The best Armando Acosta’s drama movies
We present our ranking of the best Armando Acosta’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Armando Acosta.
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
7.6/10
A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...
The Paper Man
7.9/10
A deaf and mute vagabond finds a large denomination bill in a Mexico City dump, and while he tries to buy something with it, others try to con him into giving it away. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Chabelo y Pepito detectives
6.9/10
A commanding friend Pepito and Chabelo ask them to help uncover a gang who kidnaps children. They accept and are out to steal to join the band. Whenthey find that the band mesmerizes children with toys and then the kids are controlled by young boys and they controlled in turn by strangers with long hair and blue eyes.
Fever Mounts at El Pao
6.8/10
Aroused citizens assassinate an unpopular Caribbean despot, then two men vie for his gorgeous widow Ines. Ojeda is a steamy, isolated island, the penal colony for an oppressive dictatorship. A reactionary seizes the murdered governor's post, and rushes to eliminate his romantic rival, an idealistic underling. The bureaucrat Vazquez hopes to marshal the angry residents of the capitol, El Pao, plus the many political prisoners, to oust Governor Gual.
Sonatas
5.7/10
In the fall of 1824 Javier Montenegro, Bradomin Marquis is spared death hanging by Captain Casares, and in return, the Marquis agrees to help him escape to America. Adaptation of "Sonata de Otoño" and "Sonata de Estío" of Ramón María del Valle-Inclan, which included elements Bardem later works of the author.
The White Horse
5.3/10
Claimed by his grandmother, who lives in a Mexican village, Joselito begins the journey from Spain. Once there, while traveling in a stagecoach, is assaulted by bandits. Joselito manages to escape and, walking aimlessly, he meets Antoine, a rider who is ex officio of random player, and become close friends.
Zapata
7.2/10
Emiliano Zapata was a peasant who understood the ideals of the working class. He became a figurehead of the revolutionary uprising in Mexico..
La adúltera
6.5/10
Jilted lover takes revenge on her ex's new wife.
Unethical Behaviour
5.7/10
A family in extreme poverty is forced to make a series of sacrifices in order to survive. The mother is forced to enter prostitution with dire consequences for her family.
Frente al destino
Mi campeón
5.5/10
Catita is a simple and poor woman who dreams of that her son stands out on something important to help her out of his humble. But she opposes to him being boxer, therefore constantly fighting with her husband.
Tlayucan
7.3/10
A man becomes a thief out of desperation. If his identity becomes known, his neighbours might lynch him. The only friendly face in town is the local priest.
Los leones del ring contra la Cosa Nostra
Twin brother of murdered pro-wrestler goes after the killerses.
Letters from Marusia
6.9/10
Chronicle of the repression that a foreign company exerts on the miners of a small nitrate town in Chile, whose workers decide to claim their most essential rights. A reflection of the historic union struggles in the northern Chile that ended with terrible repressive acts.
Daughter of Deceit
6.6/10
In the drama, a father, firmly believing that the baby daughter in his arms is not his own, abandons her upon the doorstep of the town drunk. Many years pass, and the man finds himself continually wracked with guilt about deserting her.
Padre nuestro que estas en la tierra
Single father with a disability struggles to raise his son.
Refifí entre las mujeres
7.4/10
Uno y medio contra el mundo
6.6/10
Small-time crook teams up with a street urchin for mutual support on the margins of society.
La mafia amarilla
4.6/10
Blue Demon must stop an evil chinese gang and their reign of terror.
El seductor
6.1/10
A young artist's affair with a married woman destroys her family. Twenty-odd years later, her two daughters fall into his orbit.
