Ramón Pereda

The Hawk

A 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda.

María

Romance melodrama set in 19th century Colombia.

Cruz Diablo

16th-century swashbuckler; evil nobleman usurps another man's title and properties and forces his daughter to marry a political ally. But Cruz Diablo will have revenge!

México lindo

The film of the thousand dancers, of the enchanting songs, of the sets that are splurge of luxury and beauty.

El capitán Centellas

La dama atrevida

A blackmailer falls in love with his female victim. Alternate-language version of The Lady Who Dared (1930).

El primo Basilio

Luisa, who is actually happily married, begins an affair with her cousin while her husband is away.

Carne de Cabaret

This is the Spanish-language version of Ten Cents a Dance (1931), shot concurrently with a different cast but the same director, Christy Cabanne (as "Wiliam Cabana"), and also Mexican director Eduardo Arozamena.

Feast Of Vultures

When the father of the struggling painter Ernesto passes away, he is left in misery. The banker Julián, a friend of the deceased, intends to help Ernesto: he appoints him as his secretary and takes him to live in his house. There, Ernesto meets Teodora, Julián's wife. People gossip about a supposed love affair between Ernesto and Teodora, who go together, without Julián, to see the opera The Thieving Magpie at the Principal Theater.

Espinas de una flor

Mexican movie

El ciclón del Caribe

She seems to be a happy woman with lots of happy young men in fabulous outfits by the seashore.

El pecado de una madre

Rocambole

Convict breaks out of jail to undo aristocratic crimes involving a fortune in jewels, a servant wrongfully accused of theft, and a dispossessed young heiress.

Bienaventurados los que creen

Romance in Puerto Rico

Rosina is frustrated by her engagement to millionaire John Johnson III, a fussy, domineering, control freak. The night before her wedding, she goes out dancing with her maid María, María's husband Tomás, and their friend Gordillo. When Rosina learns Gordillo is a sailor on the yacht owned by Mexican film star José María Beltrán, she decides to stow away and sail to Mexico to be with her grandmother.

Arsenio Lupin

Arsenio Lupin is an audacious Parisian thief who mocks the police, especially Inspector Ganimard, but turns over most of his ill-gotten gains to charity. One night, he attends a party disguised as a newspaper writer who also mocks Ganimard; the next morning, the host's wife and a male guest are found murdered, and Ganimard arrives to solve the crime. A Mexican version of the Arsene Lupin character, with Sherlock Holmes tossed in as a cameo at the end.

The Men in Her Life

Alternate-language version of Men in Her Life (1931)

El centauro del norte

A Villista girl and a Huertista boy -- can their love cross ideological lines and heal a trembling nation?

Una luz en mi camino

In a small city, talented María was trained as a singer by blind composer Joaquín. They both dream of making it big in the capital but, when they finally make the move, they find that success is not achieved without struggles.

Las cuatro milpas

Bad dude tries to make time with a good dude's fiancée. When he can't get anywhere with her, he and his sidekick frame the good dude for a murder and a bunch of thefts.

Los olvidados de Dios

A 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda.

Jesus of Nazareth

The biblical story of The Messiah from his baptism through his crucifixion.

Caña brava

A sailor decides to marry his girlfriend, but her boss is in love with her and orders a beating for her boyfriend. Once the sailor regains consciousness, he is accused of murder and must flee. Once he gets to the port, however, he is beaten again, losing his memory as a consequence.

The Crying Woman

In modern Mexico, a malevolent spirit targets a family, linking tragic past events of abandoned, infanticidal mothers to a possessed intruder's attempt to sacrifice their son.