Pedro Weber "Chatanuga" Movies
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
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
El Mofles (Rafael Inclan) is a poor mechanic who works at the Los Pits garage in this low-budget comedy. When he finds a bag full of money, Mofles is elated until the crooks who stole the loot come looking for him and the missing cash. Music groups Generacion 2000, Los Chicanos, and Grupo Centarario appear to help add to the thin plot. The comedy highlight is a birthday celebration that turns into a drunken fiesta. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rafael Inclán, Maribel Fernandez, (more)
- 1987
In this genial lowbrow comedy, Felemón and Moyer are two good buddies who share a passion for soccer, and for each other's women. Felemón's two curvaceous daughters run around wearing incredibly revealing miniskirts, while Moyer's wife is the apple of Felemón's eye. Things get really confusing when Felemón wins big in the soccer pools and the party to celebrate gets hopping. This somewhat directionless comedy features large doses of mariachi, salsa and ranchero music. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lalo El Mimo, Lilia Prado, (more)
While he may not be a super-hero with magical powers, Valente has a way with arrows, knives, darts, pistols and various other mayhem-inducing hardware, as he secretly pursues (and kills) a variety of bad guys while protecting his reporter girlfriend in Los Angeles, California. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Valentin Trujillo, Patricia Maria, (more)
This routine disaster melodrama is based on the actual earthquake that occurred in Mexico City on September 19th, 1985. Paty (Diana Golden) is an unwed expectant mother who has been discarded by her idiotic boyfriend Miguel (Miguel Angel Rodriguez). She is taken to the hospital just before the calamity, which causes the shaken shirker Miguel to realize he does love Paty after all. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Mario Almada, (more)
- 1986
- R
This is a melodramatic rendition of a changing relationship between Macho Prieto (Hector Suarez), the domineering owner of a nightclub called "Las Noches del Califas," and Hugo (Manuel Capetillo), a younger man. Prieto takes a liking to Hugo when he first meets him and invites him to his nightclub. Hugo arrives with Eva on his arm, but that does not last long once Prieto takes an interest in her. Complications arise when Prieto's need to control those around him becomes overpowering, changing himself as well as Eva and Hugo. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sasha Montenegro, Manuel Capetillo, (more)
- 1986
In this sequel to the first Picardia Mexicana, Nicho (Vicente Fernandez), Macaco (Hector Suarez), and Sireno (Lalo) are three truck drivers whose job is to deliver vegetables but whose dogged pursuit of the opposite sex and a good time is their main goal in life. Their exploits are presented from the usual macho point of view, even when Nicho begins to get quite serious over the attractive Rosita (Marcela Delgado). ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Vicente Fernandez, Marcela Delgado, (more)
- 1986
In this comedy that's heavy with one-liners, the work ethic takes a drubbing and family values are touted as the true source of happiness, even for crooks. "El Multiple" (Rafael Inclan) is a devoted father and husband who loads up on stolen goods, smuggles his family and the loot into the United States, and then strikes it rich by selling his merchandise for high prices. In contrast to "El Multiple," Don Proculo (Pedro Weber) works hard to get a better life for himself by pouring his energy into his antique shop. One day while he's away on vacation, someone breaks into his store and steals everything of value. Don Proculo is forced out of business and "El Multiple" comes back, looking for a place to start a small family restaurant. For the characters in this film, family means more than a business, or the goods which so readily (and illegally) change hands. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rafael Inclán, Maribel Fernandez, (more)
- 1986
This drama follows in the footsteps the preceding films Los Marginados and El Milusos by director Roberto G. Rivera and once again takes up the story of an impoverished farming family who goes to the city in the hopes of finding a better life. After Serafin (Roberto Guzman) and his family arrive in Mexico City, their lives slide downhill. Unable to read or write, untrained in any skills, no one in the family is prepared for a real job. Drugs and corruption lead to tragedy, and the family returns to the countryside. To their surprise, the farmers have formed a cooperative and nothing in the farming community is the same. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Manuel "Flaco" Ibanez
- 1986
This vigilante flick features Eduardo Yanez as Yako and Diane Ferretti as his wife Diana. They are a honeymoon couple camping out in the woods alone, until a band of mountain brigands attacks them. The outlaws tie Yako to a tree and then gang-rape and murder his wife. After they leave, Yako exhibits more ingenuity than is usual for a soft city-dweller. He fashions his own weapons out of what he finds in the forest, and then he begins to methodically disarm the rapist-killers and wreak his revenge. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eduardo Yañez, Diane Ferretti, (more)
Vincente Fernandez plays three brothers sired by the same father with three different mothers in this situation comedy. Rogerio is the bespectacled fool, Carmelo is the devil-may-care rogue, and Mariano is the virtuous rancher and father of 11 daughters. When the three meet for the first time to divide up their father's estate, the virtuous Mariano inherits the bar, Rogerio gets the ranch, and the roguish Carmello is made the owner of a charitable hospital. The townsfolk are all confused as everyone is affected by the comic consequences. The film also includes five ranchero songs that features the talented Fernandez. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Vicente Fernandez, Sasha Montenegro, (more)
- 1985
Following on the heels of its popular 1983 precursor, this second installment of "El Milusos" continues the Sad Sack character of the widowed Transito (Hector Suarez) and his losing misadventures in the low-end job market. "El Milusos" is Transito's nickname, meaning a "Jack-of-all-trades" because he tries his hand at anything to get ahead. He leaves his young son and his farm behind him to seek his fortune in a large, run-down barrio of Mexico City where he does everything from selling tacos, to waiting tables, to boxing, and he even tries a stint as an illegal alien in the U.S. His karma is such that he misses out on the breaks that happen to others, yet he does so with a comic style and innocence that can be admired. Although the storyline is uneven and not above lecturing at times, the misadventures of Transito are laced with a steady dose of humor that should entertain most audiences.
~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Héctor Suárez, Roberto "Flaco" Guzman, (more)
When a man's passion for gambling becomes too extreme, he manages to lose all of his worldly possessions. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Vicente Fernandez, Blanca Guerra, (more)
