Direction: Francisco Vargas

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


The Violin (El violín)

2005 · Movie · 98 min. · Mexico

Direction Francisco Vargas

Cast Ángel Tavira · Dagoberto Gama · Fermín Martínez · Gerardo Taracena

Synopsis Set in a small Mexican village during the uprisings of the seventies, the film portrays the tensions between the peasants and military in the Guerrero region. Shot in stunning black and white and unfolding with a dreamlike languor, it transcends...

7.3

1K votes

7.3

1K votes

Tijuana (TV Series)

2019 · Series · 45 min. · Mexico

Direction Hammudi Al-Rahmoun Font · Clara Roquet · Francisco Vargas · Daniel Posada

Cast Damián Alcázar · Tamara Vallarta · Rolf Petersen · Claudette Mallé

Synopsis Local news reporters uncover a conspiracy after a Mexican presidential candidate is gunned down in the streets of Tijuana.

6.2

41 votes

6.2

41 votes

Tierra caliente... Se mueren los que la mueven

2004 · Documentary · 50 min. · Mexico

Direction Francisco Vargas

Synopsis Tierra Caliente… The Best Ones Are Passing Away Don Ángel Tavira: 82 years old, still tireless, a violin virtuoso with a missing right hand. Today, he’s determined to preserve an art in extinction: the music of his homeland, la Tierra...

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El violín (S)

2005 · Movie · 30 min. · Mexico

Direction Francisco Vargas

Cast Ángel Tavira

Synopsis An old fiddler risks everything he owns for the sake of an ideal and for his loved ones

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