Socorro Bonilla Movies
The Mexican television program Aquesta por un Amor concerns a man who makes his living as a gambler attempting to consolidate his power in a small town in order to become the kingpin of the area, and enjoy the spoils of his success. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Murder, mob justice and a young man's coming of age are brought together in this thriller filmed in Mexico. Ramon (Diego Luna), a young man who lives in a small Mexican farming community, one day finds the body of Adela (Laila Saab) in a field, stabbed to death. The incident is doubly upsetting for Ramon, because he was in love with the girl, though he never did anything about it. The town's sheriff (Hector Alterio) quickly names a culprit, known as the Gypsy (Karra Elejalde). But while the Gypsy was elsewhere at the time of the murder, he can't proclaim his innocence, as he was with his lover at the time, a married woman. Ramon senses something is wrong, but isn't sure what to do -- especially when many in town are pressuring him to avenge the death of the woman he loved, despite the fact it was no more than a schoolboy's crush. The debut film from director Gabriel Retes, Un Dulce Olor A Muerte/A Sweet Scent of Death was shown at the 1999 Guadalajara Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Karra Elejalde, Ana Alvarez, (more)
Forty years in a very dysfunctional marital relationship are covered in this curious black comedy. Beginning the morning after their wedding ceremony, Jacqueline (Socorro Bonilla) and Nicolas (Alonso Echánove) found that they were at odds with each other. Nicolas is irritated to discover that Jacqueline can't cook, and Jacqueline is apalled to discover that Nicolas doesn't want children - now or ever. They drift apart but don't divorce. Nicolas had devoted all his energies to his hardware store business and has moved into real estate, growing shiftier with each passing year. Each of them takes lovers. Jacqueline tries to inspire her lovers to kill her now-despised husband, but somehow every one of their dastardly schemes falls through. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Socorro Bonilla, Alonso Echanove, (more)
Toto's cousin Azucena has come into town to stay with his family and recover from an unhappy love affair. This couldn't suit Toto better, since he's just reaching adolescence, and he can't help noticing that she's a very attractive girl. She seems friendly to him, too. Eventually they have a brief sexual liaison (his first) in this male coming-of-age story which is, oddly enough, directed by a woman. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Leticia Perdigón, Martin Altomaro, (more)
As Julio Ruiz Llaneza's Spanish-language thriller Pacto de Hombres opens, the thief Don Carlos lies on his deathbed in prison, reflecting upon the rubies that he pilfered illegally - and his desire to bequeath them to his physically impaired daughter. In desperation, Don makes a pact with a fellow criminal, Eduardo - he asks Eduardo to find the gemstones, and then split the loot 50/50 with the crippled daughter. Eduardo's integrity and loyalty are never in doubt - but his acquisition of the rubies per se could potentially put his life into grave danger, and it remains uncertain if he can pull off the job unscathed. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Based on the song Mack the Knife, the very popular Rubén Blades song Pedro Navajas was the inspiration for a very popular Mexican movie taking the song name as its title, about a pimp and prostitute whose love/hate relationship resulted in their mutual destruction. In this sequel, their son develops into a defender of women. Raised in the U.S., the lad comes to Mexico when he hears his mother has died and attempts to look for his father. He is shocked to discover that he, too, has died. He is motivated to learn how to use a switchblade with uncanny skill, and earns for himself the sobriquet "Navajas," or "Blades." ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Guillermo Capetillo, Sasha Montenegro, (more)
- 1987
The Mexican "Desarrollo de Investigacion para la Planeacion Familiar" or Diplaf, a state-funded family-planning agency, funded this cautionary drama, filmed in a somewhat avant-garde and experimental manner. In the story, a childless couple suffer endlessly, and their relationship deteriorates as they watch their friends and neighbors breeding prolifically. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rafael Sanchez Navarro, Patricia Reyes Spindola, (more)
- 1986
This melodramatic, three-handkerchief tortilla Western features good acting by Pedro Infante, Jr. as Reynaldo and Arturo Martinez, Jr. as Lauro. Both men are romancing Marsela (Monica Prado), whose main interest lies in the number of pesos she can put in the bank and how to ascend the social ladder. Marsela refuses to marry her beloved Lauro because he cannot afford to tie the knot in the splendid Basilica of Guadalupe. As a gang of bandidos wreaks havoc in the community, wedding plans continue for Marsela's marriage to Lauro's best friend, Reynaldo. But considering the number of bodies piling up in the war of the bandits, it looks like the bride may have to wear black. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Pedro Infante, Jr., Arturo Martinez Jr., (more)
