Jaime Salvador Movies

In this bloody Mexican horror outing, a beautiful woman suffers a terrible accident and becomes maimed and ugly. Desperate to again be lovely, she visits a dastardly dermatologist who tells her that for his experiment to work, she must provide him with a constant supply of fresh skin and blood for the transfusions she will need. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Available only in Spanish, this is the first film about a wrestler who never wears the same mask twice. ~ Rovi

Mexico's top comic Cantinflas tackles the world of filmmaking in this satire by director Miguel M. Delgado, who often worked with the comic. Rather than playing an "extra" in the usual sense of the word, Cantinflas is a man who hangs around the studios and helps anyone who needs his advice while at the same time envisioning his own versions of how certain scenes should be shot. Both angles provide ample opportunities for very witty, subtle barbs at the foibles of the industry. When a young, aspiring actress gets help and acting lessons from the "extra" occasional sly remarks sock it to the world of filmmaking. And when the "extra" imagines scenes -- such as one during the French Revolution or an episode from Camille -- Cantinflas himself appears properly suited out and disguised, and wreaking the usual havoc. This is a highly entertaining Cantinflas comedy. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

The Mexican comedy team of Marco Antonio Campos and Gaspar Henaine are on the loose again in Los Invisibles. This parody of H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man (which had been shamelessly plagiarized by previous South-of-the-Border films) casts Camos and Henaine as a pair of clumsy private eyes. While pursuing jewel thief Eduardo Fajardo, Our Heroes are sprayed by "invisibility paint." Ay, caramba! How would you like to star in a movie where you wouldn't even have to show up on the set? ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In a pitch for the ordinary Joe -- or Jose -- movie-goer, this tortilla western has the same salsa audiences have come to savor in popular, commercial Mexican films. Top-billed Pedro Armendariz and well-known singer Antonio Aguilar co-star as two men in real serious competition for the same woman. Arguments or drinking or both together lead to several fist-fights, interspersed with large doses of horseback riding and the requisite romantic songs. A few popular comedians provide comic relief and, as in most films of this type, a happy ending has to be a part of the whole package. Elvira Quintana and Maria Duval play two sought-after women. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

The beloved Mexican funnyman Cantinflas stars in this comedy as a shoeshine man who, after the death of his best friend and fellow bootblack, is put in charge of arranging the man's funeral and caring for his young son. Needing to raise some money, the shoeshine man tries to get work at a night club, but his eccentric dance act soon raises the ire of Raquel, the club's star dancer, and Cantinflas is sent packing. He next tries his luck as a life guard at a luxurious resort hotel in Acapulco, though when he gets his first emergency call, it soon becomes obvious that he doesn't know the first thing about rescuing swimmers. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

A comparatively conventional Luis Bunuel effort, the Mexican Woman Without Love is based on a short story by Guy de Maupassant. Rosario Granados plays a young wife, Rosario Montero. Ignored by her wealthy art dealer husband, Don Carlos (Julio Villarreal) -- who is many years her senior -- Rosario enters into an affair with an engineer, Julio Mistral (Tito Junco), by whom she becomes pregnant. Immediately after Rosario conceives, Don Carlos grows seriously ill, and Rosario is thus forced to abandon the affair and take care of him; she passes off her newborn as her husband's child. Two decades pass; Julio dies, leaving his fortune to Don Carlos. This stirs up all kinds of trouble, including suspicions among the now-grown Montero children of their mother's onetime infidelity, and consequent feelings of filial bitterness and hostility. The strains are too great for everyone to bear and the family slowly unravels. The anti-clerical strain in Woman without Love is not as pronounced as the anti-establishment theme, but it's there for those familiar with Bunuel's "code words" and imagery. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Mexican singing star Jorge Negrete essays the title role in El Rebelde. When his father is murdered, young Negrete vows revenge against society. Intending to get even with the wealthy rancher responsible for his father's death, Negrete poses as the music teacher of the rancher's pretty daughter Maria Elena Marques. Falling in love with the girl, our hero decides to mend his ways, but is still obliged to kidnap the heroine before her father will consent to their marriage. There's a strong possibility that no one intended El Rebelde to be taken seriously. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi