Sara Garcia Movies
Though she made her first film in 1917, Mexican actress Sara Garcia's most active cinematic years were 1936 through 1957. In the early '40s, she starred in a popular series of family comedy-dramas, cast as Grandma Luisa Garcia. She played so many warm, matriarchal roles that she earned the affectionate soubriquet "The Grandmother of the Mexican Cinema." Retiring at the age of 65, Sara Garcia lived to be 85. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
A fun-loving girl finds her quest for a good time propelling her into a series of hilarious happenings in this Spanish-language comedy starring in irrepressible Maria Elena Velasco. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
The humor in this Mexican social comedy has more to do with the aptly depicted characters shown than with the story. When Enfermio (Manolo Faregas) takes his family on an outing, he encounters every possible calamity. A group of unconnected lotharios almost romance his wife and his daughter away from him, he encounters a military man who is a little too ready to draw his gun at the slightest provocation, and his mother manages to eat herself to death. This last event leads to a macabre drive through town, as he takes his family, including the propped-up corpse of his mother, back home. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Manolo Fábregas, Lucha Villa, (more)
In this ribald Mexican comedy, a daredevil regains consciousness and finds himself begin attended to by a beautiful nun in a convent. Seeing her pretty face, he falls instantly in love. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1966
This video tells the story of the love triangle between 2 sisters and the same man. ~ Rovi
A mixed tortilla Western-children's adventure film, this standard tale by director Rafael Baledon features Joselito as a young boy with singing talent who arrives in Mexico only to be kidnapped by an outlaw band. The young boy is saved by a hero-cowboy (Antonio Aguilar) who also likes to sing. Before the next melody has ended, they join up with a plucky white horse who can do almost anything, and several adventures take them along on an interesting journey. Meanwhile, Grandma is worried about why her little grandson would rather spend time with his cowboy friend than his own family. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Antonio Aguilar, Sara Garcia, (more)
Popular Mexican comic Cantinflas made this his homecoming film after veering off to the U.S. to appear in Pepe, his last movie in English. El Analfabeto sees him back in top form as Inocencio Prieto y Calvo (which roughly translates as: Innocent, Dark-skinned and Bald). Inocencio loses his job just as he receives a letter telling him he has inherited $160,000 from the estate of his late uncle. But Inocencio cannot read. Along the way to learning how to read, the shy Inocencio acquires a charming love interest, Blanquita (Lilia Prado) and an enemy -- a bank teller who tries to nail him with a practical joke that goes wrong. The teller gets his hands on Inocencio's letter (which no one has ever read to him) and gives it to a corrupt lawyer with the thought of swindling the illiterate out of his money. As the plot thickens, Inocencio finds himself in more hot water before he finds his letter and ultimate happiness. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lilia Prado
- 1961
Another low-budget, quickly-filmed, weak comedy set in a Western ambiance, Paloma Brava is directed by Rogelio Gonzalez, who has made better movies, and stars Rosita Quintana as a heroine beset by a series of challenging circumstances. She is the "angry pigeon" of the title. ("Brava" means angry and not "brave" as in English, and in addition it refers to someone with a temper always at the ready.) Even the better-known actors in the cast cannot resuscitate this comedy. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rosita Quintana, Miguel Aceves Mejia, (more)
- 1960
This well-balanced film is based on the life of Jose Mojica (Pedro Geraldo), a Mexican entertainer who gave up the stage for a monk's robe and tonsure. As young Mojica's star is rising in the entertainment world he indulges in some very unpleasant personality traits -- a serious ego, arrogance, and unstable temperament plague his relationships. But then circumstances conspire to slowly wake him up, not only making him realize the errors in his attitude and behavior, but bringing him even further to the conclusion that nothing the material world has to offer is worth it. And so Mojica becomes a Friar, a monk whose life starts to touch others in a meaningful way. Libertad Lamarque plays his mother and equally famous Pedro Armendariz plays a man affected by Mojica. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Libertad Lamarque, Pedro Armendáriz, (more)
- 1957
The English-language title of this Mexican social drama is Boy's Town; the mood and texture of the film was obviously influenced by the 1938 Hollywood production of the same name. Arturo de Cordova stars as the real-life Padre Farias, who overcomes great obstacles to establish a Latin-American "boy's town" for wayward and neglected youth. The kids chosen to portray the Padre's charges are refreshingly natural and unaffected; also worthy of praise is the film's excellent location cinematography, courtesy of director Gilberto Martinez Solares' brother Augustin. As a bonus, the storyline's religious angle never overwhelms its entertainment value (and vice versa). La Ciudad de Los Ninos premiered at the 1957 San Sebastian Film Festival. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Arturo de Cordova, Marga Lopez, (more)
- 1957
Filmmaker Albert Lewin's fascination with erotic exotica reaches a pinnacle in The Living Idol. James Robertson Justice plays Dr. Alfred Stones, an archeologist working in Mexico. It is Dr. Stones' contention that Indian maiden Juanita (Lilliane Montevecchi) is the reincarnation of an Aztec princess, sacrificed centuries earlier to appease the "jaguar gods". To prove his thesis, the good doctor lets loose a jaguar to see what happens when it sinks its claws into poor Juanita. Coming to the rescue is nominal hero Terry Mathews (Steve Forrest), who, like Juanita, looks as confused as the audience at this point. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Steve Forrest, Liliane Montevecchi, (more)
The English-language title of this Mexican musical was The Third Word. Singer Pedro Infante stars as a pampered young man who is sheltered by his doting aunts. Deciding that their darling boy needs an education, the ladies hire pretty schoolteacher Marga Lopez. Upon discovering that her pupil is 28 years old, Marga is momentarily nonplused, but then settles into her duties. Inevitably, romance blossoms between Pedro and Marga, much to the aunts' dismay. The fact that Pedro Infante had won the Mexican equivalent of the Oscar in 1955 hurt the box-office prospects of La Terera Palabra not in the slightest. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Pedro Infante, Sr., Marga Lopez, (more)
Mexican screen legend Pedro Infante takes the lead for this high-concept Spanish-language comedy that finds a well-to-do woman forced marry a gruff mechanic, and then pass off the lowly grease-monkey as a blueblood nobleman. En route to her parents vacation house ring in the New Year, a beautiful young woman (Silvia Pinal) hits a roadblock when her car suddenly dies. Though a local mechanic (Infante) is more than willing to help her get back on the road, the pair soon have too much to drink and end up passing out. When the woman's parents arrive and discover the pair together, a marriage is soon arranged with the intent of a quick divorce. This is no marriage of convenience, however, because in the next few days this grease-stained auto repairman will have to assume the guise of a European nobleman as his new bride's family struggles to find a means of rupturing their daughter's recently officiated nuptials. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A trio of rural Mexicans make their way to the big city, only to discover just how wild the nightlife can truly get in this classic comedy starring Luis Aguilar and Antonio Badu. Ester is pregnant. After discovering a potential complication, Ester's doctor has advised her to visit a doctor in Mexico City. Her husband Antonio has agreed to drive Ester to the capitol, and her brother Luis has also agreed to join the pair on their journey as well. After dropping Ester off at the hospital, Antonio and Luis head for a local nightclub to truly experience the thrill of the big city. Upon leaving the nightclub in the company of a beautiful dancer, the group is robbed by a gang of thieves who steal everything - including their clothes! Subsequently process by the local police, the embarrassed victims soon find their troubles compounded when Ester is released from the hospital the following day and sees their photograph in the local newspaper. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Fernando Mendez's 1953 Spanish-language melodrama El Lunar de la Familia unfurls against the backdrop of a deceptively innocent-sounding family reunion. Two freewheeling, party-happy young men, Luis and his buddy Antonio, catch the train in to San Miguel, on a visit to Luis's grandmother, Doña Luisa, and his sister Esther. Unfortunately for the visitors, Luisa's goddaughter Rosita, is sitting near them in the same train car. She soon catches wind of the boys' wild tendencies, and makes a point of telling Luisa. Furious, the crotchety old woman decides to teach the bad boys a lesson by beating them senseless with her cane and forcing Luis to seek out a proper mate for Esther. Unfortunately, Esther has already fallen in love with Antonio - who could care less. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- 1953
A woman provokes a fight between two rivals, a father and his son. ~ John Bush, Rovi
The comedy Dicen Que Soy Mujeriego stars Pedro Infante as a womanizer who has finally found the girl he wants to settle down with, but her knowledge of his past makes attaining that goal much more difficult than he expects. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
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