Rodolfo De Anda Movies
Arturo Martínez's 1961 Spanish-language western Alias el Alacrán - also known as El Muchacho de Durango 2 - follows the adventures the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid, who treks off to Mexico to avoid detection while the notoriety surrounding his latest killings subsides. He slips into an assumed identity - that of a ranchhand named El Venado - and finds a regular job on a Mexican ranch. The establishment's ailing proprietor is engaged to be married to Rosa, a lovely girl in grave danger from a vile bandit and murderer called El Alacrán. Billy pretends to be the woman's fiancée himself and vows to protect her. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
In this Spanish language mystery, a man dies in a terrible car crash. Though officially listed as an accident, the man's son believes it was murder and so launches his own investigation. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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An explorer in the New World braves the wrath of man and the fury of nature to transcend time and become legend in an epic adventure detailing the remarkable achievements of Eusebio Francisco Kino, better known to history scholars as Padre Kino. Despite the many obstacles in his way, Padre Kino's passion for exploration drove him to accomplish what few dared to even attempt in the New World. With Native Americans, Spanish soldiers, the Catholic Church, and even nature itself challenging him, Padre Kino's remarkable endurance and unbreakable will would eventually earn him a place in the history books and inspire future generations of explorers to take their fate into their own hands no matter what the cost. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Academy award-winner Tim Robbins makes his feature film debut in this 1984 thriller concerning a group of seven American college students held ransom by a rogue band of Central America guerillas. Ignoring the advice of their captain while taking a cruise around Central America, Beverly Hills rich girl Amy and her clueless friends unwisely venture off of the beaten path and deep into the vast jungle. Subsequently abducted by guerilla fighters and sentenced to death, the girls await their grim fate as Captain Sarge prepares to stage a daring rescue mission. Against all odds, Captain Sarge does manage to rescue Amy, though as the lucky survivor makes her way back to California she can't help thinking about the rest of her friends. When her efforts in convincing her wealthy father to fund a rescue mission fails, Amy rounds up a group of fearless neighborhood kids and implores Captain Sarge to lead them straight into the lion's den. With time quickly running out for the frightened hostages, seven American students and one hardened soldier of fortune rescue their friends and save the day. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
