Eduardo Palomo Movies

Marking the directorial debut of Sergio Arau, son of Like Water for Chocolate director Alfonso Arau, A Day Without a Mexican ponders the potentially catastrophic results that would occur if California-based Mexicans, who make up over a third of the state's population, were to suddenly disappear. The mockumentary postulates that the lack of Latino gardeners, nannies, cooks, policeman, maids, teachers, farm workers, construction crews, entertainers, athletes, and the world's largest growing consumer market would create a social, political, and economic disaster, leaving the concept of the "California Dream" in shambles. A Day Without a Mexican proved controversial even before its release: promotional billboards reading "On May 14th, there will be no Mexicans in California" caused a stir with immigrant rights groups, who believed the sign was a statement against the Latino community. The film stars Yareli Arizmendi, John Getz, Maureen Flannigan, and Muse Watson. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

In this wildly stylized look at love, sex, family, and community, an absent husband comes home late one night to make up with his wife, and they make love into the wee hours of the morning. As the new day dawns, the children of the household realize their father has come home -- and they're not especially happy about it. One of the older kids decides to pack up and leave, while the others stay home and fantasize about exacting revenge against their dad. Meanwhile, their neighbors deal with romantic and sexual problems of their own as they struggle through their morning meal and prepare for another day. Cronica de un Desayuno received its American premiere at the 2000 Chicago Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

The late Eduardo Palomo winds his impressive career to a spectacular close in this telenovela detailing the attempts of two brothers to discover which one of the pair is illegitimate following the death of their father. In the wake of their father's death, the two brothers who couldn't be more different seek out an answer to their lifelong mystery as they fall in love with two enchanting sisters who seem to suggest that the brothers have more in common than they care to admit. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

In Mexico, as in many former Spanish colonies, despite many attempts at change, the larger part of the country's farmland is still held or managed by a privileged few and farmed by powerless peasants or tenants. In this story, based on the longest-running play in Mexican history (El Extensionista by Felipe Santander), an idealistic collegian (Eduardo Palomo) whose subject is "agricultural engineering" has been sent by his school to serve a year's internship among the peasants of Tenochlan. They are justifiably wary of outsiders attempting to perform good works on their behalf, and it takes every ounce of his energy, good will, and persuasiveness to get them to follow his lead. Unfortunately for him, his idea of the best crop to plant turns out to be a disaster for everyone. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Society collapses in the wake of the 1985 earthquakes in this campy, surrealistic drama. Fabian (Eduardo Palomo) goes nuts when he loses his job as a security official. Grabbing his gun, he robs a bank and rapes a female after taking her hostage. He shoots the woman's son Amadeo (Simon Guevara), who seeks vengeance against Fabian but who is not above calling his own mother a whore. Fabian allows Amadeo to rape his own wife to even the score. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi