Directing

Juan Menchaca

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Known For

Sex, Shame & TearsSex, Shame & Tears · 1999
Sex, Shame & Tears
6.61999
MovieComedyDrama
A comedic drama featuring two couples and two old friends in Mexico City. Tomas visits Carlos and Ana, while Miguel and Andrea are joined by Maria. The presence of guests triggers lust, rejection, infidelities, reconciliation and other consequences.
Un pedazo de nocheUn pedazo de noche · 1995
Un pedazo de noche
10.01995
MovieDramaCrime
In 1940's Mexico, a meeting between a man and a prostitute leads to an unusual relationship.
And then what?And then what? · 2021
And then what?
2021
Movie
David, an executive obsessed with productivity, collapses from overworking and is forced by his company to take a mandated vacation. Feeling he is wasting his time, he wanders until meeting an artisan who will teach him the worth of time and work.
The ClosetThe Closet · 2019
The Closet
2019
Movie
Marco is a voyeur who practices suffocation (sexual pleasure through hanging) and masturbation, this time he decides to lock himself in a closet to spy on a couple. Seeking to push his pleasure to the limit, he limits himself with something unexpected.
La Aldehuela: Historia de un Gran AmorLa Aldehuela: Historia de un Gran Amor · 2007
La Aldehuela: Historia de un Gran Amor
5.02007
MovieDrama
The Blue AngelThe Blue Angel · 2024
The Blue Angel
6.02024
MovieDrama
Set in the 1990s, the story unfolds in a turbulent northern Mexican town where a queer nightclub stands on the brink of disappearing. Within this fragile space, drama and dark comedy intertwine to expose the contradictions of a community dominated by insecure “macho” men. Beneath their homophobic posturing lies a concealed, unspoken homosexuality that quietly shapes their lives. As the club’s survival hangs in the balance, it becomes a bittersweet symbol of both freedom and repression, reflecting the collision of desire, shame, and identity in a society desperate to preserve appearances.

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