Movies by Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Herod's Law

Herod's Law

In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession. A naive janitor is recruited to become the new mayor, and he believes he will modernize the little town and usher in a reign of peace. But the system corrupts him very quickly, and he takes to abusing his power while associating with an unscrupulous assortment of opportunists, hypocrites and criminals.

Oceans

Oceans

An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.

Murder in Three Acts

Murder in Three Acts

In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.

Hardcase

Hardcase

A man thought-dead comes home to find that his wife has sold their ranch and married a Mexican revolutionary.

Treasure of the Amazon

Treasure of the Amazon

An adventurer and his buddies race a former Nazi and others to diamonds in the South American jungle.

Everything In Vain

Everything In Vain

Gunfighters kill all family members of farmer brothers Mario and Fernando Almada, after the tragic event, they seek revenge.

Longitud de Guerra

Longitud de Guerra

Based on the novel Tomochic by Heriberto Frías; tells the story of the rebellion of the inhabitants of the village of Tomochi, Chihuahua, against the government of Porfirio Diaz in 1891. Mexico's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1976.

Murder at El Meneo

Murder at El Meneo

In this crime parody, two fumbling detectives try to solve a murder without getting murdered, seduced, or outwitted in the process.

A Home of Our Own

A Home of Our Own

The story of Father William Wasson, who founded and operated a home for abandoned and orphaned children in Mexico.

Killer by Night

Killer by Night

A doctor trying to fight a diphtheria epidemic comes into conflict with a police captain who is using all his resources to track down a cop-killer.

Ke arteko egunak

Ke arteko egunak

One day, Pedro Sansinenea left family, friends and country, an environment that drowned him. Twenty years later he returns to the Basque Country for several reasons, where he finds old hatreds, new conflicts and even a dramatic love story.

La soldadera

La soldadera

While waiting for a train which will take them on their honeymoon, two newlyweds, Juan and Lázara, are separated by a federal army commander who is going around enlisting men to fight against the revolutionaries. Traveling with the troops, Lázara follows Juan until he dies in a battle against the Villistas. From that moment on, the young woman's fate will be in the hands of whoever happens to win the latest contest, an uncertain fate for someone whose only wish is for a home of her own.

Romelia's Secret

Romelia's Secret

The way three different generations of women view virginity and the mystery that a love story hides.

Mariana Mariana

Mariana Mariana

The story runs in the 1940s Mexico City. A schoolboy (Carlos) falls in love with his best friend's mother (Mariana). Carlos is impressed because this family is not like the ordinary mexican families of the time, because they have many expensive American things, although they are not rich. The drama begins when Carlos gets out of school to go to declare his love to Mariana, and is discovered by his teachers.

The Snitch Cartel

The Snitch Cartel

The real life story of Andres Lopez Lopez aka "Frecita" during his years involved with the Colombian Cartel aka "Cartel Norte del Valle"

Violent Stories

Violent Stories

Five surreal short stories make up this Mexican anthology film.

Matar es fácil

Matar es fácil

Among Delia, a socialite, and Jorge a bohemian cabaret pianist, begins a relationship that ends in tragedy.

La casta divina

La casta divina

Chronicle Caste War in Yucatan held in the nineteenth century, where the land and the people were the property of the landowners, who called themselves " divine caste ". On one hand, General Salvador Alvarado organized the revolution; on the other, the landowners hire Colonel Ortiz Argumedo to organized the defense of their autonomy. Don Wilfrido, one of the masters, do not hesitate to send his son to fight to maintain their wealth and privileges.

The Flight of the Stork

The Flight of the Stork

An erotic model has three lovers, one of them is the father of her child. Which of the three will be?

Primero el dólar

Primero el dólar

In a spectacular manhunt, a band of outlaws race cross-country with a million dollars and a newly married couple. A dramatic story of greed and sexual passion for the possession of a large fortune and the love of a brave and beautiful woman.