Making the Struggle

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.

Compilation tape of Hora Marcada episodes.

Short directed by Juan Antonio de la Riva in 1979

A horror anthology composed of four episodes from the TV series "La Hora Marcada".

A young architect has a double life: he has a beautiful wife and a sexy mistress. His friends advise him to choose one, but this three women gives meaning to his life, including his nosy mother-in-law.

Juanito is an eight year old boy who can predict the future, therefore the whole town is scared of him.

In this film festival favourite, every day is magical in the tiny logging town of San Miguel de Cruces, Mexico, thanks to director Juan Antonio de la Riva, who captures the rhythms of small-town life through the stories of its inhabitants. From a young couple facing separation as the husband prepares to seek work in the United States to a pair of teens on the cusp of adulthood to the local movie theatre operator struggling to stay open after the introduction of satellite dishes, Pueblo de madera portrays a town—and a people—in transition.

Two sisters working hard to support their alcoholic father. The youngest sister "Obdulia" mutilates her hand in a work-related accident and her father tries to take advantage of the situation by demanding money from the workplace. Obdulia recovers from her accident and tensions arise with her family & boyfriend.

10-year-old Elisa, whose parents are about to lose their new car due to financial problems, plans a bank robbery.

Two traveling projectionists tour the villages of the mountains showing films in order to save money and build their own theater.

Lalo, a humble mechanic with a great singing voice is discovered by the most famous pop group and launched to stardom, but he will be dazzled by fame and money, even forgetting his loved ones.

A priest recruits some secular friends of his to help him break the stranglehold a political boss has over their town's economy.