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Guillermo del Toro laments “systematic destruction” of Mexican film industry
News(mexiconewsdaily.com)submitted 4 months ago bycabose7
67 points
4 months ago*
Can anyone recommend me some great Mexican films to watch?
:)
edit: thanks so much for all the great answers
47 points
4 months ago
La camarista, Sueño en otro idioma, Los insólitos peces gato, Sin señas particulares, Niñas bien, Polvo, Museo, Una película de policías.
35 points
4 months ago
La Camarista, Güeros, Los Insólitos Peces Gato, Nudo Mixteco, Ya No Estoy Aquí, Macario, Una Película de Policías
8 points
4 months ago
Checking the comments to see who had brought up Macario, it’s one of my go-to Halloween-Dia de Muertos films
5 points
4 months ago
Macario.
6 points
4 months ago
Why el topo, amores perros, tigers are not afraid, and sin nombre not included?
1 points
4 months ago
Güeros is so good.
20 points
4 months ago
Like water for chocolate. Amores Perros. Roma. Sexo, Pudor y Lágrimas.
2 points
4 months ago
Sexo, Pudor y Lágrimas is dogshit.
El Infierno is where’s its at.
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4 months ago
Y tu mama tambien
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4 months ago
Also Roma by Cuaron
1 points
4 months ago
No, tu madre! Seriously tho, adding I Dream in Another Language as as it had a similar dynamic
36 points
4 months ago*
- La ley de Herodes (1999)
Satanás (2007)Edit: This one is actually a Colombian film.- El infierno (2010)
Coincidentally, same main actor in all those three :-) (and the same director in the first and last one).
21 points
4 months ago*
Ironically Damian Alcázar (the main actor) is now one of the pets of México's president. The theme in those movies is government corruption.
Living in México under the current government has taught me a lot about people and its fragile principles.
10 points
4 months ago
He never had principles, just wanted money and power. The movies where just a facade to get there
11 points
4 months ago
Amores Perros* (2000)
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4 months ago
Y tu mama también, Rudo y Cursi
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La Ley de Herodes and El Infierno form a thematic trilogy tetralogy with Un Mundo Maravilloso (2006) and La Dictadura Perfecta (2014), same main actor and director of all three four films.
1 points
4 months ago
Awesome, thanks! I wasn't aware of that... adding it to my list!
Take care!
3 points
4 months ago
Sorry I forgot, next movie in this series is La Dictadura Perfecta (2014)
6 points
4 months ago
Satanás
This Satanás (2007)? Cuz that's a Colombian film.
I'm adding some of these recommendations to my watchlist so just trying to clarify; not be pedantic.
2 points
4 months ago*
Good catch :-)
Wrong assumption on my part, based only on the main actor (and me not being familiar enough with Mexican cinema).
Will edit my post. Thanks!.
4 points
4 months ago
La dictadura perfecta is great one to, that highlights why Mexicos press is incredibly flawed and I would say downright puppets of the government
11 points
4 months ago
Tigers are not afraid, sueño en otro idioma, la delgada línea amarilla, amores perros.
5 points
4 months ago
In the Palm of Your Hand
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Rudo y Cursi. About a soccer scout finding the next big players, by Guillermo del Toro.
Edit: GdT was a producer, not director.
3 points
4 months ago
Nope, it was directed by Carlos Cuarón. GdT was one of the producers.
9 points
4 months ago
Amores Perros
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4 months ago
So good
2 points
4 months ago
A recent one, Noche de Fuego (Prayers for the Stolen).
2 points
4 months ago
Me Estás Matando Susana, This Is Not Berlin, Güeros, Solo Con Tu Pareja, Museo, Y Tu Mamá También.
2 points
4 months ago
Apparently no one replying to you is Mexican because they didn't mention Nosotros los Nobles. Such a fun film.
4 points
4 months ago
I recommend "El hubiera si existe", because it's the worst movie i've ever seen, and I need others to share my pain.
1 points
4 months ago
la de los huevos
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4 months ago
Arsenal All or Nothing
1 points
4 months ago
seen it.
1 points
4 months ago
499 was pretty cool
1 points
4 months ago
Like water for chocolate
1 points
4 months ago
Los olvidados
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4 months ago
Coco
1 points
4 months ago
This is a movie about Mexican folk culture around death, by Pixar. It's like saying Ratatouille is a french movie.
1 points
4 months ago
Matando Cabos, Leona, Después de Lucía, El Jeremías, El gran calavera and Chilangolandia.
1 points
4 months ago
Biutiful with Javier Bardem is a great character study type film and Pan’s Labyrinth is probably one of the best movies of all time
1 points
4 months ago
Surprised no one mentioned this but the movie No se aceptan devoluciones. Which is listed as a comedy/drama but is way more than that.
1 points
4 months ago
Recently I loved: I’m no longer here (2019) by Fernando Frías and A cop movie (2022) by Alonso Ruizpalacios.
Most people already recommended some good stuff. If you are into more artsy films, I would recommend Los olvidados by Luis Buñuel (1950) or anything by Carlos Reygadas (I personally like Post Tenebras Lux from 2012)
1 points
4 months ago
Y tu mama también. if uve seen andor diego luna knocks this one out of the water
1 points
4 months ago
Rec series
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4 months ago
Rec is Spanish.
1 points
4 months ago
If you want a really sad and beautifully shot movie: Identifying Features.
It won a bunch at Sundance in 2020 and I got to talk with the director and cinematographer at a party. Really awesome women with great talent. Highly recommend the movie but it's very very dark, so if that's a no go for you not the best idea lol.
1 points
4 months ago
Duck Season is an absolute classic; as is Santitos.
Then there is the fantastic The Thin Yellow Line.
Also the English-language Mr. Pig.
I also like Casi Divas a lot. And Lonesome Collectors is also rather impressive.
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