Enrique Murillo Movies

This tortilla Western has a story based on the lyrics of a ballad, and stars Fernando Almada as Jesus Coronado and Mario Almada as Demetrio Coronado, two brothers in real life who make approximately eight of these films a year. This time Jesus has just served a 10-year prison sentence, is minus a leg, and as he returns home with a new model horse and gun, flashbacks bring the story up to date. Demetrio and Jesus had to defend their property against villains who not only wanted the hacienda but also wanted the woman Jesus planned to marry. Mineral deposits on the land raise the greed level of the desperadoes to an unbearable intensity, and they attack, strewing corpses right and left until only the wounded Jesus remains to face a prison sentence. Along the way to this mayhem and Jesus' revenge, there are an inordinate number of songs performed by Tex-Mex groups like Los Cadetes de Linares. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

A power-hungry woman forges the papers that will allow her to take control of her rival's valuable land, only to discover that the past isn't as dead as she thought in a powerful tale of greed, envy, and revenge starring Eleazar Garcia. Lila Gallardo thought that Pablo Moreno had been shot down in a hail of gunfire, but Pablo isn't the kind of man to go down without a fight. Now, as Pablo recovers under the care of Roma Garrido and the devious Lila schemes to take everything he has ever worked for, the arid Mexican desert is about to become saturated with the blood of the damned. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

When the daughter of a prominent politician becomes a kidnap victim, her cousins try to retrieve her and seek vengeance. The two heroes take action separate from the police operation to free the hostage in this routine crime drama. The shootout scene surprisingly lacks cinematic firepower. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

This light entertainment from Mexico is a quasi-biographical account of the (current) life of the very popular and handsome blond singer Oscar Athie, who plays himself. In the story, he begins his career in low-life nightspots and eventually becomes a big national star. At the same time, the career of the love of his life (and singing partner) Laura Flores also flourishes. The two lovebirds croon to one another adoringly through much of the movie while the rest of the world cheers their beauty, love and success. Only a former love of the singer is unhappy at all this, and she has the good grace to go completely insane. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

An man engaged to be married to a beautiful young woman finds his wedding plans suddenly compromised when her parents insist that both he and his father formally ask for her hand in marriage. Desperate to marry the woman of his dreams, the scheming wannabe groom enlists the aid of numerous older men in posing as his father and convincing his fiancée's parents that he hails from a stable and respectable background. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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, Rovi

This docudrama was filmed as part of the celebrations for the 75th anniversary in 1986 of the founding of the Gremio Unido de Alijadores, the Mexican dockworker's union. In addition to retelling the story of the union's martyred founder Isauro Alfaro, the film celebrates the leadership of current leader Gerardo Gomez Castillo and tells a comic story about a couple of drunks who are protected from danger by the ghost of Alfaro. Speeches and lectures round out the mix. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Rosa (Susana Dosamantes) and her brother cross the border into the United States when a horserace results in murder, and her husband is jailed. Her only hope to bail out her husband and save the family farm is to quickly raise the money, but a band of desperados hastens her departure to the land of opportunity. The only opportunity she gets is battling a maniacal motorcycle gang, a bank robber, and a redneck sheriff (Hugo Stiglitz) who hates Mexicans. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

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, Rovi