Helena Rojo Movies

A crime lord's wife seeks to escape the life she's fallen into in this dramatic Mexican thriller from director Sergio Munoz. Helena Rojo is Tina, the wife in question. When she's contacted by an old flame, she sees a way out and decides to jump at it. But there are consequences that come with her decision. Night Trails also stars Hector Bonilla and Demián Bichir. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

Gustavo may be the only one of Greta's relatives who will put up with her, but to his credit (and despite numerous provocations), he is a loyal nephew to this lively, demanding and uncomfortable woman. At first she is sleeping in her nephew's childrens' room, but her erratic sleeping habits disturb the youngsters and the family moves her into a maid's room near the roof of their house. Greta wants to be helpful; she washes dishes after meals from time to time, but breaks a great many of them. She also tries to pass messages along when she answers the phone but forgets them or messes them up. When she breaks a leg while running for the bus, the amount of care she needs is almost more than the beleaguered family can manage. Luckily, she has an old friend who is better situated who says that she wants to take care of her for the company she can provide. Greta blossoms in her new freedom and even undertakes an autumnal romance with an attractive old man named Pascual. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Carlos Munoz (Julio Alvarado) is a former drug dealer who emerges from prison after serving four years in this predictable anti-drug propaganda drama. He is horrified to learn that his little brother became addicted and is now in an asylum. Carlos opens an electronics repair shop and vows to turn his life around. He helps the street kids, battles his former drug-dealing buddies, and falls in love with the local teacher Elena Sandoval (Helena Rojo). ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

A murder has been committed and an innocent man is charged with the crime in this fast-paced drama from Manuel M. Delgado. Ricardo decides to go out for a "night on the town" after his wife and children leave to visit relatives. His evening at a nightclub turns complicated when Dolores (Helena Rojo), a woman he has just met, is stranded because her car will not start. Ricardo drives her home and after she invites him up for a nightcap she leaves him alone for a moment. He wanders into the living room and discovers that her husband -- a high-ranking politician -- has been stabbed to death. At that moment police sirens are heard outside and Ricardo decides immediate flight is the only way out. But the police catch up with him and charge him with the murder: his fingerprints are on the knife, his shirt has the man's blood on it, and Dolores says she saw him kill her husband. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the novel The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the '60s. Anthony Quinn stars as the widowed Jesus Sanchez, a poor farmer struggling to provide for his family in Mexico City. Also starring Lupita Ferrer as Consuelo and Stathis Giallelis as Roberto. This is the last film in the 50-year career of international star Dolores del Rio, who plays the Grandma. Jazz-pop performer Chuck Mangione was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy award for his original musical score. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Mexican director Raúl de Anda's 1976 Spanish-language adventure La Gran Aventura del Zorro finds the reputation of the titular masked crusader thrown into grave doubt when he is spotted robbing stagecoaches and committing a series of heinous crimes. In actuality, the culprit turns out to be an imposter masquerading as Zorro. The real Zorro addresses the situation by placing his wounded father and future sister-in-law in a stagecoach and using them as bait - thus luring the criminal to the scene and catching him in the midst of an ambush. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

A man who has been mutilated in boyhood encounters numerous difficulties because of it. Jose Alonso plays a man whose lower limbs, including his sexual organs, were savaged by a Great Dane in boyhood. Unfortunately for him, his sex drive developed unabated and his frustration at being unable to culminate his relationships with women eventually drives him to drastic action because he has no alternative or compensating interests. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

In this drama, a young man inherits a ramshackle estate that sits upon the edge of the Peruvian desert. He knows nothing about the history of the place, nor its previous owners. Curiously, he begins sifting through the rocks and sand for clues. Those he discovers provide the basis for the story, which is told in flashback. Much of what he finds reflects the socio-economic issues of Peru. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

The most famed and well-regarded collaboration between New German Cinema director Werner Herzog and his frequent leading man, Klaus Kinski, this epic historical drama was legendary for the arduousness of its on-location filming and the convincing zealous obsession employed by Kinski in playing the title role. Exhausted and near to admitting failure in its quest for riches, the 1650-51 expedition of Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro (Alejandro Repulles) bogs down in the impenetrable jungles of Peru. As a last-ditch effort to locate treasure, Pizarro orders a party to scout ahead for signs of El Dorado, the fabled seven cities of gold. In command are a trio of nobles, Pedro de Ursua (Ruy Guerra), Fernando de Guzman (Peter Berling), and Lope de Aguirre (Kinski). Traveling by river raft, the explorers are besieged by hostile natives, disease, starvation and treacherous waters. Crazed with greed and mad with power, Aguirre takes over the enterprise, slaughtering any that oppose him. Nature and Aguirre's own unquenchable thirst for glory ultimately render him insane, in charge of nothing but a raft of corpses and chattering monkeys. Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1973) was based on the real-life journals of a priest, Brother Gaspar de Carvajal (played in the film by Del Negro), who accompanied Pizarro on his ill-fated mission. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide