Miss Bala (
2019) | IMDb:
5.8
Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength.
Starring:
Gina Rodriguez
,
Ismael Cruz Córdova
,
Aislinn Derbez
,
Matt Lauria
,
Damián Alcázar
,
Ricardo Abarca
Cesar Chavez (
2014) | IMDb:
6.4
A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Chronicling the birth of a modern American labour movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labour organiser torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but soft-spoken, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to working people.
Starring:
Michael Peña
,
Rosario Dawson
,
America Ferrera
,
Jacob Vargas
,
Gabriel Mann
,
Lisa Brenner
Directed by:
Diego Luna
Get the Gringo (
2012) | IMDb:
6.9
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
Starring:
Mel Gibson
,
Kevin Hernandez
,
Daniel Giménez Cacho
,
Peter Stormare
,
Jesús Ochoa
,
Roberto Sosa
The Matador (
2005) | IMDb:
6.7
The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane existence that he takes to surprisingly well … once he gets acclimated to it.
Man on Fire (
2004) | IMDb:
7.7
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Dakota Fanning
,
Christopher Walken
,
Radha Mitchell
,
Marc Anthony
,
Giancarlo Giannini
Salvador (
1986) | IMDb:
7.4
In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.