Julio Aldama Movies
The direct-to-video, Spanish-language action picture Mafia en Chicago concerns a drug pusher (Jorge Reynoso) who makes the fatal decision to rub out the youngest heir to an omnipotent crime syndicate. He then attempts to relocate to the Windy City, believing naively that he can evade the mafia's clutches and start a new life. Little does he realize that the lords of crime are hot on his tail. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jorge Reynoso
When a group of escaped lepers go on a horrendous crime spree, it's up to Santo to save the day in this entry into the popular lucha libre series. As the lepers turn a small town upside down, the enraged citizens demand that Sheriff Dario put an end to their reign of terror. Though corrupt citizen Camerino attempts to cut a deal with the marauding gang that will benefit both parties, Sheriff Dario does his best to snuff out the nefarious plan and put an end to the chaos by calling in Santo to save the day before the citizens decide to take the law into their own hands. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Santo
- 1969
In this French/Italian co-production set in Mexico in 1746, Alastray (Anthony Quinn), a gunman on the run from the law, happens upon a Franciscan priest, Father Joseph (Sam Jaffe), while in flight. Father Joseph shows mercy on the fugitive and allows Alastray to stay with him, but when the locals find out that Joseph is harboring criminals, he's run out of town; Alastray travels with him, disguised as a monk. While approaching what appears to be a deserted village, Father Joseph is killed by a sniper, and Alastray heads into town. He is met by Teclo (Charles Bronson), a half-breed who calls the village home. It seems that a band of savage Yaqui Indians have been terrorizing the town and have a special hatred for men of faith; they intend to continue laying waste to the village until the residents beg for mercy and renounce Christianity. The Village leaders want to make Alastray their new spiritual leader, and despite his great reluctance, he agrees, mostly as a means of maintaining his cover. But when Alastray tries to organize the building of a much needed dam, as well as obtaining a stash of weapons so that the citizens may defend themselves, the Yaquis return in force, leading to a decisive confrontation. Guns for San Sebastian also features Anjanette Comer and Silvia Pinal. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Anthony Quinn, Anjanette Comer, (more)
- 1964
In this ironic drama set in a Mexican peasant village, the parish priest admonishes and chastises his congregation for not being generous, but then later catches a desperate father stealing a pearl from a statue so he can pay for the medicine his sick boy needs. After being caught, the fellow loses the pearl, which is later found in a pile of pig manure. Fortunately, the man's neighbors rally to his aide and he is freed. Later his wife finds the pearl and surreptitiously returns it to the statue causing the other locals to believe a miracle has occurred. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1962
A middle aged man earns a modest living as a shark hunter to support his wife and children. Working on a small island, he sends money to his family in the city every week to ensure their survival. His wife asks the man to return home one day, and his fellow fishermen are saddened to lose a friend. He returns to find his family really doesn't need him and he makes plans to return to his simpler, poorer but satisfying occupation as a hunter of sharks. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Julio Aldama, Dacia Gonzalez, (more)
- 1962
Although this melodrama begins with a young boy hit by a car and then brought to the nearest hospital where he lies on the narrow division between life and death, that in itself is not the story. Once the lad is in the hospital, the tale unfolds in a series of flashbacks that relate how his young parents have struggled each day to make ends meet. The obstacles that stand in their way of economic progress, their attempts to overcome these obstacles, and their human relationships are all brought forward. The fact that their son is in the hospital fighting for his life makes their former sacrifices for him all the more poignant. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Julio Aldama, Lilia Prado, (more)
- 1961
A few ostensibly ribald scenarios from this routine musical comedy by Rogelio A. Gonzalez might border on the offensive to some viewers. The trite storyline features three different men whose womanizing is concentrated on the many fairs held throughout Mexico at different times in the year. Each of the men has one particular lover at the site of each of the fairs, and the trio simply make the annual rounds, going from one "fair" lady to the next. The talent of popular stars Javier Solis and Alfredo Sadel is a plus though no one in the cast can overcome the script. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Julio Aldama, Olivia Michel, (more)
- 1960
Los Fanfarrones is a well-made, even though typical Mexican singing Western, that features Miguel Aceves-Mejía, Julio Aldama, and Mauricio Garces as three independent-minded machos who breeze into a small, unassuming town to make their mark on its history. As in all such places, there are bad guys to be subdued and fortunately for the three men, pretty women to be courted and maybe even married if nature takes its course. Between the gunfights, fist fights, and battles to win the affections of the fairer sex, there is enough action to keep audiences interested, and enough songs and music to provide a needed change of pace. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Miguel Aceves Mejia, Flor Silvestre, (more)
Flor Silvestre, Veronica Loyo, and Julio Aldama star in this saucy Mexican comedy. Three young women attending an all-female boarding school grow weary of their classes, most of which are intended to mold them into respectable wives and mothers, and decide to take their chances in the real world. Escaping the campus, the lovely ladies are thrown into a series of misadventures with cowboys, gangsters, and nightclub performers as they look for love. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1957
Mexico's contribution to the 1957 Berlin Film Festival was the Color-Cinemascope star vehicle Tizos. The ever-popular Maria Felix stars as a white woman who enters into a romance with a Mexican Indian, played by singing star Pedro Infante (who died shortly after the film's completion). The racial barriers between the lovers prove to be insurmountable, resulting in tragedy. Director Ismael Rodriguez spends a great deal of time establishing the folklore and traditions of Infante's people, much to the fascination of his audience. Likewise enraptured by Tizoc were the participants at the Berlin Festival, where the film scored a significant success. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Pedro Infante, Sr., Maria Felix, (more)
When an honest cop incurs the anger of a local Mafia cartel by repeatedly ignoring their requests for cooperation, the price he is forced to pay for his righteousness leads the local gangs to come gunning for him in a tense tale of law-versus-outlaw starring Julio Aldama. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
