Direction: Luis Alcoriza

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Luis Alcoriza. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Pearl of Tlayucan

1962 · Movie · 105 min. · Mexico

Direction Luis Alcoriza

Cast Julio Aldama · Norma Angélica · Jorge Martínez de Hoyos · Andrés Soler

Plot In order to pay for medicine for his sick son, a father in a poor Mexican village steals a valuable pearl from the local church.

7.2

114 votes

7.2

114 votes

7.1

62 votes

The Shark Hunters

1963 · Movie · 100 min. · Mexico

Direction Luis Alcoriza

Cast Julio Aldama · Dacia González · Tito Junco · Amanda del Llano

Plot Aurelio is a shark fisherman who works on the coast of Tabasco, Mexico. He works hard and sends money to his wife and children that live in Mexico City. He...

7.1

152 votes

7.1

152 votes

Always Further On

1965 · Movie · 105 min. · Mexico

Direction Luis Alcoriza

Cast Ignacio López Tarso · Jaime Fernández · Aurora Clavel · Eric del Castillo

Plot A worker of the Mexican Indigenist Institute tries to help the Tarahumara Indians to protect and keep their lands, but he must face corrupt landowners and politicians.

7.0

78 votes

7.0

78 votes

Presage

1974 · Movie · 118 min. · Mexico

6.6

48 votes

6.6

48 votes

Mecanica Nacional (National Mechanics)

1971 · Movie · 104 min. · Mexico

Direction Luis Alcoriza

Cast Manolo Fábregas · Lucha Villa · Héctor Suárez · Sara García

Plot A wacky comedy tinged with violence, MECANICA NACIONAL centers around an important car race. As aficionados drive in from all over the country, the highways become more dangerous and chaotic...

6.6

194 votes

6.6

194 votes

Life Is Most Important

1987 · Movie · 113 min. · Mexico

6.4

39 votes

6.4

39 votes

Las fuerzas vivas

1975 · Movie · 103 min. · Mexico

5.7

31 votes

5.7

31 votes

Terror y encajes negros

1985 · Movie · 95 min. · Mexico

5.4

65 votes

5.4

65 votes

5.1

410 votes

4.6

35 votes

Juego peligroso

1967 · Movie · 94 min. · Mexico

Direction Luis Alcoriza · Arturo Ripstein

Cast Silvia Pinal · Julissa · Milton Rodríguez · Leonardo Villar

Plot Two stories set in Río de Janeiro. The first one (HO) is about a man who picks up a couple of newlyweds on the highway to Río. The couple's car...

4.6

24 votes

4.6

24 votes

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Young People

1961 · Movie · 100 min. · Mexico

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El amor es un juego extraño

1983 · Movie · 90 min. · Mexico

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A paso de cojo

1978 · Movie · 132 min. · Mexico

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