Jose Carlos Rodriguez Movies
Forest Whitaker, Dennis Quaid, William Hurt, and Matthew Fox star in director Pete Travis' Rashomon-style thriller in which an assassination attempt on the president of the United States is detailed from five unique perspectives. As the president arrives in Salamanca, gunshots ring out. An American tourist (Whitaker) has captured footage of the would-be assassin on videotape, and now, as the stories of the other four witnesses unfold, each essential piece of the puzzle quickly falls into place. Only when all of the stories are told will the chilling truth to this shocking crime finally emerge. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, (more)
It's said that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but one woman finds that her boyfriend's absence makes other men more fond of her in this romantic comedy. Beatriz (Karina Gidi) is a frumpy office worker in a Spanish community who often laments the sad state of her love life, especially compared to that of her sister Laura (Ana Karina Guevara), who runs a rooming house. Beatriz has all but given up on romance when she meets Carlos (Ari Telch) while dining at a local cafe. Carlos seems quite taken with her, and after a few dates, he invites her along for a romantic getaway. Beatriz's heart is quickly stolen away by Carlos, and when he suddenly goes missing, she finds herself pining for him. But while most men in town wouldn't give her a second look before, in Carlos' absence she suddenly cuts a sexy and alluring figure, and is soon dealing with more suitors than she knows how to handle, including her boss (Jose Sefami) and an architect who previously thought he was gay (Daniel Martinez). Karina Gidi's performance in Demasiado Amor earned her Best Actress honors at the 2001 Guadalajara Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Karina Gidi, Martin Altomaro, (more)
In this historical drama from Mexico, Damian Delgado plays Topilzin, a writer and the illegitimate son of Montezuma, who finds himself at odds with his nation's new leadership after Tenocchititlan's rule is put down by the Spanish Army in 1520. Topilzin refuses to adopt the new state-imposed religion and, after narrowly avoiding arrest following an incident in which he throws a rock at a friar, he's turned over to the police by his brother, and arrested in the presence of Hernando Cortes (Inaki Aierra) and his lover, Tecuichpo (Elpidia Carrillo), the daughter of Montezuma. Thanks to the pleas of Cortes and Tecuichpo, Topilzin's life is spared, and instead he is flogged in public by Capt. Quijano (Honorato Magaloni). After his punishment and an ensuing spiritual epiphany, Topilzin gives up his career as an author to become a monk, and he joins an order led by Fray Diego (Jose Carlos Rodriguez), the friar he once attacked. La Otra Conquista proved to be a big box-office success in Mexico, enjoying the biggest opening weekend of any Mexican film in history on its home turf. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Damian Delgado, Jose Carlos Rodriguez, (more)
- 1994
This Mexican fantasy-adventure uses a combination of live-action and miniatures to tell the tale of a young man who finds himself in possession of a rare piece of amber. This stone leads him into many adventures including bouts with sea captains, commissioners, prostitutes, and exotic dancers. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Hector Bonilla, Jorge Russeck, (more)
- 1988
- R
Lila (Patricia Pereyra) is a teenaged heroin addict who is on the run from some rough customers. It doesn't matter to her that these unpleasant characters were hired by her parents to drag her back to her home. She stumbles into an auto junkyard and is befriended by the manager, Juan (Pedro Armendariz, Jr.), an older man with a daughter about her age who has run away from him and is living in one of the U.S./Mexico border towns. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Pedro Armendariz, Jr., Ofelia Medina, (more)
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