Miguel Molina Movies

This allegorical drama follows the adventures of Francis (Miguel Molina) and Simona (Mercedes Ortega), a pair of youthful bohemians who have returned to Spain after a spiritual pilgrimage to India. Short on money, Simona begins dancing for tips at a Barcelona watering hole, and when Francis decides he wants to further his studies in India, he leaves without her, leaving Simona to fend for herself when Mariel (Alexis Valdes), a rough-hewn drug dealer, becomes a regular at the bar and begins pursuing a romance with her. Tatawo was the debut feature from writer and director Jo Sol. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

In this comedy, Yon (Jorge de Juan) is one of four college students, friends, who are not above using extraordinary means to pass their exams. For instance, not long ago one of them pretended to have a head wound so that he could conceal a radio transmitter in the bandages and give his pals a detailed preview of the exam he was taking. So it's only natural that such hardworking boys would be upset when one of their number learns that he has flunked his final exams. Yon's response was to write a very strongly worded anonymous letter of protest to his professor and post it in a bright yellow mailbox. Afterwards, he realizes with panic that he has inadvertently included the letter from the school informing him of his results in the exam, giving his identity away. Enlisting the help of his friends, they steal the offending mailbox in order to recover the letter. Unfortunately, their girlfriends aren't in on the game, and don't understand what they're up to, posing several delicious obstacles to a quick resolution of Yon's difficulties. It also doesn't help that a drug dealer has been using that same mailbox for drop shipments, and has been keeping an eye on it. When he sees the boys steal it, he doesn't immediately assume that anything good is happening. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

In this romantic drama, Andres (Miguel Molina) is a young man from Madrid who for years has had his eye on Marga (Nina Ferrer). Andres enjoys feminine companionship with several girlfriends but can't get Marga out of his mind. When the two finally meet, Marga explains her past in a flashback scene in which she admits to being a drunken, unfaithful wife. Andres's friends warn him not to get involved with Marga, but he ignores their advice. Marga and Andres become romantically involved but their future is left uncertain. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Popular film director Pablo Quintero (Eusebio Poncela) has found a new love in the form of handsome blue-collar Juan (Miguel Molina). Not altogether comfortable with his lifestyle, Juan decides to leave Pablo for a while to contemplate his future. Pablo insists that Juan keep in touch by sending him love letters. Ever the director, he plans to write the letters himself, and have Juan mail them back with his signature. If you think that settles things, you don't know filmmaker Pedro Almodovar. Among the many plot complications in Law of Desire is Pablo's subsequent romance with the possessive Antonio (Antonio Banderas, whose "gay kiss" in the film prompted front-page headlines in the Brazilian press), and Pablo's efforts to film the life story of his sister (Carmen Maura), who started out life as his brother. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

This is a comprehensive docudrama (focusing more on truth than fiction) on the two weeks in 1936 that preceded Francisco Franco's war for control of Spain. The "Dragon Rapide" was the name of the plane that carried the fascist Generalissimo to Morocco and the beginning of the end of the Republican government in Spain. Plots and counterplots by a seemingly infinite array of militarists plague Spanish politics as Franco gathers his forces together and makes his plans. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

This sequel to Valentina jumps ahead eight years where the gentle-poet Pepe is studying in a university and doing an internship in a pharmacy lab. Though it has nearly been a decade, he is still in love with the beautiful Valentina. Unfortunately, things in Spain are getting more tense as his countrymen prepare to rebel against the oppressive government. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi