands on the family fortune until she marries, so she takes her friends' advice and chooses an expendable spouse. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
When a rogue cop is rescued from certain death by seven beautiful women, the adventure that follows will have action fans howling with laughter in this spoof of American action films starring Luis De Alba and Alfonso Zayas, Jr. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
