sábado, 22 de enero de 2011
El Cholo (2006)
Director Christian Gonzalez
Starring: Angelica Soler, Carlos Cardan, Claudia Bernal, Gerardo Albarran
Also starring: Hector Reynoso
Gerardo Albarran and Claudia Bernal star in this action film about a man who is much more than he appears. "El Sheik" makes his living selling tacos, but when a woman who loves him is in danger, he sheds his humble exterior to join a gang to save her life.
Traffic
| Directed by | Steven Soderbergh |
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| Produced by | Laura Bickford Edward Zwick Marshall Herskovitz |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Gaghan |
| Story by | Simon Moore (miniseries) |
| Starring | Michael Douglas Don Cheadle Benicio del Toro Luis Guzmán Dennis Quaid Catherine Zeta-Jones D.W. Moffett Jacob Vargas Miguel Ferrer Erika Christensen Steven Bauer Clifton Collins, Jr. Topher Grace |
| Music by | Cliff Martinez |
| Cinematography | Peter Andrews |
| Editing by | Stephen Mirrione |
| Studio | Bedford Falls Productions Compulsion Inc. Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) Splendid Medien AG USA Films |
| Distributed by | USA Films |
| Release date(s) | December 27, 2000 |
| Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Spanish |
| Budget | $46 million |
| Gross revenue | $207,515,725 |
A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is an addict
A modern day look at America's war on drugs told through four separate stories that are connected in one way or another. A conservative politician who's just been appointed as the US drug czar learns that his daughter is a drug addict. A trophy wife struggles to save her husband's drug business, while two DEA agents protect a witness with inside knowledge of the spouse's business. In Mexico, a corrupt, yet dedicated cop struggles with his conscience when he learns that his new boss may not be the anti-drug official he made himself out to be.
Cholo Macizo
- Actors: Sergio Mayer, Miguel Angel Rodriguez
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
- Language: Spanish
- Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Rated: R (Restricted)
- Studio: Latin Media
- DVD Release Date: September 27, 2005
- Run Time: 90 minute
Cholo Destiny
Original title: Destino Cholo
Director:
Eduardo MartínezCountry:
MexicoLanguage:
SpanishRelease Date:
2002 (Mexico) See more »Filming Locations:
MexicoThe action crime film Destino Cholo tells the tale of Santana, a drug-dealer who attempts to make one last deal in order to have enough money to raise his children in peace. When the deal goes wrong, his family ends up murdered. Vowing revenge, Santana agrees to act as an undercover agent for the police in order to bring down his enemies
viernes, 21 de enero de 2011
“Down for Life” (2010)
| Directed by | Alan Jacobs |
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| Produced by | Scott Alvarez |
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| Cinematography | Dana Gonzales |
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| Release date(s) | September 12, 2009 (TIFF) October 2010 (United States) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Down for Life is a 2010 American dramatic film directed by Alan Jacobs based on the true story of a 15-year old Latino gang leader in Watts, Los Angeles. The story follows one day in her life as she struggles to break away from her gang. Made in cinéma vérité style, the film stars many local teens, with veteran actors such as Danny Glover, Laz Alonso, Kate del Castillo, and Snoop Dogg in supporting roles. Down for Life focuses on the gritty reality of gang life and the racial tension surrounding it. Ultimately, the film’s message is one of hope to those in tough circumstances while shedding light on a pressing social issue.
The film spans one day in the life of Anjelica Soto, aka “Rascal” (played by Los Angeles native Jessica Romero), a 15-year old Latino gang leader in Watts, as she struggles to survive. Surrounded by escalating violence and racial tensions, Rascal realizes her days in the gang are numbered. Encouraged by her English teacher (Danny Glover) to apply for a writing program in Iowa, Rascal hopes to use the material from her life to write her way out of Watts. The forces around Rascal thrust her into a deadly cycle of violence that seems almost impossible to escape. To leave, she will have to make the dangerous decision to renounce her loyalty to the gang.
Walk Proud (1979)
Director:
Robert E. CollinsWriter:
Evan HunterCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 November 1979 (Denmark) See more »Also Known As:
Gururla yürü See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Zoot Suit (1981)
Director:
Luis ValdezWriter:
Luis Valdez (play)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
January 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Chicanos StoryA kind of musical accompanying the story of the early 1940's and the effect that the "zoot suit" (a man's suit of long jacket and pegged pants, always worn with a long keychain that looped almost to the ankle.... the rebellious fashion of young men) had on the morals and attitudes of the people of that era
Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends
El polaquito (2003)
Director:
Juan Carlos DesanzoCountry:
ArgentinaLanguage:
SpanishRelease Date:
9 October 2003 (Argentina) See more »Filming Locations:
Buenos Aires, Federal District, ArgentinaAt age 13, a street kid known as "El Polaquito" makes lis living mostly by singing tangos (originally sung by his namesake, the singer "El Polaco") on Buenos Aires commuter trains. He falls in love with a 16 year old prostitute, also working for the Mafia controlling child exploitation in one of Argentina's busiest train stations. He tries to rescue her from this cruel life with no future. But to do so, he must confront the ruthless adult gang leaders, as well as the young kids who protect them, believing that this Mafia is truly their only option. The story is supposedly based on a true story, which happened, and was discovered in Argentina in the late 90s, early 2000s
Livin The Life
Director:
Alex MunozKata has lived her first fifteen years believing that, although she has an amazing ancestry, the only thing that lies in her future is a broken heart, the symbol of the Ninth Street Gang. She and her lifelong friend Ana are two of the toughest members of their gang, fearing nothing but the loss of each other. Car-jacking, fights, and running from the cops are a daily routine as the girls fight to protect their territory and their reputation. Performing as "Outrageous Chaos" in local dance contests provides their only relief, but each night they must return home to the sad reality of their lives
Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)
| Directed by | Allison Anders |
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| Written by | Allison Anders |
| Starring | Angel Aviles Seidy López Jacob Vargas |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Release date(s) | May 21, 1993 (Cannes Film Festival) July 15, 1994 (U.S.) March 24, 1995 (UK) |
| Running time | 92 mins. |
| Country |  United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Mi Vida Loca tells the story of young Mexican-American women in Los Angeles and the struggles they have in a life of gangs, drugs, and personal betrayal. Mousie (Seidy López) and Sad Girl (Angel Aviles) are best friends from childhood, growing up in gang-infested Echo Park and remaining loyal to each other. But when Sad Girl sleeps with Mousie's boyfriend (a drug dealer who is killed) and becomes pregnant, their friendship is ruptured. As the violence of their neighborhood erupts around them, they must try to stay together as friends despite their betrayals. This is an unforgiving look at a world where women seem to have no choice but to raise their children, deal drugs, and survive by whatever means available.
Around late 2009 it was announced that the film would be followed by a sequel titled, "Smile Now Cry Later", which is currently in development. Angel Aviles and Seidy López will reprise their roles as Sad Girl and Mousie. The film will once again be directed by Anders.
Barrabas
Director: Giuliano Salvatore
Guión: Giuliano Salvatore
Executive Producción: Jose Ernesto Martinez
Direction of Photography: Virginia Fernandez
Camarógrafo: Jose Gayo
Sound engineer: Danny Rojas
Assembly: Carolina Aular, Jonás R.G, Ana Maria Reyes.
Producing companies: Jemd Films, the Audio-visual Cooperative cell With the Financing of: Independent National center of Cinematography CNAC
Original Music: Kenneth Zambrano. Graphical design: Carlos Zerpa.
Guión: Giuliano Salvatore
Executive Producción: Jose Ernesto Martinez
Direction of Photography: Virginia Fernandez
Camarógrafo: Jose Gayo
Sound engineer: Danny Rojas
Assembly: Carolina Aular, Jonás R.G, Ana Maria Reyes.
Producing companies: Jemd Films, the Audio-visual Cooperative cell With the Financing of: Independent National center of Cinematography CNAC
Original Music: Kenneth Zambrano. Graphical design: Carlos Zerpa.
Mountain Rafael Toro (Little scamp) is, to his seventy and two years, a writer with more than three decades of experience in Literature and the media. At the same time he is cultor popular, lecturer and social worker, workings that have been worth him their designation like Cultural Patrimony of the Guárico State, Venezuela. Nevertheless, most of the people they know it for other reasons: during the Sixties it was, for mass media and the State, the public enemy number one. Innumerable robberies, escapes, and a murder turned it, in the pages of newspapers, a “monster”. And Serrano Toro paid sentence for that reason: twenty-seven years, of which it fulfilled seventeen until, in 1977, it was pardoned by good behavior. From his liberation, Little scamp has dedicated itself to settle a debt that contracted with the society. Nevertheless, to date, the society has not tried to do the same, and the debt that the country has with him follows effective and without paying itself.
Back in the Hood: Gang War 2 (TV 2004)
Director:
Marc LevinDocumentary
A Discovery Channel documentary that goes deep inside the ruthless Latino gangs of Oakland California amidst a violent gang war between Oakland's three major Latino gangs.
Street Dog 2 (perro Callejero 2)
- Director: Gilberto Gazcon
- Genre: Drama
- Movie Type: Urban Drama, Crime Drama
- Themes: Starting Over, Street Gangs, Down on Their Luck
- Main Cast: Valentin Trujillo, Erick del Castillo, Blanca Guerra, Sergio Goyri
- Release Year: 1980
- Country: MX
- Run Time: 120 minutes
Plot
The gritty Mexican drama Perro Callejero concerns a young orphan who has been raised in the meanest, poorest streets of Mexico. During the course of the film he is lucky enough to find gainful employment, but his environment and its effect on him makes it harder and harder for him to better himself. ~ Perry Seibert, RoviCast
- Valentin Trujillo
- Erick del Castillo
- Blanca Guerra
- Sergio Goyri
Credit
Gilberto Gazcon - Director, Gilberto Gazcon - Screenwriter
miércoles, 19 de enero de 2011
Boulevard Nights (1979)
Director:
Michael PressmanTwo brothers ... the street was their playground and their battleground
Everything happens on the boulevard - and the boulevard happens at night.
Prision of women 1988
This venezuelan movie tells more or less the story of every jail in the world. In this case a womens jail. There live all the vile characters among some innocents, and take place any kind of situations. The Director Carlos Lopez (not Carlos Gonzalez) made an acceptable job, the producer was Carlos Stevani, edition of Freddy Lopez, photography Raul Delgado, Executive Producer Arnaldo Limansky, music of Guillermo Carrasco, the screen play was made by Zoe Ducos and Jose Gabriel Nunez, make up by Marcos Gonzalez, and the hair stylist was Cecilia Gallegos, and casting by Zoe Ducos. The actresses in sequence order were: Zamira Segura - Lula Bertucci - Aura Rivas (made a fine character) - Nacky Guttman - Francis Rueda (great) - Zoe Ducos (very fine performance) - Romelia Aguero - Maria Escalona (very good also) - Vilma Otazo. With the special appear of Barbara Mosquera and Edgar Serrano, Luis Colmenares. I should say is a good attempt and approach to show all the cruelty and injustice that take place in jails where the law of the stronger reigns. This movie was released in 1988 in VHS. There are also other venezuelan movies in the social line. I shall recommend "Yo soy un delincuente" , " El Reincidente" , "El Atentado". For those who like strong emotions don't miss it.
Sangrador
Director:
Leonardo HenríquezMaximiliano is a decent man who has fallen in with a gang of thieves. But after three mysterious women tell him that he will never die at the hand of another man, Maximiliano falls prey to his own arrogance and insecurities, and begins to doubt the wisdom of his leader, Duran. Maximiliano's wife plants the notion in her husband's mind that he would be better off without Duran, and Maximiliano plans to take the life of his one-time friend. A free version of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
El Reincidente: I Am a Delinquent 2
Writer:
Rodolfo SantanaSecond part of I am a delinquent, Continues the criminal life of Ramon Antonio Brizuela
Blood and Tears (1999)
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