One Day of Life
Genres
Overview
A story about two men caught in the Mexican revolution: close friends before, but now on the opposite sides. One of them is military officer, while the other one expects capital punishment. The prisoner's mother comes to visit his son, unaware that his former best friend is now his enemy.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1950-11-23
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
5.8
Columba Domínguez
Belén Martí
Roberto Cañedo
Colonel Lucio Reyes
Fernando Fernández
General Felipe Gómez
Rosaura Revueltas
Mamá Juanita
Eduardo Arozamena
Pomposo
Julio Villarreal
Manuel Ignacio Landa y Márquez del Toro Bravo
Arturo Soto Rangel
José Torvay
Don Manuel, maestro de escuela
Jaime Fernández
Teniente
Agustín Fernández
Salvador Quiroz
6.9
Two Mules for Sister Sara
When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.
1970-03-02 | en
7.3
Like Water for Chocolate
Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.
1992-04-16 | es
5.5
Pedro Páramo, el hombre de la Media Luna
Juan Preciado, son of Pedro Páramo, goes to Comala to claim his inheritance; but when he arrives he finds an abandoned and sinister town, inhabited by mysterious voices and whispers…
1978-08-10 | es
4.5
At a Lame Pace
Ragtag crew of indigents from an asylum for the handicapped form a squadron to defend the Church during the Cristero Uprising.
1980-05-29 | es
0.0
El Cairo
Mexico 1926. Durazo is an outlaw and a former revolutionary. He is getting at the end of the quest for a coveted treasure. His mission will be interrupted by an unexpected meeting, which will define his life.
2021-05-15 | es
6.9
Viva Zapata!
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1952-02-07 | en
3.3
My Big Fat Independent Movie
This hilariously smart satire tells the story of Johnny Vince, a swingin' hepcat who meets hitman Sam and Harvey on a road trip to pull a "botched robbery" in Las Vegas. Along the way they take a deeply unfulfilled not-so-good-girl hostage, encounter the mysterious Mechanic, get harassed by a foul-mouthed answering machine... and did we mention the lesbians? The result - hilarity ensues!
2005-09-30 | en
5.7
The Underdogs
During the Mexican Revolution, the people tired of living in poverty and enduring the atrocities committed by the federals, decide to follow one of their own, General Demetrio Macias, a thief with tricks he learned in jail and who along with "La Pintada" decides to take his people to victory. Led by Captain Anastacio Montañez, the newly formed army fight and honor their code at the same time as they loot houses to spread the wealth.
1940-06-01 | es
4.7
El ametralladora
Peasant farmer and landowner are rivals for a woman. Sequel to Ay Jalisco No Te Rajes.
1943-09-28 | es
6.8
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
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2003-09-07 | en
0.0
El Gallo
El Gallo, a young musician who seeks to find his place in this world through Mexican melodies, finds an old love on a party night but realizes that he, like the city where he grew up, has changed.
2022-09-01 | es
5.0
Que me toquen las golondrinas
A Mexican singer travels the world and finds love in Argentina.
1957-04-25 | es
5.2
Like Water for Chocolate
Tita, who lives on a ranch in Mexico, falls in love with a boy, Pedro, who lives nearby; but when they want to get married, Tita's family prevents it, because she must remain single to take care of her mother.
2023-01-19 | en
5.6
Si Adelita se fuera con otro
Young couple run off to join the Mexican Revolution, in part because she has a crush on Francisco Villa.
1948-04-29 | es
5.4
From Prada to Nada
Two spoiled Beverly Hills sisters who have been left penniless after their father's sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.
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5.8
Campeón del barrio
A young man eagerly prepares for triumph as a boxer in a neighborhood gym with the firm intention of escaping poverty to marry his girlfriend, who sings in a nightclub.
1964-09-24 | es
5.2
Cuartelazo
Narration of one of the bloodiest episodes of the Mexican national history, The Tragic Ten, beginning when General Victoriano Huerta sent to kill President Francisco I. Madero, Vice President José María Pino Suárez and Senator Belisario Dominguez. The film recreates the moment of the execution at the hands of Huerta and his accomplices Bernardo Reyes, Félix Díaz and Manuel Mondragón.
1977-05-04 | es
5.2
Then God Named It Earth
During the Mexican Agrarian Reform, an engineer travels to a town to distribute the land of the landowners among the peasants.
1961-09-07 | es
5.8
Killer Kid
The ruthless and cruel Captain Ramirez hunts down and kills revolutionaries in his search for The Saint, the righteous leader of the Mexican insurrection against the Federales.
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5.4
La Generala
During the Mexican Revolution, a hardened and rich lady landowner is overtaken by the violence of the times. Losing her land and house, she falls in love with a revolutionary leader that is killed by a sadistic and corrupt federal officer. She takes the revolutionary flag and leads a rampage of violence and destruction.
1971-01-01 | es