Victor Manuel "Guero" Castro Movies
La Cantina concerns the unusual relationship between a father and a daughter. The dad is a warm and likable man, but he has a serious alcohol problem. His daughter loves him, but is continuously frustrated by his unreliability. Things finally reach the point where the daughter moves out, but the father is surprised when she ends up staying with one of his usual drinking buddies. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
After losing his long-standing status as king of the cabaret by spending too much time soaking up sun on the beach, a determined former star devises an ingenious plan to reclaim his former title in a this sexy Spanish-language comedy from director Victor Manuel Castro. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alfonso Zayas
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)
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)
An all-star cast of popular Mexican comics appears in this uneven sex comedy. A wife paints a nude picture of her husband who suspects infidelity when he is not portrayed as being anatomically correct. A veterinarian becomes obsessed over a beautiful showgirl, and the devil emerges from hell to enjoy the earthly pleasures of bar hopping. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jorge Rivero, Sasha Montenegro, (more)
- 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)
- 1987
In this comedy sequel to the 1985 film (the original lacks the "II" in the title), Constancio (Alfonso Zayas), the male gigolo with a six-foot, four-inch tall infant son, falls afoul of the mafia when he becomes the favorite kept man of the wife of an underworld bigshot. Before long, he, the mafioso's wife, and his peculiar infant son are on the run from the bad guys. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alfonso Zayas, Sasha Montenegro, (more)
This across-the-border comedy features a heavy-footed Mexican cab driver who's pointed remarks fly just as fast as her cab. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rafael Inclán, Maribel Fernandez, (more)
Jorge Torres (Miguel Angel Rodriguez) is a former boxing champ who takes a job as a truck driver in this routine sex farce. He hires two other drivers to help him deliver gas to homes and businesses. The oversexed delivery men provide most of the comedy as they encounter willing women on the route. Rafael Inclan and Roberto (Flaco) Guzman play the hired hands, with Sasha Montenegro as Jorge's financially complaining wife who inspires him to take the delivery job. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, 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
Victor Manuel Castro's comedy Munecas de Media Noche tells the tale of a man of a man who loses his job as a nightclub entertainer after a vacation that he ended up extending without notifying his employer. He comes up with a variety of outrageous scams in order to get his place on the stage back. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sasha Montenegro, Rafael Inclán, (more)
A high-profile shutterbug more accustomed to capturing photos of beautiful models than gruesome crime scenes finds his posh life instantly turned upside-down when he snaps a picture of a murder in this Spanish-language comedy starring Cesar Bono and Alberto Rojas. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
