MEXICO – rarefilmm | The Cave of Forgotten Films

MY FILMMAKING, MY LIFE: MATILDE LANDETA (1990)

Jon W. — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:30:15 +0000

Matilde Landeta entered the flourishing Mexican film industry in the 1930s, working her way up from script girl to direct 110 shorts and, in the late 40s, to produce and direct three features, including LA NEGRA ANGUSTIAS. In this engrossing documentary filmed in Mexico City, a vibrant Landeta, now in her 70s, recalls those years. Interviews with Mexican directors Marcela Fernandez-Violante and Maria Novaro enrich this illuminating tribute.

Director: Patricia Diaz.
Stars: Matilde Landeta, Marcela Fernandez-Violante, Maria Novaro.
Cinematographer: Marie-Christine Ramos.

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MP4 | 505 MB | 690×554 | 25 FPS | 2155 kb/s | AAC 192 kb/s
Languages: English, Spanish | Subtitles: English (hard, for non-English parts)

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A big thank you to lumumbista for this rarity.

LA NEGRA ANGUSTIAS (1950)

Jon W. — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:30:12 +0000

During the Mexican Revolution, Angustias, a proud and rebellious mixed-race woman, defies gender and racial oppression in her rural village. After killing a man who tries to rape her, she flees to the mountains and joins the Zapatista rebels. Proving her courage and leadership, she rises to become a coronela, fighting for justice and equality. Torn between love and her revolutionary ideals, Angustias ultimately dedicates herself to the struggle for freedom.

Director: Matilde Landeta.
Writers: Matilde Landeta, Francisco Rojas González.
Stars: María Elena Marqués, Agustín Isunza, Eduardo Arozamena, Gilberto González, Enriqueta Reza, Fanny Schiller, Ramón Gay, Noemí Beltrán, Esteban Mayo, Agustín Fernández, Guillermo Calles, Carlos Riquelme, Felipe de Flores, Lola Tinoco, Elda Peralta, Genaro de Alba, Rogelio Fernández, Salvador Godínez.
Cinematographer: Jack Draper.
Composer: Gonzalo Curiel.

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MP4 | 1.77 GB | 694×566 | 25 FPS | 2934 kb/s | AAC 192 kb/s
Languages: Spanish | Subtitles: English (hard)

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Thanks a lot to my dear friend lumumbista for all his efforts to find and preserve this film. I think this one has been restored but this is the only subtitled copy I’ve been able to find and which surfaced just recently, in better quality than others I’ve seen. If anyone out there has a copy of the restored version please contact me, thank you. Enjoy!

PROFUNDO CARMESÍ (1996) [DIRECTOR’S CUT]

Jon W. — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 08:05:21 +0000

Set in 1940s northern Mexico, this film re-tells the story of “The Lonely Hearts Killers”, a famous couple of murderers who made victims of lonely and wealthy widows in the USA. Coral is a rotund and passionate nurse who knows handsome gigolo Nicolas Estrella and falls for him immediately. Nicolas rejects her because she’s not rich, but Coral is determined to get him at any cost. She abandons her children and follows the man in spite of his way of living. Together they will scheme to swindle and murder women who look for love and companions writing letters to a sentimental courier.

Director: Arturo Ripstein. AKA Deep Crimson
Writer: Paz Alicia Garciadiego.
Stars: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Regina Orozco, Marisa Paredes, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Julieta Egurrola, Rosa Furman, Verónica Merchant, Sherlyn, Giovani Florido, Fernando Palavicini, Alexandra Vicencio, Esteban Soberanes, Gastón Melo, Juan de la Loza, Álvaro Carcaño, Paco Mauri.
Cinematographer: Guillermo Granillo.
Composer: David Mansfield.

1996 Venice Film Festival – Nominated for the Golden Lion.KA D

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MP4 | 3.17 GB | 1340×720 | 24 FPS | 3000 kb/s | AAC 331 kb/s
Language: Spanish | Subtitles: English (hard)

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MKV | 5.41 GB | 1920×1080 | 24 FPS | 5356 kb/s | AAC 326 kb/s
Language: Spanish | Subtitles: English, Spanish (soft)

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MAS FUERTE QUE EL AMOR (1955)

Jon W. — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 13:10:29 +0000

Carlos, a former factory worker of humble origins, has made millions – but the upper class refuses to accept him as one of their own. Meanwhile, Barbara, the spoiled daughter of an industrialist, is to enter into a loveless marriage of convenience. Tensions arise when the two fall madly in love.

Director: Tulio Demicheli. AKA Stronger than Love
Writers: Óscar García Dulzaides (original story) (as Óscar G. Dulzaides), Tulio Demicheli (adaptation & screenplay).
Stars: Jorge Mistral, Miroslava, Néstor de Barbosa, Enrique Santisteban, Chela Castro, Maritza Rosales, Lupe Suárez, Carmen Guash, Luciano de Pazos, Sergio del Valle, Armando Cremata, Jorge Martínez.
Cinematographers: Jack Draper, Max Liszt (uncredited).
Composer: Pablo Ruiz Castellanos.

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MP4 | 2.03 GB | 988×720 | 24 FPS | 3000 kb/s | AAC 239 kb/s
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SOURCE FILE:
MKV | 3.46 GB | 1800×1080 | 24 FPS | 5500 kb/s | AAC 239 kb/s
Language: Spanish | Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish (all soft)

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AMAR TE DUELE (2002)

Jon W. — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:25:18 +0000

Renata is a young high-class girl and Ulises is a poor guy. They both fall in love, but they must fight against everyone, specially Renata’s rich parents, who want to stop their love by sending her to Canada. The story remarks the difference between social classes in Mexico City, and their characters risk everything just to save their love.

Director: Fernando Sariñana. AKA Love Hurts / Loving Hurts You
Writer: Carolina Rivera.
Stars: Luis Fernando Peña, Martha Higareda, Ximena Sariñana, Karla Alvarado, Héctor Arévalo, Patricia Bernal, Adriana Chapela, Andrea Damián, Pedro Damián, Julio Escalero, Alberto Farrés, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, Armando Hernández, Claudia Hernández, Alfonso Herrera, Cristian Magaloni, Eligio Meléndez, Lucía Pailles, Eduardo Pueblo, Carolina Rivera, Paris Roa, Fernando Sariñana, José María de Tavira, Daniela Torres, Pablo Velasco, Kathy Zaldivar, Carlos Zendejas.
Cinematographer: Chava Cartas.
Composer: Enrique Quezadas.

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SOURCE FILE:
MKV | 3.61 GB | 1280×720 | 23.976 FPS | 4299 kb/s | E-AC3 6 Ch. 640 kb/s
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EL HÉROE (1994)

Jon W. — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:49:35 +0000

In a subway station, a man watch a girl acting strange. He realizes that she may be attempting to commit suicide and tries to stop her, but the girl accuses him of being a molester.

Director: Carlos Carrera. AKA The Hero
Writer: Carlos Carrera.
Composer: Gabriel Romo.
Animators: Carlos Carrera, Héctor Arellano, Julio Guerrero Leon, Francisco Licea, Enrique Martínez, Felipe Morales.

1994 Cannes Film Festival – Winner of the Palme d’Or for Best Short Film.

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MUJERES INSUMISAS (1995)

Jon W. — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 22:09:30 +0000

Tired of being mistreated by their husbands, Ema, Clotilde, and Chayo leave their families and begin an adventure that takes them to a cavernous cabaret in Guadalajara, a love affair with a hot-blooded young drug dealer, and a popular, well-decorated Mexican restaurant in downtown L.A. Along the way, the three women find their respective self-esteem and their true reasons for living.

Director: Alberto Isaac. AKA Untamed Women
Writer: Alberto Isaac.
Stars: Patricia Reyes Spíndola, José Alonso, Lourdes Elizarrarás, Regina Orozco.
Cinematographer: Tony Kuhn.
Composer: Walterio Pesqueira.

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UN TOKE DE ROC (1988)

Jon W. — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 07:49:48 +0000

Without dialogue, but with a lot of music, the film tells the story of four young women who escape from their indifferent parents, lewd teachers, sinister policemen and numerous criminals to form a commune based on the principle: “solidarity between women is powerful” in an abandoned house.

Director: Sergio Garcia.
Writer: Sergio Garcia.
Stars: Nancy Cravioto, Sibila de Villa, Edna Aguilar, Cecilia Toussaint, David Celestinos, Tina French, Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo.
Cinematographer: Sergio Garcia.

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Audio is poor. Subtitles are just for some text on screen and graffitis, the film has no dialogue.