El Reventón

The story of a Tzotzil man who goes from his village of Chamula outside of San Cristobal de las Casas Chiapas, Mexico and joins the Mexican army. When he returns to Chamula later, he finds he has become an outsider. From the novel by Ricardo Pozas.

A white man seduces a local girl in an isolated Mayan village, which makes gods unhappy.

A 1940 film directed by Enrique Herrera.

The return of Luisa to the house where she worked as Marta's maid is the trigger for a long confession, in which truth and lies are inseparable. The film confronts, with moderation and subtlety, the closed and welcoming status of a society lady, with the barbarous and primitive thinking of her ex-maid who has visited her for one night, and shows what seemed like an inconsequential encounter. little by little it becomes a ritual of death.

"A Hole in the Fog" - A kind of film haiku, an open micro-poem where the indeterminate narrative leaves all space to the contemplation of images.

Set in 1934, and meant to dramatize social injustices, this melodrama examines an official's attempt at land reform. The landowners are against any reform and are also not interested in ending the exploitation of their workers. On the opposite side of the fence, the Native Americans have almost no way to better their living conditions or to fight oppression. They are also plagued by "superstition," which leads to some misguided actions that only make things worse. Violence and sexual encounters are interspersed throughout the story.

The story of a wooing in which the stepdaughter, Elena, seduces her stepmother. A love story that is unpredictable for both, where reality overcomes their principles and traditions.