Laura Almela

Amores Perros (2000)

Thought provokingEmotionalViolentDisturbing

A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man. Their lives are catapulted into unforeseen situations instigated by the seemingly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro González Iñárritu
CAST:  Gael García Bernal  •  Vanessa Bauche  •  Goya Toledo  •  Álvaro Guerrero

A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man. Their lives are catapulted into unforeseen situations instigated by the seemingly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro González Iñárritu
CAST:  Gael García Bernal  •  Vanessa Bauche  •  Goya Toledo  •  Álvaro Guerrero

Sex, Shame & Tears (1999)

A comedic drama featuring two couples and two old friends in Mexico City. Tomas visits Carlos and Ana, while Miguel and Andrea are joined by Maria. The presence of guests triggers lust, rejection, infidelities, reconciliation and other consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Serrano
CAST:  Demián Bichir  •  Cecilia Suárez  •  Susana Zabaleta  •  Jorge Salinas

A comedic drama featuring two couples and two old friends in Mexico City. Tomas visits Carlos and Ana, while Miguel and Andrea are joined by Maria. The presence of guests triggers lust, rejection, infidelities, reconciliation and other consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Serrano
CAST:  Demián Bichir  •  Cecilia Suárez  •  Susana Zabaleta  •  Jorge Salinas

El brassier de Emma (2007)

It was the year of 1962 when I turned 12 and my breasts began to grow. Cecilia, my sister, went to study in Paris, I was left alone with my parents and their problems. I discovered that the breasts made men and women crazy, while mine began to draw the attention of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maryse Sistach
CAST:  Ximena Ayala  •  Arcelia Ramírez  •  Sofía Espinosa  •  Marco Antonio Treviño

It was the year of 1962 when I turned 12 and my breasts began to grow. Cecilia, my sister, went to study in Paris, I was left alone with my parents and their problems. I discovered that the breasts made men and women crazy, while mine began to draw the attention of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maryse Sistach
CAST:  Ximena Ayala  •  Arcelia Ramírez  •  Sofía Espinosa  •  Marco Antonio Treviño

Poison for the Fairies (1986)

In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradually become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Enrique Taboada
CAST:  Ana Patricia Rojo  •  Elsa Maria Gutierrez  •  Leonor Llausás  •  Carmela Stein

In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradually become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Enrique Taboada
CAST:  Ana Patricia Rojo  •  Elsa Maria Gutierrez  •  Leonor Llausás  •  Carmela Stein

Güeros (2015)

Set amidst the 1999 student strikes in Mexico City, this coming-of-age tale finds two brothers venturing through the city in a sentimental search for an aging legendary musician. Shot in black-and-white, Güeros brims with youthful exuberance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alonso Ruizpalacios
CAST:  Tenoch Huerta Mejía  •  Leonardo Ortizgris  •  Sebastián Aguirre  •  Ilse Salas

Set amidst the 1999 student strikes in Mexico City, this coming-of-age tale finds two brothers venturing through the city in a sentimental search for an aging legendary musician. Shot in black-and-white, Güeros brims with youthful exuberance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alonso Ruizpalacios
CAST:  Tenoch Huerta Mejía  •  Leonardo Ortizgris  •  Sebastián Aguirre  •  Ilse Salas

Open Cage (2014)

The economy has collapsed. In a universe of moral and economic impoverishment, we find Flavia, a spoiled teenager with artistic aspirations that are somewhat frustrated when she is not accepted at the University. Her neighbor Martin, a mature man with rigid ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Zunino
CAST:  Sofía Espinosa  •  Juan Carlos Colombo  •  Harold Torres  •  Susana Salazar

The economy has collapsed. In a universe of moral and economic impoverishment, we find Flavia, a spoiled teenager with artistic aspirations that are somewhat frustrated when she is not accepted at the University. Her neighbor Martin, a mature man with rigid ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Zunino
CAST:  Sofía Espinosa  •  Juan Carlos Colombo  •  Harold Torres  •  Susana Salazar