Roberto "Flaco" Guzman Movies

Two men tempt fate and risk losing relationships with their women in this uneven low-budget comedy. The men incur the feminine wrath of their partners when they spend their time drinking, bowling, and flirting with floozies. The women retaliate by going out on the town to make the men jealous. The film title is taken from a popular song performed by Franco and Emmanuel. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

The English-language title of this Mexican-Spanish coproduction is Blinded by Fate. At first, the film focusses on three Mexicans, whose dreams of striking it rich in America are doomed to failure. Eventually, the story narrows down to the travails of one of the three, played by Julio Aleman. Branded with a false criminal charge, Aleman knows that he will never be able to hold his head up with pride in Mexico or America if he does not clear himself. A sad story, told with moments of unexpected delicacy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This drama follows in the footsteps the preceding films Los Marginados and El Milusos by director Roberto G. Rivera and once again takes up the story of an impoverished farming family who goes to the city in the hopes of finding a better life. After Serafin (Roberto Guzman) and his family arrive in Mexico City, their lives slide downhill. Unable to read or write, untrained in any skills, no one in the family is prepared for a real job. Drugs and corruption lead to tragedy, and the family returns to the countryside. To their surprise, the farmers have formed a cooperative and nothing in the farming community is the same. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Following on the heels of its popular 1983 precursor, this second installment of "El Milusos" continues the Sad Sack character of the widowed Transito (Hector Suarez) and his losing misadventures in the low-end job market. "El Milusos" is Transito's nickname, meaning a "Jack-of-all-trades" because he tries his hand at anything to get ahead. He leaves his young son and his farm behind him to seek his fortune in a large, run-down barrio of Mexico City where he does everything from selling tacos, to waiting tables, to boxing, and he even tries a stint as an illegal alien in the U.S. His karma is such that he misses out on the breaks that happen to others, yet he does so with a comic style and innocence that can be admired. Although the storyline is uneven and not above lecturing at times, the misadventures of Transito are laced with a steady dose of humor that should entertain most audiences.
~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide