Rebeca Silva Movies
As two families clash in a long-running land dispute, notorious gunman "El Gallo de Sinaloa" arrives on the scene to avenge the murder of his father in this south of the border action film starring Salvador Salinas and Rebeca Silva. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
The true story of the kids who created modern skateboard culture is recreated in this drama. In the early '70s, skateboards were seen as a fad of the 1960s that had all but died out, but in a rough-and-tumble Venice, CA, community known as "Dogtown," that was about to change. Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk), Stacy Peralta (John Robinson), and Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch) were three guys who liked to surf the rugged beaches around Venice and hung out at the Zephyr Surf Shop, a store run by Skip Engblom (Heath Ledger) that stocked gear for adventurous surfers and skateboarders. With the advent of new urethane wheels that connected with concrete in a way old metal and rubber wheels could not, Tony, Stacy, and Jay began exploring ways to translate radical surf style to skateboarding, and the guys invented a new way to skate inside the smooth, round surfaces of empty pools, employing vertical moves and edge flips that added a new and dramatic spin to skating. It didn't take long for word to spread about the wild new style of the Z-Boys, and they quickly became local celebrities, and later nationwide skating stars, though sudden fame took its toll on these young men. The true story of Lords of Dogtown was previously the basis of the acclaimed documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys, directed by former Z-Boy Stacy Peralta, who like Tony Alva served as a consultant on this project. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, (more)
Markus Heltschel writes and directs the whodunit Der Glässerne Blick (Dead Man's Memories), a co-production of Austria and Germany. Prolific French actress Sylvie Testud stars as Alice, a music student from Vienna who travels around Lisbon. Portuguese actor Miguel Guilherme plays the detective, Pinto, who investigates the murder of archeologist Hans (Klaus Pohl). Dead Man's Memories was screened at the 2003 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sylvie Testud, Miguel Guilherme, (more)
- 2001
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The drama The Price of the American Dream covers the trials and tribulations of a family struggling to realize their greatest hopes. Very soon the mother and father will become official American citizens after living in the United States for three decades. Their children are each struggling with the harsh realities of life. Their straight-A son may not get the money to go to college, while another son is sliding into a life of crime. Their daughter considers marrying outside her race in order to give her children a chance at a better life. Soon the possibility of a financial windfall presents itself after someone in the family writes a book. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
In this sexy comedy from Mexico, Ponchito is the head of a large and successful corporation who is asked by Ismael, one of his most trusted employees, to become the godfather of his young son. Ponchito accepts this honor, but soon finds another way to ingratiate himself with the family when he begins having an affair with Ismael's wife. When Ismael gets wind of his wife's infidelity, he demands an unusual tribute from Ponchito -- a big raise and greater authority in the company. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1988
The revolution in Mexico which brought the P.R.I. to power took place well before World War I and is the subject of countless Mexican movies. In this story, a sequel to the 1986 hit La Coyota, Rosalba has lost her land and her lover to the oppressive authorities and she joins the poor people in their revolution, attempting to fight the Federales while suffering many hardships. In this sequel, (Rebeca Silva) has replaced Beatriz Adriana in the lead. When the campesinos in this movie are not fighting, they are singing corridos around their campfires. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rebeca Silva, Mario Almada, (more)
When the servants of a wealthy family invite over the masons for a wild party celebrating the Day of the Santacruz, their big bash is unexpectedly interrupted as the owners of the home make an unexpected return in a sexy comedy starring Manuel Ibanez and Rebeca Silva. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Pancho Medrano (Alfonso Zayas) is an attorney married to an overweight wife (Carmen Salinas), who along with their children constantly depress him. When his friend Marcelo (Armando Silvestre) announces his wedding plans, Pancho and his friend throw a bachelor party complete with booze and loose women. Sight gags, sexual innuendo, and tasteless humor abound. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alfonso Zayas, Carmen Salinas, (more)
- 1987
With the police and his ex-gang hot on his trail, a crook takes his million dollars in diamonds and runs. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1987
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
- Starring:
- Roberto "Flaco" Guzman, Jorge Luke, (more)
- 1986
Quintanilla is hired by the Garcias to teach the rival Perez family a lesson. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
- 1986
This is a low-budget, low-brow comedy about people who have the misfortune of working in a hospital, though not as much misfortune as the patients. The doctors are universally incompetent, none of the nurses have been able to find a uniform that was not a tad too small, gangsters wander in and out of the premises, and misfits make up the corps of ambulance drivers, and sometimes, patients as well. The storyline is put together as a series of skits that revolve around a threat of foreclosure to the premises. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Susana Dosamantes, Fernando Luján, (more)
This action film is about drug dealers whose personalities are not that different than the police officers and narcotics agents out to get them. Yet the message, delivered repeatedly, is that drugs are bad and dealing in drugs is worse. Chief drug boss Ernesto Castro (Sergio Goyri) and his minions are the objects of one car chase after another, alternating with shoot-outs on a regular basis. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sergio Goyri, Rebeca Silva, (more)
- 1985
This is a low-budget adaptation of a well-publicized tragedy: the 1984 kidnapping and murder of Enrique Camarena, a U.S. narcotics agent. Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro-Quintero has been touted to be the gangster behind the killing. What makes this subpar drama with its stilted acting even less palatable is that it disclaims any relationship to real people, living or dead. In this version, when the U.S. agent (Armando Silvestre) tries to gather evidence against Caro-Quintero (Fernando Casanova) he is eventually captured, tortured, and murdered. Caro-Quintero's atrocities are shown in full, gory detail which should go a long way to consolidating fear of the man among ordinary people. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Fernando Casanova, Sasha Montenegro, (more)
Monica (Isela Vega) is a showgirl who is kidnapped by her uncle who heads the Texas mob in this routine comedy. A trio of drunks from Mexico City sneak across the border to rescue Monica, who is being held because she know too much about her uncle's activities. Rafael Inclan, Roberto (Flaco) Guzman, and Polo Ortin play the comic trio who fool the mob and inept immigration officials. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Isela Vega, Rafael Inclán, (more)
Victor Manuel Castro's thriller La Pulqueria 2 stars Leticia Perdigon and Maria Luisa Alcala as a pair of women who behind bars after being suspected of a murder they had nothing to do with. In order to guarantee that he stays a free man, the actual murderer (Luis Reynoso) hatches a plot to have the two murdered while in prison. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
