Jorge Luke Movies

Ritmo, Traicion y Muerte 2 concerns the frustrated wife of a deeply religious man who attempts to find some sexual release outside of the marriage. However her choice of men results in her becoming involved in a series of murders and lies. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

A pair of lifelong friends looking to escape the violence and corruption of their homeland in Medellin, Columbia, and start a successful business in Mexico City find that no matter how far you run, you can never truly escape your past in Fernando Durán Rojas' action-packed tale of hope and brotherhood. Their dreams crushed by the violence that surrounds them in Medellin, Beto and Rodrigo opt to seek their fame in Mexico City instead. The cruel grasp of corruption reaches further than they anticipated, though, and upon being pitted against one and other by a crooked senator, the pair quickly discovers that, in the ruthless realms of crime and business, not even your best friend can be trusted when times get tough. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

The Spanish language thriller El Asesino del Metro concerns the hunt for a serial killer who haunts subways, choosing women as his unsuspecting victims. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

The action film Comando De La Muerte takes place in a future where civilization has devolved to an every man for himself state. Some act more morally than others, but heroes are hard to find. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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, Rovi

In Central America, the peasants are nearly all "Indios," or people whose cultural values are those of indigenous people (rather than European or Spanish). Since the landowning and propertied classes abuse them horribly, these same ruling-class types live in perpetual fear of a bloody uprising. As a result, they suppress and abuse the peasants even more. Ironically, for the most part these peaceable people only want to be left alone. Those who do want to foment revolution have virtually no weapons and few allies to help them. In this action/adventure movie, based on a true incident, a group of Guatemalan peasants who have sought refuge in Mexico are sought out by Guatemalan death squads, and those who aren't tortured and killed are taken away in captivity. The hero in the story is a Mexican hunter whose family is mistakenly included in the raid and who teams up with a few of the survivors to win his family back and take revenge. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

In this cautionary tale, based on a novel by Luis Spota, the travails of four "wetbacks" are told. These men have left their homes throughout Mexico in order to sell their labor north of the Border in the U.S. Along the way, one dies while crossing the Rio Grande, another is deported, a third is killed, and the remaining one suffers horribly while working in the U.S. Indeed, such illegal Mexican immigrants are routinely abused and roughed-up, in addition to being poorly paid for back-breaking labor. However, in this movie at least, the lead characters are not particularly admirable people, as they are prepared to rob the only person who shows them kindness. This is clearly a movie with one simple, overriding theme for its intended viewers: no matter what, stay at home in Mexico. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Police Captain Balbuena (Mario Almada) is taken off the case when he uncovers police involvement with notorious drug smugglers in this action drama. When he loses his job, Balbuena gathers a group of outlaws to go after the gangsters. El Loco Ordonez (Jorge Luke) is recruited to lead the vigilantes after the captain and his family are gunned down. The feature contains effective slices of comedy and violence and is a good action programmer. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

In this, the first of a two-part Soviet-made historical epic, the life of journalist John Reed is chronicled. Much of the story centers around his love affair with a wealthy woman as he endeavors to write about the Mexican labor riots and revolutions from 1910-1915. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

American and Venezuelan foreigners try to steal coveted seeds from a rubber-tree plantation in this action-adventure saga. They battle crocodiles, Indian attacks, slave revolts, and a director who insisted on putting disco music to a 19th-century setting. The two heroes are hidden by a concubine who seeks vengeance against her cruel plantation owner. A rape scene appears to have been added merely for exploitation value. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi