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Seduction (1981) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
La seducción
other title: Víctima de la seducción / La seducción
The story of two women, a mother and her daughter, who during the Cristero War set traps for government soldiers passing by their house, using seduction that was never consummated. The idea was to deceive the soldiers by making them feel safe, then hand them over, almost with their hands tied, to the Cristero guerrillas. But then one of the women, the daughter, truly falls in love with one of the soldiers, allows herself to be seduced by him, and then tries to save him, only to be killed, in the circumstances, by the soldier himself.
Lecumberri, the Dark Palace (1977) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Lecumberri: El palacio negro
other title: Lecumberri: El palacio negro / Lecumberri, el palacio negro
The Lecumberri Penitentiary was one of the most notorious prisons in 20th-century Mexico, known for the notorious inmates who were held there and the appalling living conditions inside. This documentary records daily life in the prison shortly before its closure.
Memories of the Future (1969) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Los recuerdos del porvenir
other title: Los recuerdos del porvenir
A story where the Cristero Rebellion creates a story of love, passion, and betrayal. When the Federal Rosas and his lover arrive in a town, a local woman feels strangely attracted to him. The woman will surrender under the pretext that the population is liberated when in reality she wants to consummate the passion that ignites her.