Julio Alejandro Movies

As a young woman, Tristana is orphaned and taken under the guardianship of Don Lope, a respected member of the community, who takes advantage of his...

Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit her aging uncle, Don Jaime. He supports her; but...

After hiding a murderer, a Catholic priest is forced into self-exile and decides to embark on a pilgrimage through the Mexican countryside.

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...

Gone several years, the brooding Alejandro returns to the hacienda of his foster sister, Catalina, whom he loves, to find her married to the wealthy...

"Nazarín is a Quixote of the priesthood " "Among the films I have made in Mexico, Nazarin is one that I prefer." "As inexplicable as the...

Ghosts and premonitions; a married woman discovers the true love of her life while being plagued with supernatural phenomena relating to her imminent...

Three episodes. Faith: a woman is attacked. Hope: a fakir is crucified. Charity: a woman faces bureaucracy.

Luisa is a small-town girl who works in the bakery of the widower Don Albino. Luisa dreams of marrying and loves children. Just as Don Albino shows...

A beautiful gypsy named Yesenia has no set path in life. During a caravan trip she meets Osvaldo who is enrolled in the militia, they both fall in...

Timid, browbeaten salaryman becomes famous author overnight.

1913: A young woman is raped by a priest and turns away from the Church as a result of the experience. 1924: She now is the owner of an expensive...

On their anniversary, a lomg-married couple reminisce about the history of their marriage

Family with young-adult children returns to Mexico after many years in Spain.

A writer is given custody of his editor's daughter after she is orphaned. Once she grows up, they become romantically involved.

A young and innocent girl is betrayed by the man whom she loves and has to become a prostitute because her family rejects her.

Arnulfo is a man weaving baskets. Remedios has given birth in front of the house of a woman and her aid, but the village is spread the word that the...

The family of a dying man celebrates his wake while the man is still alive, showing their darker, selfish ambitions and trying to take the best part...

A man without identity/citizenship papers is stuck in the no-man's-land between two countries.

Pops is dismissed from his banking job for embezzlement, and his family have to adjust to a more modest lifestyle.