Bienvenidos a WatchMojo Español y para esta lista estaremos viendo el top 30 de las mejores películas de la historia Mexicana.
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00:00From the golden age until today, Mexican cinema has dedicated itself to giving us cinematographic jewels that are worth seeing.
00:19Hello and welcome to Watch Mollo Español, I am Jackie and today we will present our top 30 of Mexican movies of all time.
00:28For this list we will be seeing Mexican movies, both classic and modern, that have marked the history of cinema and have been best received by the public and the critics.
00:39We will also include co-productions with other countries and we will activate the spoiler alert.
00:47Number 30, Cronos.
00:59Cronos, directed by Guillermo del Toro and considered his cinematographic debut as a director.
01:06The plot follows Jesus Gris, an antiquarian played by the Argentine actor Federico Lupi, who discovers an old beetle-shaped device that grants eternal life, but at a terrible cost, turning whoever uses it into a vampire.
01:29Cronos mixes horror, fantasy and mythology, presenting recurring themes in the work of the bull, such as the obsession for eternal life and dark morality.
01:46Number 29, Animas Trujano.
01:48Number 29, Animas Trujano.
01:50Number 29, Animas Trujano.
01:52Number 29, Animas Trujano.
01:54Number 29, Animas Trujano.
01:56Number 29, Animas Trujano.
02:08Animas Trujano, based on the novel by Rogelio Barriga Rivas, tells the story of Animas, an ambitious indigenous man who wants to become the mayor of his town.
02:18A position of honor that involves holding religious feasts.
02:22Despite his wishes, Animas is irresponsible and selfish, which complicates his path towards that title.
02:40The protagonist is played by the Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune in one of the few roles he played in Latin America.
02:46The film also stands out for the cinematography of Gabriel Figueroa, one of the most iconic photography directors in Mexico.
02:54In addition, it was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 1962, consolidating itself as a classic of Mexican cinema.
03:12Number 28, Kanoa.
03:16Number 28, Kanoa.
03:22Based on real events, Kanoa is one of the most iconic films of Mexican political cinema.
03:28The story follows a group of university employees who, during an excursion to a small town in 1968,
03:36are attacked by the inhabitants after being falsely accused of being communists by the local parish, who manipulates the community.
03:44The film addresses issues such as intolerance, ideological manipulation and collective violence, and was praised for its crude documentary style.
04:06Number 27, Lugar Sin Limites.
04:14Shut up, Japanese girl, the fat guy who came in last stirred up my whole room.
04:18Acclaimed work directed by Arturo Ripstein, based on the homonymous novel by the Chilean José Donoso.
04:25Set in a small Mexican town called El Olivo, the plot revolves around Manuela, a transvestite, and her daughter, the Japanese girl, who manage a brothel.
04:36The story explores sexual repression, machismo and violence, while they intensify when Pancho, an old client, returns to the town and his relationship with Manuela complicates, culminating in a violent tragedy.
04:50Are you mad at me?
04:56Well, I didn't go to San Juan because I wanted to shave and clean up a bit.
05:01Wait, please.
05:02The film received important awards, including the Golden Ariel Award for Best Film and a Silver Ariel for Kobo as Best Actor.
05:11Number 26, Hasta el Viento Tiene Miedo.
05:15Don't be scared, it's us.
05:17How are you?
05:18Fine, but the doctor said I shouldn't get up all day.
05:21Oh, what luck, today we have algebra.
05:23Hey, be careful with my novel, okay?
05:25If they find it, goodbye diploma.
05:27No, I'm finishing it.
05:29A classic horror film and considered a cult film.
05:34Hasta el Viento Tiene Miedo is set in a boarding school for young ladies, where the students begin to be terrified by Andrea's spirit, a student who committed suicide years ago.
05:49The story combines elements of mystery, terror and tension, highlighting the performance of emblematic figures of Mexican cinema such as Marga López, Maricruz Olivier and Norma Lazareno.
06:03Its focus on gothic horror and themes of youth repression have made it a reference of the genre in Mexico.
06:10Number 25, El Castillo de la Pureza.
06:13Can you imagine how many dead would fit in this body?
06:19You didn't eat anything.
06:21I'm disgusted, there are millions of rats everywhere, they don't die anymore.
06:25Directed by Arturo Ripstein, this film is based on a real criminal case that occurred in Mexico City in 1959.
06:33The plot follows Gabriel Lima, played by Claudio Brooke, a man who keeps his family enclosed in his home for 18 years, with the intention of protecting them from the evil.
06:47Gabriel, his wife Beatriz, played by Rita Macedo, and their three children are engaged in manufacturing and selling rat poison, while the children begin to question their confinement and the rules imposed by their father.
07:02The film explores themes of control, oppression and the dynamics of sick people within the family.
07:10You looked at me, you told me.
07:13We had to live without anyone meddling in our lives.
07:18And everything was fine.
07:22But I knew something was going to happen.
07:24Number 24, El Callejón de los Milagros.
07:27Rutilio.
07:29What do you want, man?
07:32Do you remember when I got sick of Meche and Clarita?
07:36Directed by Jorge Fonsi, based on the homonymous novel by the Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, El Callejón de los Milagros tells several intertwined stories that occur in a neighborhood in Mexico City, revealing the complexities of everyday life and human relations.
07:54The film has a luxurious cast, including Salma Hayek, who won international recognition for her performance, and figures such as Ernesto Gómez Cruz and María Rojo.
08:08Look at your mom. She's very sad.
08:13Oh, yes. I think she's the only one who really hurts.
08:17The film was a success at film festivals and was acclaimed by international critics, obtaining more than 49 nominations, awards at multiple festivals and events, applauded as a social reflection on inequality and the challenges of urban Mexico of the time.
08:35Number 23, Matando Cabos.
08:37What I don't understand is why I had to fuck the degenerate.
08:42What I don't understand is why you had to fuck the degenerate.
08:45Dude, I didn't fuck him.
08:47So what? Does he work in underwear or what?
08:49Mexican black comedy directed by Alejandro Lozano, the plot follows Jaque and Mudo, two friends who are involved in a series of absurd and chaotic situations after the failed attempt to kidnap their boss, the feared businessman Oscar Cabos.
09:05The film mixes elements of action and comedy, with extravagant characters having an irreverent style and absurd humor.
09:15Don't ask me.
09:19Despite some criticism of its artistic execution, Matando Cabos has earned a cult status among fans of Mexican cinema, being remembered for its overflowing energy and its ability to make both the casual viewer and the most demanding cinephile laugh.
09:36Number 22, Veneno para las hadas.
09:46Jajajajajajajajaja
09:52Considered a classic of Mexican horror cinema, this film by the Duke of Horror, Carlos Enrique Taboada, tells the story of two girls, Veronica and Flavia.
10:02The first, raised with superstitions, is obsessed with the world of black magic and convinces her new friend that she is a true witch.
10:11The film stands out not only for its tense atmosphere and disturbing portrait of childhood,
10:17but also for its innovative focus of terror, since it never directly shows supernatural elements.
10:23The legacy of poison for fairies lies in how it explores the power of child's imagination and psychological fear.
10:31I can do everything, come at night, enter through the window and take it away.
10:37Number 21, The King of the Neighborhood
10:40Well, I'll tell you, her name was Maria Candelaria, she fell in love with him, come on,
10:46I'm going to make you throw yourself with the lamp, well.
10:49Starring the legendary Germán Valdés, the film follows the life of Tintán, a man who has a double life,
10:57during the day he is a humble railway worker and at night the leader of a gang of thieves
11:02who scam millionaire women to then support the people of his neighborhood,
11:06making him a kind of modern Robin Hood.
11:10The legacy of The King of the Neighborhood is significant,
11:13since it helped to cement the figure of El Pachuco that popularized Tintán,
11:17a character who made a subtle social criticism of modernity and the cultural clashes between Mexico and the United States.
11:25This film, along with others of Tintán's career, is considered a classic that represents a picara comedy, but with heart.
11:33My daughter is very bad and I need money anyway.
11:36Yes, but not here, Carmelita, come on, I'm going to take her home.
11:42But what do I do with this?
11:44Don't worry, I'll pay for it, come on.
11:46Number 20, We the Nobles
11:49We open the list with one of the Latin films with the most viewers,
11:53which was even considered the most box office Mexican film of all time.
11:59Directed by Gary Alashraki and written by Adrian Zurita and Patricio Saiz,
12:05this Mexican comedy is inspired by The Great Skull by Adolfo Torrado,
12:10which had already been taken to the cinema in 1949 by Luis Buñuel.
12:15Don Ramiro's money has just been completely lost.
12:21It's about Germán Noble, a manipulative and powerful businessman
12:25who decides to pretend to be broke to teach his three frivolous and useless children a lesson.
12:31Have you seen this?
12:33We are counting on my children.
12:36Those kids need a hard hand.
12:38Number 19, El Violín
12:40The first opera by the filmmaker Francisco Vargas won more than 55 awards at national and international festivals,
12:49such as the Morelia Festival, San Sebastián, Huelva and Sao Paulo.
12:53This Mexican film tells the story of the octogenarian Plutarco, his son Genaro and his grandson Lucio,
12:59who lead a double life, because in addition to being rural and peasant musicians,
13:04they participate in the guerrilla that plans to rise up in arms against the government.
13:09What's that?
13:10It's my violin.
13:13Keep it there.
13:17When the guerrillas are forced to flee the army, leaving their ammunition behind,
13:22Don Plutarco Hidalgo will use his inoffensive appearance as an old musician
13:27to recover the weapons hidden in his corn plot,
13:31captivating the army captain with his music.
13:36Number 18, Hueros
13:39Directed by Alonso Ruiz Palacios, Hueros is a black and white feature film that shows us the journey of shadow
13:46in his incessant search for his musical idol.
13:50Hueros is one of the most important figures in the history of Mexican music,
13:55and it is one of the reasons why it is so popular.
13:59And who are we going to look for?
14:01Epic Menio Cruz
14:02And who is that?
14:08Set during the UNAM strikes between 1999 and 2000,
14:13this comedic-dramatic road movie is a story of friends, but above all of ideals,
14:19in which each of their characters is a hero,
14:24is a story of friends, but above all of ideals,
14:27in which each of their characters has their own internal journey of personal development.
14:32The search for this legend that once made Bob Dylan cry,
14:36will culminate with a meeting full of nostalgia and a list of unresolved questions.
14:41We've been through here, man.
14:49Number 17, The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales
14:53Considered by film experts as the only black comedy film filmed in the country,
14:58The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales is considered one of the best Mexican films of all time.
15:05Directed by Rogelio Antonio González,
15:07the film tells the story of a taxidermist with a difficult marriage that will lead him to change his life forever.
15:23The resounding success that the film had at the time is attributed to the excellent performances of its protagonists.
15:45Number 16, El
15:47Based on a novel by writer Mercedes Pinto,
15:51El is one of the masterpieces of the great Luis Buñuel.
15:55The impact of the film was such that Alfred Hitchcock himself
16:00paid homage to it by producing similar scenes in the film Vertigo.
16:05Honey, come here.
16:19The feature film was recorded in just three weeks,
16:22and although it was initially a failure,
16:24today it is considered one of the great masterpieces of Buñuel.
16:29Let me go!
16:33Let me go!
16:36Number 15, Nazarín
16:38Continuing with Buñuel,
16:40we have this Mexican dramatic film based on the homonymous novel of Benito Pérez Galdós.
16:45This is about a humble priest who lives a life based on Christian charity,
16:51helping the needy who live around the mason of Chanfa.
16:56I'm sorry.
16:57And another one here.
16:59I should have stabbed him deep.
17:01Now that I didn't kill her, I would miss her soon.
17:04He is forced to leave the place after defending a prostitute
17:08who causes a fire in the mason.
17:10Along the way, his actions, determined by his concept of Christian charity,
17:15will cause a series of conflicts.
17:18Who are you looking for?
17:20You, whore, and the renegade.
17:22The one who is not a sultan, showing bad habits.
17:25Number 14, Vámonos con Pancho Villa
17:27Considered by many as one of the masterpieces of Mexican classical cinema
17:32and as part of the trilogy about the Mexican Revolution
17:35of one of the most influential directors of the golden age, Fernando Fuentes,
17:40Vámonos con Pancho Villa is based on the homonymous novel of Rafael Felipe Muñoz.
17:45If Adelita wanted to be my wife,
17:49If Adelita were my wife,
17:53I would buy you a wedding dress.
17:56For this purpose, he took advantage of a government subsidy
17:59that allowed the construction of new cinematographic studios
18:03with the best technology of the time.
18:06Go see Colonel Vega, the payer.
18:09He has orders to serve you.
18:11At your command, General.
18:13Number 13, Ahí está el detalle
18:16Considered the best comedy starring Mario Moreno Cantinflas,
18:22and as a model for many movies of the golden age in the following years to its premiere.
18:27Don't you realize I'm the husband?
18:29What husband?
18:30Your husband.
18:31My husband?
18:32Don't say those things that maybe you are hearing and my reputation.
18:36It is also remembered for including real events of the year 1925.
18:41Despite being held years before the Mexican Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences existed,
18:48Ahí está el detalle always occupies an important place in the best Mexican movies.
18:54You, my lord, I am nothing of yours.
18:57Well, with the name of Cantinflas, you have spent your whole life violating the law.
19:01And do you think I didn't know?
19:03What law?
19:04All the laws.
19:05Did you give me time?
19:06Your time was running out.
19:07Number 12, El infierno
19:09As a criticism of the government in office,
19:12El infierno showed through black humor the economic crisis.
19:17El mundo del narcotráfico, la corrupción y la violencia que aquejaba al país durante la época.
19:23Look what I brought you.
19:24Thinking of you, I bought your television so you could watch soap operas.
19:27And forget about this fucking reality.
19:29The film, directed by Luis Estrada, tells the story of Beni,
19:33a recently deported Mexican who is forced to join the cartel of the kings
19:38to be able to save his family from misery.
19:41Finding in the world of drug trafficking a thriving prosperity
19:45but accompanied by many violent difficulties.
19:48Be careful.
19:50This business leaves a lot of money, but there are also many temptations.
19:56Number 11, Y tu mamá también
19:59Winner of the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Film in 2002,
20:06this film by Alfonso Cuarón tells the story of two young men, Julio and Tenoch,
20:11who at the age of 17 and with skin hormones,
20:14embark on a road trip in search of new experiences.
20:18Three, pop, kill poetry.
20:20Four, a touch of the day, the key to joy.
20:22Five, you won't fall for the old woman of another charolaster.
20:25On this trip, accompanied by the attractive Luisa,
20:28they will learn things about life, friendship, sex and themselves.
20:32The feature film is remembered, among other things,
20:35for the controversy that caused the kiss between its protagonists
20:38and for showing the reality and the imaginary of Mexican youth.
20:51Number 10, Roma.
20:53Continuing with the works of Alfonso Cuarón,
20:55we come to the winner of the Best Foreign Film Award
20:59in the 91st edition of the Oscars.
21:02Set in the early 1970s,
21:05the film is a fiction that narrates the life of a middle-class family
21:09and Cleo, his domestic worker.
21:21Cuarón based the script on his own childhood memories
21:24and on Lirivo, the domestic worker of his own house,
21:27who raised him and to whom he dedicated the film.
21:31It became the second non-English speaking film
21:34with more nominations to the Oscar from El Tigre y el Dragón in 2000.
21:39Likewise, it is the first film in Spanish
21:42and the first Mexican film to compete for the Oscar to the Best Film.
21:52Number 9, El Ángel Exterminador.
21:54Another work of the master Luis Buñuel,
21:57this film tries to show in a satirical way
22:00the hidden truths of the high bourgeoisie.
22:03Based on an idea of the Spanish writer and playwright José Bergamín,
22:07this film received the award of the International Federation of Cinematographic Press,
22:12of the International Critics' Association
22:14and of the International Film Festival of Cannes 1962.
22:28In the 1963 Bodil Awards,
22:31the film won the Bodil Award to the Best Non-European Film.
22:35Not for nothing, the New York Times has it listed as one of the best films of all time.
22:42In fact, Woody Allen makes a reference to it in his 2011 film Midnight in Paris.
22:58Number 8, Escuela de Vagabundos.
23:00Evidently, Pedro Infante couldn't be left out of this top.
23:04In this film, he plays the role of José Alberto Medina,
23:08a musician who, after suffering an inconvenience with his car during a road trip,
23:12finds himself at the home of the Valverde family.
23:22This film is on the list of the 100 best films of Mexican cinema,
23:26according to the opinion of 25 critics and film specialists in Mexico,
23:30published by the magazine Somos in July 1994.
23:46Number 7, Como Agua para Chocolate.
23:49Based on the homonymous book of Laura Esquivel,
23:52Ariel tells a love story set in Mexico at the beginning of the 20th century,
23:57and revolves around food as a metaphor for the emotions of the characters.
24:02Como Agua para Chocolate is undoubtedly one of the best-known Mexican films,
24:07occupying an important place among the best productions in the country.
24:12It was nominated for multiple awards such as Goya and BAFTA,
24:16and was the winner of 10 Ariel Awards,
24:18including Best Film, Best Direction and Best Main Interpretations.
24:33Number 6, La Ley de Herodes.
24:35Directed by Luis Estrada, La Ley de Herodes is a satirical comedy about political corruption in Mexico.
24:49It is the first film of the unofficial tetralogy directed by Luis Estrada,
24:54with a critical intention to the Mexican government,
24:57followed by a wonderful world, the aforementioned hell,
25:01the perfect dictatorship and long live Mexico.
25:04The film was not well seen by the authorities in charge of the cinematographic diffusion in Mexico.
25:10Even so, it managed to get to the top of the list.
25:14Those things don't happen in my party.
25:16Who knows?
25:18Although in politics everything is worth it, sir.
25:21Be careful.
25:23See you later.
25:25Take care, bro.
25:27Bye.
25:44Number 5, Red Sunrise.
25:46This drama by director Jorge Fons narrates the events of the slaughter of Tlatelolco,
25:51which occurred on October 2, 1968.
26:05Although the facts had been mentioned superficially in previous productions,
26:10the film stood out for being the first to speak openly about the 1968 movement in Mexico
26:17and to focus its plot on said historical episode in a time with limited freedom of expression.
26:23Stop being rebellious.
26:28In the office they are saying a lot of things.
26:32Oh, dad, what things?
26:34The film has been awarded different awards,
26:37including 11 Ariel Awards and 9 Coral Awards.
26:42What did you say?
26:44I'm here, you son of a bitch!
26:49Number 4, The Fauna Labyrinth.
27:08This Spanish-Mexican fantasy drama won 6 Oscar nominations,
27:12of which it won half.
27:1411 Ariel Awards, among many other awards and nominations.
27:18It was the most box office film ever shot in Spanish.
27:22Until it was not accepted for revisions, it was snatched the title in 2013.
27:28And you have chosen well,
27:31Your Highness.
27:34Well, Your Highness.
27:37Come to my side
27:39and sit with your father,
27:42who has waited so long for you.
27:49Number 3, Macario.
27:51This film directed by Roberto Gabaldon
27:54is set in the 18th century during the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
27:59Based and adapted from a novel by Bruno Traven,
28:02the film narrates Macario's relationship with death
28:05on the eve of the Day of the Dead.
28:09You have invited me, you have given me your company
28:12and you have even made me laugh a little.
28:15So I'm in debt to you and I'm going to pay you back.
28:18Macario won numerous awards at recognized film festivals.
28:22It has a privileged position in the box office of Mexican films
28:26and was the first Mexican film to be nominated for the Oscar
28:30for Best Foreign Film.
28:32My flame, where is it? Let me see it.
28:43It's fading.
28:45Number 2, The Forgotten.
28:47Luis Buñuel continues in this top,
28:50reaching the top with this film
28:53which is considered as a cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO.
28:57Addressing the social and tragic drama of a marginal neighborhood
29:00of Mexico in the 20th century,
29:02it manages to reflect a raw and metaphorical reality
29:05to the spectators both local and international.
29:09Who has a cigarette?
29:10I don't.
29:11Me neither.
29:12What about you, Pedro?
29:13We only smoke weed.
29:15Neither cigarettes nor quinto, bro.
29:17How do you know that I was drunk?
29:19The skill and imagination of Buñuel
29:22made him get the award for Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival
29:26and that the film was the winner of 10 Ariel Awards.
29:30Well, well, with Meche,
29:32the natural smell is the best.
29:35It's a pity that God has deprived me of the sight.
29:40She must be pretty like an angel,
29:42but mischievous like a little devil.
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29:54Very well, let's go to the end.
29:57Number 1. Amores Perros.
29:59We reached the end of the countdown
30:01with the first film of the genius Alejandro González Iñárritu.
30:14Together with 21 Gramos and Babel,
30:16he forms the so-called Death Trilogy
30:19and internationally catapulted the career of its protagonist,
30:23the actor Gael García Bernal.
30:37The three films are based on several sub-narrations
30:40that share the same incident.
30:43It raised a total of 95 million Mexican pesos,
30:47thus becoming the fifth most box office Mexican film at the time
30:52and marking what would be considered
30:54the new beginning of Mexican cinematography.
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31:07What is your favorite Mexican film?
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