Acting
Angelina Peláez
Born July 23, 1944 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico (age 81)
Teacher Angelina Peláez is a graduate of INBA, with subsequent studies of Spanish Literature at UNAM. It was perfected with the teacher Héctor Mendoza. Since 1976 she has worked as a teacher at the Centro Universitario de Teatro (CUT), she also teaches at the CEA of Televisa and at the National School of Theater Art of INBA. With a career of 42 years, Angelina has participated in films such as Be…
Known For
Man on Fire · 2004Man on Fire
★ 7.52004
MovieActionDrama
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.
El Infierno · 2010El Infierno
★ 7.92010
MovieActionCrime
After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.
Under the Same Moon · 2007Under the Same Moon
★ 7.82007
MovieDrama
Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico.
The Mexican · 2001The Mexican
★ 6.02001
MovieActionComedy
Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences. The second is from his girlfriend Samantha to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures alive and in trouble with Samantha is better than the more permanent alternative, so he heads south of the border.
Presencias · 2022Presencias
★ 6.72022
MovieHorror
A man returns to his father's cabin where he spent a good part of his childhood and where his younger sister drowned.
Mezcal · 2007Mezcal
★ 5.72007
Movie
A group of beings permeated by the lack of love, guilt, pain and a desire for revenge, meet on the day of a storm at a cantina in the mythical town of Parián, a place where all roads and all destinies converge. There they find consolation for their woes in mezcal and in the distress of the others.
Son of Monarchs · 2021Son of Monarchs
★ 5.52021
MovieDrama
A Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic butterfly forests of Michoacán. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his hybrid identity, sparking a personal metamorphosis.
The Miracle · 2003The Miracle
★ 10.02003
Movie
A miracle is about to happen, Margarita, like everyone wants to attend, but Alfonso, her husband, believes that everything is a sham.
Movies
Man on Fire · 2004Man on Fire
★ 7.52004
MovieActionDrama
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.
El Infierno · 2010El Infierno
★ 7.92010
MovieActionCrime
After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.
Under the Same Moon · 2007Under the Same Moon
★ 7.82007
MovieDrama
Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico.
The Mexican · 2001The Mexican
★ 6.02001
MovieActionComedy
Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences. The second is from his girlfriend Samantha to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures alive and in trouble with Samantha is better than the more permanent alternative, so he heads south of the border.
Presencias · 2022Presencias
★ 6.72022
MovieHorror
A man returns to his father's cabin where he spent a good part of his childhood and where his younger sister drowned.
Mezcal · 2007Mezcal
★ 5.72007
Movie
A group of beings permeated by the lack of love, guilt, pain and a desire for revenge, meet on the day of a storm at a cantina in the mythical town of Parián, a place where all roads and all destinies converge. There they find consolation for their woes in mezcal and in the distress of the others.
Son of Monarchs · 2021Son of Monarchs
★ 5.52021
MovieDrama
A Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic butterfly forests of Michoacán. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his hybrid identity, sparking a personal metamorphosis.
The Miracle · 2003The Miracle
★ 10.02003
Movie
A miracle is about to happen, Margarita, like everyone wants to attend, but Alfonso, her husband, believes that everything is a sham.
Visitors · 2014Visitors
★ 6.62014
MovieHorror
When Daniel is possessed by a strange being it tries to bring back from the other world the rest of its companions in the bodies of Ana, Daniel’s wife, and Sebastian, their six year old son. Ana watches in horror as her family is transformed and sees her own possession, and tries to stop the process that seems to be irreversible.
¡Que viva México! · 2023¡Que viva México!
★ 7.32023
MovieDramaComedy
After his grandfather's death, a man travels with his wife and kids to his hometown, where chaos ensues with his relatives over the inheritance.
A Wonderful World · 2006A Wonderful World
★ 7.72006
MovieComedyDrama
A fairy tale about the political and socioeconomic realities of Mexico.
The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas · 2012The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas
★ 7.22012
MovieDrama
In the Mexican-Guatemalan border, young teenage lovers, Sabina and Jovany, both Hondurans, accidentally meet again after some years without seeing each other. She plans to get to the United States and dreams about being a great singer; he commits all the required atrocities to be accepted by the gang: la Mara Salvatrucha. Sabina and Jovany crashed with the most adverse conditions at the border like white slavery, the Mexican and American migratory agents Burrona and Patrick, the brothel matron Doña Lita, Don Nico the Mexican Consul in Tecún Umán, the drug trafficking networks, the army and la Mara Salvatrucha.
Casa de los Babys · 2003Casa de los Babys
★ 5.52003
MovieDrama
A group of women, including Skipper, the wealthy young Jennifer and the domineering Nan, journey from the United States to South America in hopes of easily adopting children. Unfortunately, their plans are complicated by local laws that require the women to live in the foreign nation for an extended period before they can take in orphaned kids. While stuck in another country, the women bond as they share their aspirations and anxieties.
Enemies · 1996Enemies
★ 6.31996
MovieDrama
Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales · 2020Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales
★ 5.92020
MovieComedyHorror
Brandon prepares to give his last stand-up comedy show. As his stories and jokes pass, the public begins to cheer up. But at that precise moment Brandon will realize that these stories have a strong relationship with his past. More than he imagines.
Nora's Will · 2008Nora's Will
★ 7.12008
MovieDramaComedy
Jose learns that Nora, the woman he was married to for 30 years and from whom divorced, has committed suicide. The rabbi explains Joseph that due to the celebrations this time of the year, if Nora is not buried that same day, they should wait at least 5 days for the funeral. Nora had planned before his death, a Machiavellian plan in order that Joseph was the one who has to take care of his funeral. But Nora forgot a small detail, a mysterious photograph stored under her bed, that will remind Joseph that the greatest love stories, sometimes are hidden in the smallest places.
Pilgrim · 2000Pilgrim
★ 6.12000
MovieThrillerAction
A beautiful artist helps an amnesiac piece together his identity and evade a gangster on his trail.
Matrimonio y mortaja · 1992Matrimonio y mortaja
1992
MovieDramaCrime
Rage · 2023Rage
★ 6.22023
MovieHorrorDrama
Alan and his father Alberto flee from the painful loss of his mother. While hiding in a secluded housing unit, Alan discovers hidden messages from his uncle that lead him to believe that his father is a werewolf. His life and his neighbors’ lives are in danger. Alan decides to do something once for all. Destroying the beast does not seem a far-fetched plan in the violent reality he lives day by day.
Divine · 1998Divine
★ 5.51998
MovieDrama
"La Nueva Jerusalem" is a small community of believers lead by Papá Basilio and Mamá Dorita. They're waiting for the second coming of Christ, so they've abandoned the world, searching for a new spiritual life. Mamá Dorita sees in young Tomasa the signals of the chosen one. The young girl will be the new leader in "La Nueva Jerusalem".
My dear Tom Mix · 1992My dear Tom Mix
★ 5.61992
MovieWesternAction
Joaquina is aging in a small Mexican village in the 1920s. Her life is boring and she spends her days dreaming of her hero, cowboy Tom Mix. Everything Joaquina wants is to meet him. Her life changes when a bunch of bandits appears nearby. It's time for Tom Mix to stop the thieves and fulfill Joaquina's dreams of adventure.
The Devil's Visitations · 1968The Devil's Visitations
★ 6.31968
MovieDramaMystery
A young architect returns from Europe to live in the house of his uncles and cousins, where someone pretends to be the Devil.
El amor de tu vida S.A. · 1996El amor de tu vida S.A.
★ 5.71996
MovieComedyRomance
A company helps people by arranging romantic dates, offering them to find for the ideal lover.
Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman · 1996Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman
★ 5.61996
MovieHistoryComedy
Gina, a modern business woman in her late forties, has a lover named Adrian, a journalist, who she sees once in a while just to have sex. They are both attracted to the historic figure of Pancho Villa: he admires his power while she admires his virility. As Gina helps Adrian to write a book about Villa, she discovers the similarity between Villa's relation to women to that of Adrian and hers, and that Villa's revolution never included her, nor the rest of the female half of the human species. Can the love of a woman and a man survive machismo?
TV Shows
La rosa de Guadalupe · 2008La rosa de Guadalupe
★ 7.12008
SeriesDrama
Stories about people who get into problems who use the help of Virgin Mary and where a rose appears and their problems are solved.
María Isabel · 1997María Isabel
★ 7.31997
SeriesDrama
Native American girl Maria Isabel makes friends with Graciela, a rich white girl, despite Graciela's father's opposition; their friendship lasts into their adulthood.
Killer Women · 2008Killer Women
★ 7.62008
SeriesMysteryDrama
Mujeres Asesinas is a series that shows the dark side of women who have been mistreated or abused and become cruel murderers. The series shows how violence and death can overcome the feminine mind.
The Color of Passion · 2014The Color of Passion
★ 7.62014
SeriesDrama
Rebeca murders her sister Adriana to end up with the man she loved, and becomes the step mother of her niece Lucía. Nora, Lucía's half sister and daughter of Rebeca, resents Lucía for the same reasons Rebeca hated Adriana, as history repeats itself.
El Manantial · 2001El Manantial
★ 7.32001
SeriesDrama
In the village of San Andres, the rivalry between two families the Valdes and the Ramirez is centered on "El Manantial", a beautiful fountain of water that happens to bathe the small property of the Valdes and not the neighboring ranch, the rich and prosperous hacienda "Piedras Grandes", where the best cattle are raised and is property of the Ramirez. But the spring is not the real reason for the hatred between the families. Justo Ramirez, married to Margarita Insunza, had a relationship with Francisca Rivero, wife of his enemy and neighbor Rigoberto Valdes. This relationship, founded in the betrayal, will cause the utmost bitterness and the destruction between the two families. The Valdes have a beautiful daughter named Alfonsina, who was born in the same year as Alejandro, the son and heir of the Ramirez. Although they have grown separately with their souls full of prejudices against their respective families, the two cannot avoid feeling attracted to each other. Margarita will not permit this and so she tells her husband to make sure her son will never be together with Alfonsina so he could marry Barbara, her cousin's daughter. Justo rapes Alfonsina and she leaves along with her mom and her aunt. Five years later... Alfonsina is graduating from school and has a good life until her mother commits suicide because she found out she was deathly ill and could no longer live with the guilt of her lifestyle. Before dying, her mother confesses to Alfonsina that Justo Ramirez destroyed her life and after that Alfonsina vows revenge on the man who destroyed her family. She returns to San Andres and there she once again sees Alejandro who is now engaged to Barbara. Their love is still present in their hearts. They will have to fight for their love and see if they can be happy by the shores of El Manantial...
El Manantial is a Mexican telenovela that first aired in 2001, starring Adela Noriega and Mauricio Islas. The telenovela received TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela, in 2002.
The Marked Hour · 1988The Marked Hour
★ 8.21988
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
La Hora Marcada was a 1986 Mexican television anthology series famous for its horror and science fiction themes in the vein of the Twilight Zone. Although virtually unknown outside the country, it achieved a popular and critical success in Mexico. It had a series of rotating writers and directors, among them Emmanuel Lubezki, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón.
Mi segunda madre · 1989Mi segunda madre
★ 7.01989
SeriesDrama
The story tells the story of Diana (Maria Sortè), a highly successful fashion designer married to an unreliable and lying man, Giacomo, and of Gianluca (Enrique Novi), a widower with a 10-year-old girl, Arianna. Diana, after discovering that Giacomo has another wife and two children, Davide and Chicco, abandons him, and leaves for a cruise with her friend Gloria. On the ship he meets Gianluca in the company of Viviana, who is actually staying with him for money. The meeting between Gianluca and Diana is one of those that are not forgotten and, what seemed only physical attraction, turns into true love. Diana is introduced by Gianluca to her daughter and immediately wins her sympathy.