Miguel Manzano Movies

Producer, director and projectionist watch an assortment of musical numbers and brainstorm about framing narrative that could contain them all.

In rural Mexico, a psychic finds herself caught between warring families while competing with her closest friend for the same man's affections.

A young artist's affair with a married woman destroys her family. Twenty-odd years later, her two daughters fall into his orbit.

Unscrupulous boss frames an employee for a robbery so he can make time with the guy's sister.

Set in the 1820s; an unhappy love affair and some family problems drive a young gentleman to banditry.

Safe-cracker sets up a gangster rival to get arrested; after some unrelated adventures, that guy escapes from jail and pays him back.

Amateur boxer turns pro, dealing meanwhile with an eventful personal life.

Humble craftsman runs afoul of a rich girl's father and ends up in prison; the ill-fated romance has repercussions over the course of twenty-odd...

Left alone after her mother runs off with another man and her father kills himself, Elena attempts to make a new life for herself in a new city....

Public-works engineer entrusted with a big project faces problems in his home life and conflicts with a corrupt local businessman.

Masked horseman avenges the deaths of family members and resolves questions about a contested inheritance. One of four in a series ("Relampago").

Seminary students interrupts his studies for a final vacation in the real world and finds it difficult to break his worldly bonds in preparation for...

Revolutionist and Army General compete for a woman

College student enters the pro wrestling circuit, hoping to find out who killed his father. Third of four in a series.

This is the story of a gambler whose mistress is the wife of a renowned philanthropist. The gambler himself is cheating on his mistress with another...

A gang member is attracted to a beautiful young woman, but approaching her only causes problems that will be difficult to solve.

Her stepfather rapes her and she runs away to home. After that, she's exploited by a series of men, and...

María Antonia, Beatriz and Leonor are three classmates who are anxiously awaiting the celebration of their 15th birthday. However, each of...