The best Mexican films of the 1990s
The top 3 according to 427 votes from people: Homework (1990) · Danzón (1991) · Like Water for Chocolate (1992). (Updated Nov 25, 2020.)
From Danzón and Love in the Time of Hysteria to Like Water for Chocolate, Cronos, Deep Crimson and Herod's Law: the New Mexican Cinema films that changed the decade, according to Kavolta.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 14
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1
Homework (1990)
Jaime Humberto Hermosillo. A woman films a meeting with her ex on a hidden camera.
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2
Danzón (1991)
María Novaro. María Rojo as a switchboard operator looking for her dance partner in Veracruz.
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3
Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Alfonso Arau. Tita cooks her feelings, from Laura Esquivel's novel. Ten Ariel awards.
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4
Cronos (1993)
Guillermo del Toro. An antiques dealer and a device that grants eternal life. His debut.
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5
Love in the Time of Hysteria (1991)
Alfonso Cuarón. His debut, shot by Emmanuel Lubezki.
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6
Elisa antes del fin del mundo (1997)
Juan Antonio de la Riva. A girl and the 1994 economic crisis.
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7
Deep Crimson (1996)
Arturo Ripstein. The Lonely Hearts killers in 1940s Mexico.
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8
No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)
Arturo Ripstein. Fernando Luján waits for his pension, from García Márquez.
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9
Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman (1996)
Sabina Berman and Isabelle Tardán. A woman and a lover obsessed with Villa.
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10
Salón México (1996)
José Luis García Agraz. A remake of Emilio Fernández's classic.
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11
Sex, Shame and Tears (1999)
Antonio Serrano. Two couples in crisis; a box-office record with 27 weeks in cinemas.
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12
A Sweet Scent of Death (1998)
Gabriel Retes. A murder in a village, from Guillermo Arriaga's novel.
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13
Herod's Law (1999)
Luis Estrada. Damián Alcázar as a PRI mayor in a forgotten village.
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14
Gimme the Power (1999)
Fernando Sariñana. A filmmaker fed up with being mugged in Mexico City.
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Comments (3)
La ley de Herodes debería estar más arriba, sigue igual de vigente jajaja
Sexo, pudor y lágrimas la vi en el cine con mis papás y fue la situación más incómoda de mi adolescencia 😂
Faltó Cabeza de Vaca, pero Danzón y Profundo carmesí bien puestas.