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Alonso Ruizpalacios
Born January 1, 1978 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico (age 48)
Alonso Ruizpalacios (born 1978) is a Mexican film director. He was born and raised in Mexico City. He studied stage directing in Mexico City, before moving to London where he trained as an actor at RADA. Ruizpalacios writes and directs for both stage and screen. His short film Café Paraíso won multiple awards on the film festival circuit. His debut feature Gueros, shot in black and white, was lau…
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Café Paraíso · 2008Café Paraíso
★ 7.32008
MovieDramaComedy
Gallo rehearses his heroic resignation, with which he hopes to regain his youth, his dignity and even a love.
La Cocina · 2024La Cocina
★ 6.92024
MovieDramaComedy
In the sweltering back kitchen of a Times Square restaurant, undocumented cook Pedro is caught between mounting pressures at work and a complicated romance with waitress Julia. When money goes missing, suspicion spreads, igniting tensions that threaten to upend the fragile hopes of the staff.
You're Killing Me Susana · 2016You're Killing Me Susana
★ 6.62016
MovieRomanceDrama
An actor's world comes crashing down after he learns that his wife has left him.
Güeros · 2014Güeros
★ 7.52014
MovieDramaComedy
Set amidst the 1999 student strikes in Mexico City, this coming-of-age tale finds two brothers venturing through the city in a sentimental search for an aging legendary musician. Shot in black-and-white, Güeros brims with youthful exuberance.
Museo · 2018Museo
★ 6.52018
MovieCrimeDrama
Mexico, 1985. Juan and Wilson, two perennial Veterinary students, perpetrate an audacious heist in the National Museum of Anthropology, running away with a loot of more than hundred invaluable pieces of Mayan art, unaware of the consequences of their outrageous act.
A Cop Movie · 2021A Cop Movie
★ 7.22021
MovieDocumentaryCrime
This documentary walks the line between fact and fiction, delving into corruption in the Mexican police through the experiences of two officers.
Green · 2016Green
★ 5.82016
MovieActionDrama
In Alonso Ruizpalacios’ bracing and stylish film, security guards in an armoured van try to manage the stress that comes from being close to a pile of cash in Mexico City. The team’s stability is imperilled when one member nears his boiling point.
The Cu Bird's Last Song · 2010The Cu Bird's Last Song
★ 6.92010
MovieDrama
Minutes before his death in the general ward of a city hospital, Ulises, a terminal patient in his fifties, reconstructs the fragments of his life. Lauro, a young and smiling nearby patient accompanies him on his final agony, reliving all Ulises' missed opportunities.
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