José Carlos Ruiz Movies

Transit must deal with his impulse to leave the country to go to the United States in search of the famous American dream.

This historical drama depicts the waning days of the life of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, who waged a war against the United States that ultimately...

This is the story of a man, Emiliano Zapata, and of a revolution, the Mexican Revolution.

A house is to be demolished to make a parking lot. In the process, the children of an orphanage and the old people of an asylum, both neighbors of...

3 real life stories taken from the Mexican police archive.

The peasant and revolutionary Zapatista Simon Blanco still in arms but Zapata is dead. Simon with his lieutenant Andres visits his mother and his...

Mariano works as chief driller on an oil platform in Campeche 14 days a month. However, he is obsessed with the idea that his wife Gloria is cheating...

Fantasy-life of an upper-class girl overwhelmed with spiritual questions.

Raul Araiza's chilling Spanish-language supernatural thriller tells the tale of two powerful beings, one good and one evil incarnate, fighting for...

A filmmaker is commissioned to film a documentary on the social reality of the Lacandon people in the state of Chiapas. As he enters the harsh living...

A guerrilla commando tries to kidnap a politician. In the attempt, several policemen and a guerrillero die. By chance the head of the kidnappers...

After the Revolution, Villa works on defining his legacy... and then he gets assassinated.

Jose Maria and his sister Mercedes are archaeologists who have been given a grant to study the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe, whom Juan Diego, an...

Three octogenarians set out on a trip in order to fulfill the dying wish of a lifelong friend, in spite of the disapproval of their families and the...

A guy is peer-pressured, despite his reluctance, to play the role of Christ in a local production of the Passion Play.

Anthology movie that presents 3 stories about romance.

Indian village experiences forced relocation; their experience is paralleled by that of other groups dating back to the 18th century.

Desperate to save his family from death threats by a notorious drug dealer, Mateo Cruz steals the venerated image of the Virgin of Guadalupe causing...

A miracle is about to happen, Margarita, like everyone wants to attend, but Alfonso, her husband, believes that everything is a sham.

A story centered on the centuries-old feud between the aristocratic vampire race and their former slaves, the werewolves.