Mexican American Studies: Feature Films
El Secreto de Romelia (Romelia's Secret)
[S.l.: s.n., 198-?]
Feature film. A young woman discovers her mother claimed to be a widow when actually her husband had abandoned her. Starring Diana Bracho, Pedro Armendáriz, Dolores Beristáin. Spanish with English subtitles. (100 min.) Media PN1997 .S43 1980z
Selena
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 1998.
Feature film. The story of the Grammy Award-winning South Texas singer whose life tragically ended just as she was taking Tejano music where it had never gone -- into mainstream America. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Jon Seda, Constance Marie, Jacob Vargas, Lupe Ontiveros, Jackie Guerra, Rebecca Lee Meza. (128 min.) Media ML420.S458 S45
La Selva de Fuego
Northridge, CA: Laguna Films; Madera, CA: Distributed by Madera CineVideo, c2000.
En plena selva Amazonica, fugitivos de la justicia se encuentran con la única mujer sobreviviente de un barco hundido, todos quieren poseerla pero justamente el que más odiaba a las mujeres se decide a defenderla. In Spanish. Feature film by Fernando de Fuentes, starring Dolores Del Río, Arturo de Córdova, Luis Beristain, Manuel Donde, Chino Herrera. (90 min.) Media PN1997.5 .S44 2000
Señora Ama
Northridge, CA: Laguna Films; Madera, CA: Distributed by Madera CineVideo, 2000, c1954.
"Un rico terrateniente de castilla, al darse cuenta que su mujer no podía tener hijos la engaña con otras procreando varios, más tarde ella logra salir embarazada, pero su problema ya se había agravado llegando al punto de ser castigada brutalmente."--Container. Based on the play by Jacinto Benavente; directed by Julio Bracho; starring Dolores del Río, José Suárez. (90 min.) Media PN1997.5 .S45 2000
Si Adelita Se Fuera con Otro
Northridege, CA: Laguna Films, 1999, c1945.
Videocassette release of a 1945 motion picture directed by Chano Urueta, and starring Jorge Negrete, Gloria Marín, Fernándo Casanova, Roberto Cañedo, Crox Alvarado, Miguel Angel Feríz, José Elias Moreno. (120 min.) Media PN1993.5.M4 S4 1999
Si Me Han de Matar Mañana
Northridge, CA: Laguna Films, 1991.
Starring Pedro Infante, Sofia Alvarez, René Cardona. Media PN1997.5 .S5 1991
Solo con Tu Pareja
Mexico: [s.n., 198-?]
Feature film. A promiscuous young man receives a false-positive result on his AIDS test from his nurse, with whom he has been having an affair. He plans to commit suicide until he learns he does not have AIDS. (90 min.) Media PN1997 .S65 1980z
Soy Puro Mexicano
W. Hollywood, CA: Mexcinema Video, c1989.
Feature film. Portrait of the true Mexican man: simple, brave, in love and violent. Starring Pedro Armendáriz, Raquel Rojas, Andrés Soler, Miguel Inclán "El chicote." (90 min.) Media PN1997 .S636 1989.