Fernando Balzaretti

The Summer of Miss Forbes

Mrs. Forbes, a German governess, is hired for six weeks to take care of two children, while their parents are away. She is authoritarian and repressive, so the children plan to murder her. But when they spy on her during the night, they discover Mrs. Forbes' secret.

Broken Flag

When a group of young filmmakers witness and film a crime of passion, the most outrageous blackmail of the century begins. By means of a fantastic plan, the filmmakers send to the murderer, a financial and industrial big shot, a copy of the movie that incriminates him and they demand him an improvement of the standard of living for the working class.

City of the Blind

Over more than thirty years, a department of the Condesa in Mexico City, is the setting in which they are carried out ten stories, mixed, form one whose only constant is the rupture. The passage of time and the outside world only guess through the windows and objects that come with the characters. The set is a great solitude, possible in a city of the blind.

Balún Canán

Based on Rosario Castellanos' novel, Balún Canán is about the turmoil created by the Cardenas’ land reforms. Events occur in Chiapas on the border with Guatemala, mainly in a town called Comitán. Zoraida struggles and fights to keep her properties, inheritance for her only son. For her actions, the sorcerers of Chacjatal cast a death spell over her son.

La rebelión de los colgados

The drama of the Indians of tropical Mexico in the early twentieth century. The Rebellion of the Hanged is the intense story of the rise of the oppressed pawns and their struggle to achieve freedom and independence.

Luces de la noche

On a whim, a retired gentleman decides to track down an old girlfriend from decades back.

Trail of Death

Thriller directed by Arturo Ripstein.

Difficult Days

Two shareholder brothers close several factories due to economic problems, except for their chemical plants.

The Summer of Miss Forbes

Mrs. Forbes, a German governess, is hired for six weeks to take care of two children, while their parents are away. She is authoritarian and repressive, so the children plan to murder her. But when they spy on her during the night, they discover Mrs. Forbes' secret.

Broken Flag

When a group of young filmmakers witness and film a crime of passion, the most outrageous blackmail of the century begins. By means of a fantastic plan, the filmmakers send to the murderer, a financial and industrial big shot, a copy of the movie that incriminates him and they demand him an improvement of the standard of living for the working class.

City of the Blind

Over more than thirty years, a department of the Condesa in Mexico City, is the setting in which they are carried out ten stories, mixed, form one whose only constant is the rupture. The passage of time and the outside world only guess through the windows and objects that come with the characters. The set is a great solitude, possible in a city of the blind.

Balún Canán

Based on Rosario Castellanos' novel, Balún Canán is about the turmoil created by the Cardenas’ land reforms. Events occur in Chiapas on the border with Guatemala, mainly in a town called Comitán. Zoraida struggles and fights to keep her properties, inheritance for her only son. For her actions, the sorcerers of Chacjatal cast a death spell over her son.

La rebelión de los colgados

The drama of the Indians of tropical Mexico in the early twentieth century. The Rebellion of the Hanged is the intense story of the rise of the oppressed pawns and their struggle to achieve freedom and independence.

Luces de la noche

On a whim, a retired gentleman decides to track down an old girlfriend from decades back.

Trail of Death

Thriller directed by Arturo Ripstein.

Difficult Days

Two shareholder brothers close several factories due to economic problems, except for their chemical plants.

Round

Loosely based on the novel "Leakage, iron and fire" by Paco Ignacio Taibo I, "Redondo" is an amazing and brilliant cinematic journey, biting and irreverently funny, for the fantastic world of a spontaneous novelist who finds himself, putting in crisis some of the institutions and traditional values of his society​​.

Partners and Lovers

Three short films about intimacy, infidelity and life as a couple (or almost)

South

A surreal and horseless approach to classic western tropes.

The Mongol Plot

In the context of a visit by the President of the United States to Mexico, there is a threat that China will attack his life. Policeman Filiberto is commissioned to avoid it, at any cost. His searches in the Chinatown will lead him to endanger his life, while he will find love in the young Marta.

The Long Awaited Desperate Love

A thirty-something woman fears that life is passing her by and that she's going to end up as the family's 'maiden aunt'. She imagines that somebody in her circle is courting her, and he's too polite to disillusion her. And then...

El Noa Noa

Juan Gabriel became one of the most popular Mexican singer-songwriters, beginning his career in this Ciudad Juárez cabaret. This is his story.

It's my Life

Alberto Aguilera arrives from Ciudad Juárez to the capital to pursue a career in music, but in the midst of confusion he is accused of stealing and is sent to prison.

The Hard Years

Three boys, after participating in the events of 1968 in Mexico, find themselves in the need to get away from the social struggle

Longitud de Guerra

Based on the novel Tomochic by Heriberto Frías; tells the story of the rebellion of the inhabitants of the village of Tomochi, Chihuahua, against the government of Porfirio Diaz in 1891. Mexico's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1976.

The Flight of the Stork

An erotic model has three lovers, one of them is the father of her child. Which of the three will be?

The Wrath of a God

On the beach lies the body of Claudio O'Riley, heir to a monopoly shrimp, and his voice recounts his rise to power: the incestuous relationship with his sister, the degrading treatment to their partners and so on.

Mina, viento de libertad

Xavier Mina accepted the commission to lead a liberating expedition in support of General Morelos. He failed to arrive in Mexico until Morelos had died and the Mexican Congress (which in New Spain faced the absolutism of Fernando VII) was dissolved, but for eight months he directed a series of more or less brilliant military actions, in the face of the harassment of the Viceroy , Who finally got him arrested.

The Eve

Aging politicians who have faded from the public eye hold a cocktail party to celebrate one friend's appointment to the President's Cabinet. Illusions are indulged, illusions are shattered.

Gertrudis

The life and execution of Gertrudis Bocanegra, a sympathizer of the libertarian cause and a prominent figure in Mexico's independence from Spain.

Sucesos distantes

One couple (Carlos & Irene) are having troubles, because he suspects that Irene's hiding something about her past in Russia. To make things worst her ex-husband goes to Mexico and tells Carlos that her other ex-husband also is going to claim her as his property.

End of the Party

A motorcycle gang goes to a mansion where a party is being held and joy turns into tragedy.

Destino

Destino is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Sotomayor for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from May 21 to November 30, 1990. It is a remake of the 1976 telenovela Mundos Opuestos, originally produced by Ernesto Alonso. The story follows Cecilia Jiménez, a humble and kind young woman whose life changes after she witnesses the tragic death of a wealthy man's son. Her encounter with Claudio de la Mora leads her into a world of love, family conflicts, secrets, and revenge.

Hurricane

Huracán is a Mexican telenovela shown in Mexico from October 13, 1997 to March 27, 1998, starring with the late Jorge Russek, Fernando Balzaretti, and Eduardo Palomo.

Cañaveral de Pasiones

Cañaveral de Pasiones is a Mexican telenovela produced by Christian Bach and Humberto Zurita for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from April 22 to September 3, 1996. It is based on the stories Una sombra entre los dos and Al pie del altar by Caridad Bravo Adams, adapted for television by María del Carmen Peña and José Cuauhtémoc Blanco. The story follows Julia Santos and Pablo Montero, two childhood friends whose lives are torn apart by a tragedy that sparks hatred between their families. Years later, Pablo returns to his hometown engaged to another woman, only to realize that he still loves Julia. As they struggle to rekindle their romance, they must confront family rivalries, dark secrets, jealousy, and betrayal that threaten to keep them apart forever.

Acapulco, cuerpo y alma

Marcelo envy and hate David and gradually plan to snatch the gun around his brother, Marcelo called Zihuatanejo Lorena, a seller of fish courting until it falls in love with him. Marcelo says his name is David Montalvo and is a renowned entrepreneur.

Buscando el paraíso

Buscando el paraíso is a Mexican youth telenovela produced by Luis de Llano Macedo and Marco Flavio Cruz for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from November 8, 1993, to April 1, 1994. Directed by Benjamín Cann, the telenovela stars Pedro Fernández and Yolanda Andrade, with Karla Álvarez and Alejandro Ibarra in antagonist roles. The story follows Dalia and Andrea Montero Machado, two sisters with very different personalities. While Andrea is confident and charismatic, Dalia is shy and insecure. Dalia secretly falls in love with Ángel, Andrea's former boyfriend, who begins a relationship with her only to hurt her. After being abandoned and discovering she is pregnant, Dalia finds support in Julio, a humble and hardworking young man. However, jealousy, betrayal, and unresolved feelings threaten their chance at happiness.

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