Gerardo Albarran Movies
- 2003
Greed and bloodlust destroys a lifelong friendship between two men when one of the friends turns to drug trafficking as a means of making his money in this action-packed Mexican western. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
The action film La Banda del Tandito centers on a man who swears to revenge the death of his brother, a criminal who led a gang known as "Los Tanditos." When the brother learns that another gang leader might be the man responsible, a deadly gang-war seems unavoidable. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
Bonded together since childhood due to their mutual love of horse racing, two lifelong friends find their relationship tested when one is paralyzed in an accident and someone starts killing off all of the champion horses. There was a time when Raul and Chava were inseparable. When Raul is paralyzed in a tragic accident during a particularly intense race, however, the man who once loved galloping in the wind quickly withers into a bitter shell of his former self. These days Raul would love nothing more than to kill every championship horse - including the one which belongs to Chava. As the horses begin to fall one by one and the community sets out to uncover the sadistic fiend behind the cruel crimes, Chava remains determined to protect his prize-winning equine racer at all costs. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
The action oriented crime film La Banda del Antrax concerns a former cop named Amezcua who now works on the other side of the law. As he orchestrates the kidnapping of a wealthy man, he comes head-to-head against Solis, a cop who was responsible for Amezcua leaving the force. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
An honorable man once imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit returns home to discover that corruption has swept through his old neighborhood in this Mexican revenge thriller starring Socorro Albarran. Survival on the streets is always a harsh fact in a town where life is cheap, but when this wrongly imprisoned ex-convict discovers that his one true love and her new fiancée were murdered in cold blood, he sets out to exact justice from the gang he believes responsible for the heinous crime. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A beautiful con artist drags an unsuspecting taxi driver into a deadly game of cat and mouse in director Carlos Duran's explosive crime thriller. Coral is a devious stunner who uses her irresistible female charm to seduce and swindle wealthy men. Jauregui is an ex-military man who now earns his keep driving a taxi. When Coral's latest target dies and she makes the discovery that he was the son of local criminal kingpin don Laureano, she realizes that her only remaining options are to run or to die. Pursued by a murderous gang of bodyguards who are more than happy to shoot first and ask questions later, Coral jumps into Jauregui's cab and instructs him to hit the gas. With time running out and the deadliest gang in the city fast gaining on them, Coral and Laureano embark on a frantic race to outsmart the mob and outrun a hail of bullets. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
This action-adventure, that features a terrorist plot from The Fugitive (1993), saw its October 2001 release date moved back four months as a result of real-life terrorist attacks on the United States. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Gordon Brewer, a Los Angeles firefighter who witnesses the deaths of his wife and child, innocent victims of a terrorist attack on a motorcade carrying Colombian dignitaries. Responsibility for the deadly explosion belongs to Claudio "The Wolf" Perrini (Cliff Curtis), a terrorist and rebel in Colombia's decade-long civil war. When times passes with no suspect being brought to justice, Brewer rejects the advice of FBI agent Peter Brandt (Elias Koteas) and travels to the jungles of Colombia to find and take revenge upon his family's murderer himself. Encountering a complex web of death squads, right-wing military officials, guerrillas, terrorists and drug-lords, Brewer is aided in his dangerous quest by an unlikely ally, the beautiful Selena Perrini (Francesca Neri), his quarry's wife. Collateral Damage (2002) co-stars John Leguizamo and John Turturro. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Starring:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elias Koteas, (more)
When the police launch a frantic search for a truck said to be smuggling illegal contraband into the United States, they soon find that the criminal mastermind heading up the operation is the last person they ever suspected in this Spanish-language action thriller from director Rene Cardona. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
In this taut action thriller from Mexico, a group of radical extremists have decided to take their actions against the state to the next level. In a bid to raise both money and public attention for their cause, the four revolutionaries kidnap twentysomething Marcia, whose father is a wealthy and powerful business magnate. As the radicals hold Marcia for ransom, the young woman is thrown from her sheltered life into a world of danger, but as she struggles to find a way to free herself, she finds herself becoming infatuated with one of her abductors. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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