Fernando Cortés

The film, which is an ode to Rafael Hernández's song "Lamento borincano", is a social commentary of the political and social policies of the 40's and 50's which led to the abandonment of what was seen by many as the "pure", "virtuous" life of the finca (farm) for the "corrupting" influence of urban centers like San Juan and New York City.

Ángel Maura, a seminarian with an innate talent, has an ideal voice for singing. Offers of work and money arise, but Ángel rejects them because he wants to continue his preparation as a priest. His cousin of the same name, however, decides to impersonate him in order to gain fame and fortune. A fan of the singer begins to go out with him, but soon discovers that she is in love with the wrong person.

The guy that runs the concession stand at a vaudeville theatre gets tangled up with a gang of thieves.

Various murders are examined by a private investigator.

Five city boys and five country boys compete for the attentions of five city girls.

Young lawyer is mistaken for music professor and goes to live at a boarding school for young women.

A group of nuns raise an abandoned baby as their own inside a convent.

A beer seller is kidnapped by martians, who give him special powers to become a super football player.

Globe-hopping playboy bachelor is getting on in years, so he invites his five international children to come live with him.

The beautiful Agent 00 is sent by the girlfriend of a mafia boss to catch his band of miscreants.

A Mexican music trío go through friendships and hardships in order to be famous and travel to Spain.

Mexican feature film

Cinco fueron escogidos taking place in Slavko, a "peaceful town in Yugoslavia," with only Yugoslavians and Germans as characters, not a Mexican or Spaniard in sight. Another interesting point about Cinco fueron escogidos is the existence of an alternate version, shot in English with a different cast (at least in major roles). Sadly, this film, usually referred to as "Five Were Chosen" but sometimes called "Hostages" (not to be confused with the somewhat similar 1943 Hollywood movie with that title), appears to be lost. García Riera indicates the English-language version was screened in Mexico, at least for the press, but does not seem to have been released commercially in the Mexico or the USA. Since Herbert Kline was well-known for his leftist views, it's not surprising to note that many of the imported Hollywood actors were also left-leaning (and in fact more than one was blacklisted during the Red Scare era).

Three con-artists chase after the absconded girlfriend of one and butt heads with two female swindlers working the same marks.

In this movie a couple of comedians try to disappear for a while and end up in an asylum, where confused as the mad, and try to escape, but one of them falls in love and that complicates things.

Nicolasa sells tacos near a movie studio and her popularity threatens the restaurant's own studies. She drops the food when seeing actor Armando performing and the director expels her out.

Saucy-but-naive country girl moves to the big city to look for work.

Professional story-teller falls afoul of a sultan, but saves himself from execution using the tricks of his trade.