Movies by Jaime Fernández

A Bullet for the General

A Bullet for the General

El Chuncho's bandits rob arms from a train, intending to sell the weapons to Elias' revolutionaries. They are helped by one of the passengers, Bill Tate, and allow him to join them, unware of his true intentions.

Santo vs. the Vampire Women

Santo vs. the Vampire Women

A professor recruits a professional wrestler to protect his daughter from vampires intent on kidnapping her and marrying her to the devil.

Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power

Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power

The Blue Demon faces a murderous satanic hypnotist.

Santo vs. the Zombies

Santo vs. the Zombies

Masked luchador "Santo" fights against an evil doctor and his zombie army.

The Bricklayers

The Bricklayers

When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.

Soledad's Shawl

Soledad's Shawl

Alberto Robles, a young doctor, is faced with the decision to surrender to a life full of comforts and luxuries or to continue dedicating himself body and soul to serving those who need it most.

Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe

An English slave trader is marooned on a remote tropical island, forced to fend for himself and deal with crushing loneliness.

Calibre 44

Calibre 44

The film tells the story of two twins separated in childhood who reunite when they are older. One of them has grown between outlaws and has become one of them, a murderous bandit who frightens the region. The other has grown, without knowing it, in exactly the ranch of the man who murdered his father and has become the loving foreman of the farmer's daughter, now deceased.

The River and Death

The River and Death

A useless and bloody vendetta has been going on for ages between two families in this Mexican village. Men, sons, have killed each other for generations, for a so-called conception of honor in a revenge that never ends since it is also triggered by people of the village. Now, today, there are only two sons left, one in each family. One has become a doctor in the big city and his culture is modern. The other last one - of the other family - hasn't left the village and is waiting for the doctor to come "home" as he plans to kill him, to settle...

Tarahumara (Further and farther)

Tarahumara (Further and farther)

An anthropologist goes to the mountains to study the problems of the indigenous people and finds out that they are being dispossessed of their lands.

Stripping and Dying

Stripping and Dying

A sex killer is on the loose.

Massacre

Massacre

Lawmen and their captured gunrunners take refuge at a deserted mission to fend off attacking Indians. Western.

Rebellion of the Hanged

Rebellion of the Hanged

A peasant who works in a mahogany camp in the Mexican jungles with his family is disgusted with the miserable living conditions imposed upon himself and his co-workers, the peasant finally spearheads a revolt against the sadistic bosses.

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.

Las chivas rayadas

Las chivas rayadas

The comical misadventures of two brothers who are part of the local soccer team and their family.

Los fenómenos del fútbol

Los fenómenos del fútbol

Working class family owns a restaurant: one brother's a rising star in local soccer, one's a priest/semi-pro boxer, sister's an aspiring ranchera singer and the other brother's a waterboy at the stadium.

Noches violentas

Noches violentas

A police commander is framed for murder and he must find the real killer.

Zonga, el ángel diabólico

Zonga, el ángel diabólico

Visiting Medical Researcher gets involved with a cult Priestess somewhere deep in the jungle.

The Son of Gabino Barrera

The Son of Gabino Barrera

Gabino's son tries to find out why his father was murdered.

The Iron Mask

The Iron Mask

A rancher living alone must deal with a vampire.