Malacopa (2018)
Comedy
An architect solves his problems by getting drunk and creating an alter ego.
Starring: Luis Arrieta, Luis Ernesto Franco, Danna García, Alfonso Arau
Director: Armando Casas
A Painted House (2003)
Drama | Family
A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in better conditions. However, with this particularly tough farming season, the boy learns that his challenges guide him in discovering who he really is.
Starring: Scott Glenn, Arija Bareikis, Robert Sean Leonard, Melinda Dillon, Logan Lerman, Audrey Marie Anderson, Geoffrey Lewis, Pablo Schreiber, Michael Shamus Wiles
Director: Alfonso Arau
A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
Drama | Romance
After returning home from the war, a young GI has a chance encounter with the beautiful daughter of a wealthy vineyard owner and agrees to pose as her husband to help her face her domineering father. When their passions for each other are ignited amidst the magical sensuality of the harvest ritual, they unexpectedly find themselves embarking on a romantic adventure as they overcome all odds to be together.
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Anthony Quinn, Giancarlo Giannini, Angélica Aragón, Evangelina Elizondo
Director: Alfonso Arau
Like Water for Chocolate / Como agua para chocolate (1992)
Drama | Romance
This movie is about how life used to be in Mexico. It is a love story between Pedro and Tita, and why they coudn't get married because Tita's mother wanted her oldest daughter to get married first, and have Tita to stay and take care of her. It shows how marriage was imposed on those times, and how a love between two people can change everything. This picture set a new epoch in Mexican movies all over the world.
Starring: Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné
Director: Alfonso Arau
¡Three Amigos! (1986)
Adventure | Comedy | Western
When a villainous bandit terrorizes her small Mexican village, a real-life damsel in distress enlists the help of three goofy singing cowboy Hollywood stars–mistakenly believing that they are as heroic in person as they are onscreen. The wimpy actors think they are going south of the border to perform a one-time show for a large fee. As they arrive in the tiny oppressed village, they begin to realize that they are caught in a horrible case of mistaken identity and must truly fight for their lives against the evil marauder El Guapo. They cowardly run for their lives while the village is almost destroyed until they realize the importance of their mission and are forced to use real cunning and bravery to try to defeat the villain's hordes in order to prove that the Three Amigos are as truly as courageous and heroic as they appeared onscreen.
Starring: Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Alfonso Arau
Director: John Landis
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