Miguel Contreras Torres Movies

During 1950, Miguel Contreras Torres led a group of filmmakers to officially denounce William O. Jenkins' monopoly on film theaters, which was built...

Standard retelling of the the Gospels, with a brief epilogue about the death of Mary.

Directed by Miguel Contreras Torres.

No te engañes corazón (released in English as Don't Fool Yourself Dear) is the first full-feature film of Cantinflas after becoming a...

A 1940 film.

The story of Mexican President Benito Juárez and the emperor Maximilian of Habsburg and the empress Carlota.

Appointed by the dictator Huerta, a local official tries to use his authority to pressure a young woman into marrying him. Meanwhile,...

Biopic of the revolutionary Simón Bolívar who fought to end Spanish rule over much of Latin America.

Latter part of the career of Padre Morelos, the 18th/19th century military leader. Sequel to... um... El Padre Morelos.

Antonio Guerra is an unemployed Spanish immigrant in the USA. His brother and mother in Spain haven't heard about him for many years or even receive...

Dazzled by the Empress Carlotta's graciousness, magnanimity and charm, a young officer in the Mexican army switches his allegiance to the Imperial...

Episodes from the life of an alcoholic hobo.

Biography of early-1800s Mexican priest/statesman.

Two romantic rivals join the Mexican Revolution on opposing sides. The movie's more interested in the love triangle than in the war.

During the times of Venezuelan dictator Juan Vicente Gómez, an exhausted stranger arrives at a farm and starts to help the owner with the...

Drama film directed and written by Miguel Contreras Torres.

Two rival gangs of bandits in the Andalucian outback: one gang distributes their stolen money among the poor and respects women, and the other gang...

It's 1913, and noble Mexican General Pancho Villa leads his troops against the assassins of President Madero.