German Valdez Movies
A spiritual journey takes a strange and disturbing turn in this drama from Mexican filmmaker Rodrigo Pla. In 1928, Mexico is in a state of political overthrow, with government forces reacting with savage violence against anyone they imagine may harbor revolutionary sympathies. After Elias (Mario Zaragoza) and his wife become parents of a baby boy, their attempt to travel into town to have the child baptized is mistaken for the advance of rebel troops, and soon their village is raised by military police. As Elias and his family run for their lives, he is visited by a vision of the Lord, who condemns him for putting his children and neighbors in harm's way, and Elias is convinced he must atone. Elias leads his family into the desert and he begins building a church, convinced this is the only way he can redeem his family in the eyes of God. But it soon becomes obvious Elias's children do not share his convictions, and the father's devotion begins to resemble madness. Desierto Adentro (aka The Desert Within) was an official selection at the 2008 Guadalajara Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mario Zaragoza, Diego Cataño, (more)
After destroying a religious statue, the janitor comes across a girl who look remarkably like the statue. (AKA Gregorio) ~ All Movie Guide
The Mexican comedy Tin Tan y las Modelos stars the comic icon as an employee of a fashion design company who must coordinate a number of different models and performers in order to create a television show. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Directed by Gilberto Martinez Solares' Chucho el Remendado is another entry in the popular series of films featuring the character Tin Tan. In this installment he uses a variety of costumes and identities in order to get rid of a variety of bad guys. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
An innocent man's dreams of a beautiful princess get him into trouble. ~ Nicole Gagne, All Movie Guide
The Mexican comedy Simbad el Mareado stars the popular comic Tin-Tan. The story concerns the adventurer Sinbad who becomes sidetracked from his quest for riches and love when he suffers from a psychotic belief that his best friend is a commoner who may be in line to receive a financial windfall. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Lupe has fallen in love with El Zorilla, but little does the smitten beauty realize that the heroic figure is actually the alter ego of the soft-spoken Tin-Tan. When the scheming Don Gaspar has Don Martin and his loyal employees jailed in a devious underhanded scheme, however, it's up to El Zorila to thwart the evil plan and ensure that justice prevails in a Mexican comedy classic directed by Gilberto Martinez Solares and starring Silvia Pinal and German Valdez. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Gilberto Martinez Solares's Spanish-language comedy Soy Charro de Levita stars beloved physical comedian Tin-Tan as man who, with the help of his best friend, is asked to care for an infant. Soon they are attempting to balance their jobs with the demands of the little one. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rosita Quintana
Tin Tan stars as a poor railroad employee by day and a modern day Robin Hood by night. ~ All Movie Guide
The romantic comedy Con la Musica por Dentro stars the popular actor Tin-Tan as a man who juggles being a lowly gardener with a life as an aristocrat. His outlandish behavior earns him the love of a pretty girl. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
A fabricated murder is the focus of this comedy. ~ All Movie Guide
A kindly vagabond gets swept up in a hilarious comedy of errors after selflessly sharing his last morsels of food with a hungry street youth. When an empathetic homeless man feeds a hungry child and the pair subsequently forges a strong bond, the stage is set for comic mayhem. Somehow in all of the confusion, the selfless hobo is even thrown into the local zoo. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- "Tin Tan"
