José Emilio Pacheco Movies

A plague is spreading through 16th century Mexico, and the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church is rooting out Jews, for they are believed to be...

After having his genitals brutally mutilated during childhood, a man must face prejudice and himself.

A Romanian aristocrat retreats to a desert isle with his wife and servants on the eve of World War II.

A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of...

When a man appears in her life, a young woman of traditional manners who lives with her godmother suffers a deep and unusual transformation.

The story runs in the 1940s Mexico City. A schoolboy (Carlos) falls in love with his best friend's mother (Mariana). Carlos is impressed because this...

When an 11-year-old boy becomes mesmerized by his friend's mother in the late 1950s, he will try to navigate the impulses of desire at a young age.

In his film debut Ritter is sent to investigate miners being killed and their mines confiscated. The culprit is Evans and after Tex joins the gang,...

Businessman hires a stand-in to pass as the father of his mistress' children.

Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and dreams collide in a small Mexican town.

Three stories: A young man disobeys his aunt by not killing a cat. An orphan boy, in love with his cousin, is fond of war novels, imagining himself...

A short directed by Hilda Soriano, based on José Emilio Pacheco's story.

Documentary about life and works Salvador Elizondo, a Mexican writer regarded as one of the creators of the most influential cult noirè,...

Documentary about a Mexico City prison, notorious for holding political prisoners and for civil rights abuses committed there.