Gilberto Martinez Solares Movies
With over 150 films to his credit, Mexican director Gilberto Martinez Solares was one of his country's most prolific filmmakers. He started out doing camera chores on Rosario (1935), but did not make his feature film directorial debut until 1938 with El Senor Alcade (Mr. Mayor). Solares is credited with having significantly added to the growth of Mexican cinema during the '40s and '50s, an era that is considered the country's golden age of movies. Solares died of a heart attack in Mexico City on January 17, 1997, at age 90. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Maten Al Candidato concerns a gangster who plots the assassination of a political candidate. A mime suffering through some serious problem with his wife becomes embroiled in the plan. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
This Mexican political thriller follows the feud of a mobster and a noble politician intent on bringing down organized crime. When congressman Jose Ramirez (Hector Bonilla) has Ramon Alvarado (Manuel Ojeda) arrested and jailed, Alvarado retaliates by having Ramirez' brother Julian (Rafael Rojas) kidnapped and killed. Meanwhile, mime Jorge Zepeda (Jose Alonso) is conned into believing that he has leukemia, with only a few months left to live, and will receive money in advance if he kills Ramirez. Shown at the 1998 Guadalajara Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- José Alonso, Hector Bonilla, (more)
The mystery-comedy Los Verduleros 3 features Alfonso Zayas as Roberto, a private detective who finds success even though he rarely does anything right during the course of his investigations. The story finds Roberto on the trail of a serial killer who may claim more victims because of Roberto's haplessness. ~ 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
The mystery-comedy El Dia de los Albaniles 3 features Alfonso Zayas as a horny laborer who is employed rebuilding structures after an earthquake. His woman-chasing habits are curtailed when his wife gets a job at the same location. When the wife disappears, the man suspects something terrible might have happened to her and begins an investigation. ~ 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
- 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)
Gilberto Martinez Solares' ribald comedy Tres Mexicanos Ardientes concerns a man who has the misfortune to have an incredibly sexy but very demanding girlfriend. His job does not provide for her to live in the style she desires. In order to hold on her, he strikes a deal with two of his friends. If they kick in some money, they will get to spend some time alone with her. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- 1983
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In this over-the-top comedy from Mexico, Tun Tun and Alfonso Zayas play a pair of good friends who go into business for themselves when Tun Tun wins big in a bet on a sporting match. The two buy a bar that, in addition to dispensing drinks, also serves as a clearinghouse for gigolos offering lonely women romance in exchange for money. Zayas, who has always considered himself a top ladies' man, eagerly steps in as the club's new bartender and leading male escort, but he soon finds that his clientele is largely made up of alcoholics, aging old maids, women with medical conditions, and even a few cross-dressing men. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
In this caper outing, a pair of thieves pull off a grand robbery but then find themselves having to deal with some serious trust issues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1981
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One of the more offensive, poorly scripted "comedies" to come out of Mexico in any era, the "hot Mexicans" of the title are sexually fixated men who either rape women, commit incest, practice adultery, or otherwise engage in supposedly comic expressions of their sexual urges. Roberto (Alfonso Zayas) is such an "accomplished" rapist that no victim presses charges against him and he symbolizes the ultimate goal for the rest of the men he knows. Next time, director and co-scripter (Gilberto Martinez-Solares) should aim a little higher, which should not be difficult at all. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alfonso Zayas, Angélica Aragón, (more)
When a young woman living in the big city discovers just how chaotic urban living can be, she does all she can in order to stay in control of her sanity in a rollicking comedy starring Maria Elena Velasco. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- María Elena Velasco
Irrepressible Mexican queen of comedy Maria Elena Velasco returns to the screen in this rollicking laugh-fest that finds her enduring character La India Maria becoming deeply embroiled in a large scale diamond heist. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- María Elena Velasco
- 1977
The Mexican comedy El Circo De Capulina follows the adventures of a man who takes up a job with the circus in order to reacquire territory for his niece. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
In this offbeat mixture of horror and sex from Mexico, Sister Maria (Cecilia Pezet) is a nun who is recognized in her community for her personal warmth and her sincere desire to help others less fortunate than herself. However, Sister Maria is still a woman who is sometimes haunted by the desires of the flesh, and one day while hiking through the forest near her convent, she is approached by a naked man with evil on his mind (Enrique Rocha), not realizing he is an emissary of Satan. The devilish man soon becomes Sister Maria's constant tormenter until she is tempted to succumb to his advances. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
The comedy Capulina Speedy Gonzales stars the popular Mexican comic actor Capulina as a nosy telephone worker who causes a series of scandals in his town. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
