José Emilio Pacheco Movies

A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of...

Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and dreams collide in a small Mexican town.

The story runs in the 1940s Mexico City. A schoolboy (Carlos) falls in love with his best friend's mother (Mariana). Carlos is impressed because this...

A plague is spreading through 16th century Mexico, and the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church is rooting out Jews, for they are believed to be...

After having his genitals brutally mutilated during childhood, a man must face prejudice and himself.

In his film debut Ritter is sent to investigate miners being killed and their mines confiscated. The culprit is Evans and after Tex joins the gang,...

A Romanian aristocrat retreats to a desert isle with his wife and servants on the eve of World War II.

Berenice is a young woman with traditional customs who lives with her godmother in a quiet provincial town. The appearance of Rodrigo in his life...

Businessman hires a stand-in to pass as the father of his mistress' children.

Documentary about life and works Salvador Elizondo, a Mexican writer regarded as one of the creators of the most influential cult noirè,...

Documentary about a Mexico City prison, notorious for holding political prisoners and for civil rights abuses committed there.

When an 11-year-old boy becomes mesmerized by his friend's mother in the late 1950s, he will try to navigate the impulses of desire at a young age.

A short directed by Hilda Soriano, based on José Emilio Pacheco's story.