Adolfo Martinez Solares Movies
In this suspense thriller, Adrianna (Maria Conchita Alonso) is married to the wealthy and successful owner of a major computer company. One day, Adrianna is kidnapped, and the men who have abducted her demand a huge ransom for her safe return. To Adrianna's horror, it soon becomes evident that her husband is not willing to pay the price; Paul (Jeff Fahey), a negotiator with the police, struggles to reach a compromise with the kidnappers, while Adrianna, blindfolded and locked away, must depend on her wits and her other senses in order to survive the ordeal. Blind Heat also stars J. Eddie Peck and Al Sapienza. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Maria Conchita Alonso, Jeff Fahey, (more)
A suspended FBI agent (Shannon Tweed) teams up with her ex-lover to nab a criminal in this soft-core item from Ralph S. Portillo, the director of Midnight Temptations and Malibu Summer. Tweed, a former Playboy model, is the undisputed queen of direct-to-video dreck in the '90s, appearing in over 45 films. Fernando Allende, Steven Bauer, and Jay Baker co-star, and genre enthusiasts will recognize Hugo Stiglitz from Incubo sulla Citta Contaminata and Guyana, Cult of the Damned. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Shannon Tweed, Fernando Allende, (more)
Maten Al Candidato concerns a gangster who plots the assassination of a political candidate. A mime suffering through some serious problem with his wife becomes embroiled in the plan. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
This Mexican political thriller follows the feud of a mobster and a noble politician intent on bringing down organized crime. When congressman Jose Ramirez (Hector Bonilla) has Ramon Alvarado (Manuel Ojeda) arrested and jailed, Alvarado retaliates by having Ramirez' brother Julian (Rafael Rojas) kidnapped and killed. Meanwhile, mime Jorge Zepeda (Jose Alonso) is conned into believing that he has leukemia, with only a few months left to live, and will receive money in advance if he kills Ramirez. Shown at the 1998 Guadalajara Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- José Alonso, Hector Bonilla, (more)
Three couples learn some difficult lessons about the cost of infidelity in this drama from Mexico. Mujeres Infieles offers three stories of spouses who stray, each from a different point in the couple's relationship -- the first concerns two people about to be wed, the second looks at a couple who have been married for several years, and the last follows a man and woman who are only going through the motions after decades together. In each story, looking for adventure outside of a committed relationship brings passion, excitement -- and tragic consequences. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Fernanda Reto, Raul Araiza and Hugo Steiglitz headline the steamy Spanish-language thriller Crimenes de Passion (Crimes of Passion), directed by Adolfo Martinez Solares. The picture weaves the sordid tale of three sisters - one of whom is being chased relentlessly by an obsessed psychopath - and watches the women sink into a morass of drugs, laundering of funds, and crooked political schemes. One of the girls becomes enmeshed in a torrid affair with a nasty and manipulative politico and quickly realizes that whenever he wants something, he refuses to take "no" for an answer and will let nothing stand in his way. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
In this wild and uninhibited comedy from Mexico, Armando (Cesar Bono), Tun Tun (Rene Ruiz), and Roberto (Alfonso Zayas) are three friends with more bluster than brains who pilot boats off the coast of Acapulco when they're not busy chasing the ladies. The three sailors find themselves in deep trouble when their friend Rosario (Rosario Escobar) picks up a suitcase for them -- it turns out the bag actually belongs to a gang of mob-connected drug dealers and is filled with money. When the pilots lose the cash, they have no choice but to outrun the crooks. Armando, Tun Tun, and Roberto hit the road for Mexico City, where they try to scrape together a living while staying on the lam. It isn't long before the mobsters are hot on their trail, but the boys are also trying to avoid the law when they discover the women who've been letting them stay at their home are actually hookers. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1987
It sounds like a sports video, but Emilio Varela vs. Camelia La Texana is actually a Mexican crime flick. The title characters are a couple of criminals. When one announces his intention to reform, the other is sore and annoyed. The rest of the film charts the decline and fall of a beautiful friendship. Maria Almada, Jorge Russek and Silvia Maniquez head the cast. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mario Almada, Silvia Manriquez, (more)
- 1986
In this sex comedy, Beatriz (Angelica Chain) is married to Roberto (Alfonso Zayas), though theirs is not a union made in heaven. Roberto is always on the lookout for an attractive woman, which causes the expected problems in his marriage. Adding a strange undertone of the macabre is a story about a psycho on the loose who goes after hookers. Adding another layer of confusion is Beatriz' sister Juliet (Chain again), who looks just like her except for her hair color, though none of the other characters seem to notice any resemblance. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alfonso Zayas, Angélica Chaín, (more)
In this caper outing, a pair of thieves pull off a grand robbery but then find themselves having to deal with some serious trust issues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
In this offbeat mixture of horror and sex from Mexico, Sister Maria (Cecilia Pezet) is a nun who is recognized in her community for her personal warmth and her sincere desire to help others less fortunate than herself. However, Sister Maria is still a woman who is sometimes haunted by the desires of the flesh, and one day while hiking through the forest near her convent, she is approached by a naked man with evil on his mind (Enrique Rocha), not realizing he is an emissary of Satan. The devilish man soon becomes Sister Maria's constant tormenter until she is tempted to succumb to his advances. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
A ravishing black woman sends every man around her into a frenzy of heated passion in this film starring Tun Tun and Caesar Bono, and inspired by the popular song of the same name. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Three more stories of relationships buckling under the weight of infidelity are chronicled in this sequel to the Mexican drama Mujeres Infieles. In the first part, a man is startled to learn his wife married him for money rather than love. The second tale concerns a doctor who has developed a dangerous infatuation with one of his patients, which becomes all the more troublesome when she falls into a coma. And finally, a man hides a shocking secret from his wife -- he prefers to dress in women's clothing. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
