Gilberto Martinez Solares Movies
With over 150 films to his credit, Mexican director Gilberto Martinez Solares was one of his country's most prolific filmmakers. He started out doing camera chores on Rosario (1935), but did not make his feature film directorial debut until 1938 with El Senor Alcade (Mr. Mayor). Solares is credited with having significantly added to the growth of Mexican cinema during the '40s and '50s, an era that is considered the country's golden age of movies. Solares died of a heart attack in Mexico City on January 17, 1997, at age 90. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1963
American "B"-movie mogul Jerry Warren can always be counted on to turn a cheap but fun horror import into a boring, unwatchable mess -- as proven by this tedious effort, originally produced in Mexico as The Aztec Mummy and later padded out with deadly-dull exposition. The original film is silly enough; the first of a popular Mexican series, it involves the awakening of the mummy Popoca to avenge the desecration of his tomb by infidels. As a cost-saving measure, instead of re-dubbing the Spanish dialogue, Warren added new scenes with American actors, who drone on about reincarnation and past-life regression and bring the action to a screeching halt. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
A man hired to impersonate a bankrupt business mogul who is currently on the run from creditors sets out organize a musical starring beauties from Brazil, Mexico, and Spain in this Spanish-language comedy starring popular funnyman Tin Tan. Now, as the hapless imposter attempts to finance a musical without any money, he also discovers just how difficult it can be to juggle three beautiful starlets who all have eyes for their presumably wealthy producer. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
The comedy Capulina Speedy Gonzales stars the popular Mexican comic actor Capulina as a nosy telephone worker who causes a series of scandals in his town. ~ 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)
An innocent man's dreams of a beautiful princess get him into trouble. ~ Nicole Gagne, All Movie Guide
An all-powerful lawman attempts to clear a town of crime. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1977
The Mexican comedy El Circo De Capulina follows the adventures of a man who takes up a job with the circus in order to reacquire territory for his niece. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- 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)
The mystery-comedy El Dia de los Albaniles 3 features Alfonso Zayas as a horny laborer who is employed rebuilding structures after an earthquake. His woman-chasing habits are curtailed when his wife gets a job at the same location. When the wife disappears, the man suspects something terrible might have happened to her and begins an investigation. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- 1944
El Globo de Cantolla (The Balloon of Cantella) is a frothy musical concoction, ideally suited to Mexican wartime tastes. The toothsome Mapy Cortes stars as Luisa, one of three amorous daughters of a wealthy mamacita. Though their mother has already chosen three husbands for her daughters, Luisa and her sisters (Josefina Martinez and Martha Elba) prefer to do their own shopping. Amazingly, our heroine falls in love with her mother's selection, Roberto (Jose Cibrian) -- especially after he describes a huge musical show he plans to stage, with Luisa as star. Even without English-language subtitles, El Globo de Cantolla is easy to follow; after all, the plot is virtually interchangeable with any of the 20th Century-Fox "South of the Border" musicals being produced at the same time. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mapy Cortes
When a young woman living in the big city discovers just how chaotic urban living can be, she does all she can in order to stay in control of her sanity in a rollicking comedy starring Maria Elena Velasco. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- María Elena Velasco
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
Tin Tan stars as a poor railroad employee by day and a modern day Robin Hood by night. ~ All Movie Guide
A woman has half of a treasure map, and must fight off the crooks who want to steal it from her while she searches for the other half. ~ Nicole Gagne, All Movie Guide
