Miguel Contreras Torres
Director · 1899 – 1981 · Morelia, Michoacán, México
Mexican director.
Movies8
Movie6.0WarDramaA 1933 film.
Movie6.5DocumentaryDuring 1950, Miguel Contreras Torres led a group of filmmakers to officially denounce William O. Jenkins' monopoly on film theaters, which was built throughout the country upon crime and corruption. Ever since, Uncle Miguel was ridiculed and eventually forgotten, but it is certain that his proclaim announced the separation of Mexican cinema and its audience. Discoveries may be found in the films made by Miguel, and bringing back to life these moving pictures might recover this history that was never told, a story that is almost lost and that Contreras Torres himself tried to pass on through his writings in The Black Book of Mexican Cinema.
Movie5.7DramaTwo rival gangs of bandits in the Andalucian outback: one gang distributes their stolen money among the poor and respects women, and the other gang is just common criminals.
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Movie5.8DramaRomanceAmerican journalist in Yucatan falls into the orbit of a local politician.
La golondrina
1938 · 5 votes
Movie5.7El sueño del caporal
1922 · 3 votes
Movie6.3DramaIn early 1860's Mexico, Nicolás (Contreras Torres) wants to marry Manuela (Chavarri) but she runs off with bandit El Zarco (Cantalauba) She soon becomes disillusioned by her lover's cruelty and the brutality of bandit life. In the meantime, Nicolas has turned his romantic attentions to Pilar, Manuela's adopted sister. At the climax. El Zarco is captured and shot, Nicolas marries Pilar, and Manuela dies.
El zarco
1921 · 3 votes
MovieAlmas tropicales
1924