Rojo Grau Movies
Cabalgando Con La Muerte concerns a lone-wolf cowboy named Candido. His sense of personal honor puts him in a situation where he enters in a land war against the ruthless Sebastian, a greedy unethical man aiming to control vast sections of land. To that end Sebastian has sent his henchmen to terrorize the farmers of the area. Only one of the farmers, Isidro, has the resolve to stand up to Sebastian. Isidro and Candido combine their talents to make a final stand. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
The Mexican western Dos Gallos de Guanajuato concerns a family feud that erupts after a financially powerful clan buys a different family's famous rooster business. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- 1986
Suspenseful without emphasizing blood and gore, this crime drama stars Maribel Guardia as Eugenia (The Scorpion), a tough, single-minded detective who is determined to track down a deranged killer that is terrorizing the demimonde of Mexico City. The schizoid murderer is Don Eliseo Mendieta (Carlos Ancira), an antique dealer by day, and a brutal killer at night. His religion-inspired madness drives him to kill each of the people in a porn film in exactly the same way, including his wife. "The Scorpion" travels through the shady, crime-ridden neighborhoods of the city looking for leads that will help her capture the murderer. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Maribel Guardia, Carlos Ancira, (more)
A two ton shipment of drugs has been snatched right out from under the police who were looking to make a bust, and the drug dealers who were looking to make a fortune. Now, as men on both sides of the law embark on a frantic race to recover the valuable cargo, the battle between cop and criminal is set to explode into violence on the streets of Mexico. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jorge Reynoso, Hugo Stiglitz, (more)
- 1987
The mere fact of a marijuana plantation in the Mexican state of Chihuahua might not be enough to upset many, and many factors contribute to escalating lawlessness of the gangsters who cultivate and sell the drug. The plantation in question was much too large for the Mexican authorities to ignore even if they wanted to, and in 1984 it was raided. What they discovered there was much more chilling than fields of the illegal herb and a bunch of gangsters: nearly five thousand poor persons worked there as slave laborers, after having been lured to the plantation with promises of high wages for picking apples. This is one of two docudramas which were made about the incident. The story concerns a man whose efforts to support his family through working illegally in the U.S. were thwarted by thieves who stole his mail. When he discovers this after being deported, he responds to the promise of high wages for apple-picking and winds up being a slave laborer. In addition to the dramatic reenactment of events, this docudrama also includes footage of the actual raid on the plantation and interviews with survivors, which the actors then comment on. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mario Almada, Narciso Busquets, (more)
The tense, Spanish-language drama Sangre de Valientes witnesses the tempestuous relationship between two families, The Altamirano and The Perez, driven to the absolute breaking point by the death of matriarch Señora Perez. This chain of events sends both families spiraling headfirst into an onslaught of bloody violence against one another; the only hope for a peaceful relationship may lie in the enduring friendship between the patriarchs, Señor Alfredo Altamirano and Señor Jose Guadalupe Perez. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- 1994
Cisco and his pal Pancho return in this made-for-cable nostalgic and comical reworking of the once popular western adventure series. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jimmy Smits, Cheech Marin, (more)
