Papa hires a "boyfriend" to indulge her in her fantasies of old-fashioned romance.
A couple suffers through slander and jealousy to maintain their love for one another.
Frente al destino
Desperate because of his son's illness, the peasant Eufemio steals a pearl from the image of Santa Lucía in the village church.
A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...
Immediate delivery recounts the misadventures of Feliciano Callosum (Cantinflas), a postman who is recruited by the secret counterintelligence service (called XU-777 secret agency), and must uncover an international conspiracy.
After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves unable to depart... and, over the next few days, all of their elaborate societal pretenses and façades deteriorate as they are reduced to living like animals.
A sort of meta riff on Alexandre Dumas fils' novel The Lady of the Camellias (La Dame aux Camélias or Camille) here in Mexican melodrama form involving the doomed love of a bullfighter and a beautiful but ailing actress/courtesan.
In 1920s Mexico, the candidates being chosen to succeed the current president, El Caudillo, find themselves at his mercy as he will resort to anything to accomplish his will, including kidnapping, betrayal, and murder.
A stranded ship. A man and two boys go to its rescue - uncle Arturo and his two nephews. The ship is empty, except for a little girl - the only survivor.
Tired of struggling, Lilia, played by Sara Montiel, moves to the city to live with her aunt, a former actress. There she strives to become a singer and meets Raul a singer, played by Agustin Lara, who helps her succeed.
Lágrimas de amor
A poor little girl slips in a circus one day and sees a puppets' show. Later she returns to the empty circus looking for a fairy she was fascinated by.
Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.
A single, hard-working, girl looks to improve her situation by becoming a "kept woman". In doing so, she turns away from church and family, thereby violating the mandates of both God and Man.
During a long train trip, the Police has discovered jewelries in the personal bag of an actress, but she turns out to be innocent.