Foreign Language Film Submissions from Mexico to the Academy Awards to Compete for an Oscar Nomination or Win in the Best International Feature Film Category
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- DirectorTatiana HuezoStarsGuillermo VillegasMayra BatallaTeresa SánchezLife in a town at war seen through the eyes of three young girls on the path to adolescence.94th ACADEMY AWARDS (2021) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorFernando FriasStarsJuan Daniel García TreviñoEmily May JampelLeonardo ÁvilaIn Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.93rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2020/21) ▒▒▒▒ Status: shortlisted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorLila AvilésStarsGabriela CartolAgustina QuinciTeresa SánchezA look at the working environment of a chambermaid in one of Mexico City's most luxurious hotels.92nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2019) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsYalitza AparicioMarina de TaviraDiego Cortina AutreyA year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.91st ACADEMY AWARDS (2018) ████ Status: won
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorTatiana HuezoThe emotional journeys of two women victimized by corruption and injustice in Mexico and of the love, dignity and resistance that allowed them to survive.90th ACADEMY AWARDS (2017) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJonás CuarónStarsGael García BernalJeffrey Dean MorganAlondra HidalgoA group of people trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States encounter a racist man who has taken border patrol duties into his own hands.89th ACADEMY AWARDS (2016) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorGabriel RipsteinStarsTim RothKristyan FerrerMónica Del CarmenArnulfo Rubio smuggles weapons for a deadly Mexican cartel. ATF agent Hank Harris attempts to apprehend him, but gets kidnapped by Rubio, instead. Rubio takes him to his bosses, but during the 600-mile-long drive, they slowly befriend.88th ACADEMY AWARDS (2015) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSebastian del AmoStarsÓscar JaenadaMichael ImperioliIlse SalasThe untold story of Mexico's greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time, from his humble origins on the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood.87th ACADEMY AWARDS (2014) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAmat EscalanteStarsArmando EspitiaAndrea VergaraLinda GonzálezHeli must try and protect his young family when his 12-year-old sister inadvertently involves them in the brutal drug world. He must battle against the drug cartel that have been angered as well as the corrupt police force.86th ACADEMY AWARDS (2013) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMichel FrancoStarsTessa IaHernán MendozaGonzalo Vega Jr.Alejandra and her dad Roberto have just moved to town. She is new at school, he has a new job. Starting over is sometimes complicated when you have left so much behind.85th ACADEMY AWARDS (2012) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorGerardo NaranjoStarsStephanie SigmanNoé HernándezIrene AzuelaAfter entering a beauty contest in Tijuana, a young woman witnesses drug-related murders and is forced to do the gang's bidding.84th ACADEMY AWARDS (2011) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsJavier BardemMaricel ÁlvarezHanaa BouchaibA man dying of cancer tries his best to leave the world on his own terms.83rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2010) ▓▓▓▓ Status: nominated
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorCarlos CarreraStarsAna de la RegueraAsur ZagadaMarco PérezThe true story of the border town of Juarez, Mexico where since the mid-1990s thousands of women have gone missing or turned up as sun-burnt corpses in the desert. Can new police captain Blanca Bravo stop the savagery?82nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2009) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRoberto SneiderStarsAna Claudia TalancónDaniel Giménez CachoJosé María de TaviraSet in 1930's in Puebla, Mexico, a young woman finds herself in an arranged marriage to a prominent politician (Andres Ascencio). As his career progresses, she finds it more difficult to remain a loyal, loving wife.81st ACADEMY AWARDS (2008) ▒▒▒▒ Status: shortlisted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorCarlos ReygadasStarsCornelio WallMiriam ToewsMaria PankratzIn a Mennonite community in Mexico, a father's faith is tested when he falls in love with a new woman.80th ACADEMY AWARDS (2007) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi LópezIn the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.79th ACADEMY AWARDS (2006) ▓▓▓▓ Status: nominated
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorGustavo LozaStarsCarmen MauraHéctor SuárezVanessa BaucheThree separate stories of children from different places seeking to find their missing fathers.78th ACADEMY AWARDS (2005) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorLuis MandokiStarsCarlos PadillaLeonor VarelaXuna PrimusA young boy, in an effort to have a normal childhood in 1980's El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life as he desperately tries to avoid the war which is raging all around him.77th ACADEMY AWARDS (2004) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorIsaac-Pierre RacineAgustí VillarongaLydia ZimmermannStarsDaniel Giménez CachoCarmen BeatoZóltán JózanAro Tolbukhin is a hungarian inmigrant that sets fire to seven people in an infirmary in a Mission in Guatemala, the movie traces back to see what made him do it, from his arrival in Guatemala to his childhood in Hungary.76th ACADEMY AWARDS (2003) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorCarlos CarreraStarsGael García BernalAna Claudia TalancónSancho GraciaPolitics and sexual passions threaten to corrupt a young, newly-ordained priest in a small Mexican town.75th ACADEMY AWARDS (2002) ▓▓▓▓ Status: nominated
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMarisa SistachStarsXimena AyalaNancy GutiérrezArcelia RamírezThe history of friendship of two females teenagers and how it's cracked up by misinformation about sexual education and violence against women.74th ACADEMY AWARDS (2001) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsEmilio EchevarríaGael García BernalGoya ToledoAn amateur dog fighter, a supermodel, and a derelict assassin, all separately struggling to find love, find their lives transformed by a devastating car wreck in Mexico City.73rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2000) ▓▓▓▓ Status: nominated
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorArturo RipsteinStarsFernando LujánMarisa ParedesSalma HayekEvery Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.72nd ACADEMY AWARDS (1999) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorCarlos CarreraStarsBlanca GuerraMario ZaragozaDaniel AcuñaIn 1930s Mexico, a young boy falls in love with his elementary-school teacher.71st ACADEMY AWARDS (1998) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorArturo RipsteinStarsRegina OrozcoDaniel Giménez CachoSherlynThe life of a man who preys on unsuspecting women for a living is changed when he finds an accomplice in the woman who loves and controls him.70th ACADEMY AWARDS (1997) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSabina BermanIsabelle TardánStarsDiana BrachoArturo RíosJesús OchoaGina (Diana Bracho) is a modern business woman in her late forties, she has a lover named Adrian, who she sees once in a while just to have sex; they are both atracted to the historic figure of Pancho Villa, while he admires his power, she admires his virility. As Gina helps Adrian (who is a journalist) to write a book about Pancho Villa, she discovers the similarity between Villa's relation to women to that of Adrian and hers. She gets sick of only having sex, and when she decides to get married with him and have a baby, he escapes to buy cigarrettes and gets lost for three months. Gina forgets about him and gets a new boyfriend (half the age she is), and when Adrian tries to get her back and she refuses him and humiliates him, the one and only Pancho Villa appears as his machista conscience ready to do anything to get Gina back.69th ACADEMY AWARDS (1996) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJorge FonsStarsErnesto Gómez CruzMaría RojoSalma HayekThe lives of men and women living on Callejón de los Milagros in Mexico City.68th ACADEMY AWARDS (1995) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorArturo RipsteinStarsErnesto LaguardiaJulieta EgurrolaBlanca GuerraThe film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family. But destiny has other plans for the Boteros and tragedy will overcome eventually.67th ACADEMY AWARDS (1994) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsFederico LuppiRon PerlmanClaudio BrookA mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.66th ACADEMY AWARDS (1993) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAlfonso ArauStarsMarco LeonardiLumi CavazosRegina TornéWhen tradition prevents her from marrying the man she loves, a young woman discovers she has a unique talent for cooking.65th ACADEMY AWARDS (1992) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJaime Humberto HermosilloStarsMaría RojoJosé AlonsoA middle agend woman asks an old boyfriend to her home. He thinks its only for casual sex, she is planning something else and she is taping in on video.64th ACADEMY AWARDS (1991) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorNicolás EchevarríaStarsJuan DiegoDaniel Giménez CachoRoberto SosaA handful of survivors from a disastrous 1528 Spanish expedition to Florida journey across the coast until they reach Mexico.63rd ACADEMY AWARDS (1990) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorServando GonzálezStarsDavid ReynosoGerardo ZepedaEnrique Lucero61st ACADEMY AWARDS (1988) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorLuis AlcorizaStarsGonzalo VegaErnesto Gómez CruzMaría RojoCandelario is a wanderer who arrives to Don Lázaro's hacienda. He soon proves to be a good worker full of ideas and gives new life to the decadent hacienda. He also attract the attention of Don Lázaro's wife Chabela.60th ACADEMY AWARDS (1987) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorArturo RipsteinStarsErnesto Gómez CruzBlanca GuerraAlejandro ParodiPoor Dionisio finds himself as recipient of the good fortune, but soon he forgets that everything that goes up also has to go down, and that in the depressing nothingness of his town it is easy to die.59th ACADEMY AWARDS (1986) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorPaul LeducStarsOfelia MedinaJuan José GurrolaMax KerlowThe most prominent female painter of Latin America, Frida Kahlo, is agonizing in her Coyoacán home. She evokes memories of her childhood, of the streetcar accident that caused her terrible pain and affliction, her friendship with Trotsky and painter Alfaro Siqueiros, her marriage to Diego Rivera, her miscarriage, her political commitment, her love affairs and the anticipated exhibition of her works.58th ACADEMY AWARDS (1985) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRuy GuerraStarsIrene PapasClaudia OhanaMichael LonsdaleWhile Erendira, a beautiful teenage girl, has a surreal mystical vision, her grandmother's house catches on fire and burns to the ground. Her grandmother holds Erendira responsible and, in order to extract restitution from the girl, forces her into prostitution. Erendira's surreal mystical experiences continue while her grandmother grows rich from exploiting her.56th ACADEMY AWARDS (1983) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAlfonso ArauStarsAlfonso ArauBlanca GuerraPedro Damián54th ACADEMY AWARDS (1981) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorArturo RipsteinStarsRoberto CoboFernando SolerLucha VillaFamily honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and the dreams of whores collide in a Mexican town. Rich, elderly Don Alejo is poised to sell the town for a profit, needing only to buy a whorehouse to own all the buildings and close the deal. It's owned by a man and his daughter: Manuelita is gay, aging, afraid; he cross-dresses and entertains as a flamenco dancer; he wants to sell and leave. His daughter wants to stay. The return of Pancho complicates things: he's a hothead Alejo tries to control and he scared Manuelita the year before. Things come to a head as Pancho breaks Alejo's hold on him, then flirts and dances with Manuelita and finds himself at risk of being called a "maricón".51st ACADEMY AWARDS (1978) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRafael CorkidiStarsPablo CorkidiMaría de la Luz ZendejasJorge Humberto RoblesThe controversial, sexy, surreal story of a messenger and his journey and encounters with many historical events and people like Auschwitz, the Ku Klux Klan, Frida Kahlo, Cortés and Emiliano Zapata (as a beautiful woman!).50th ACADEMY AWARDS (1977) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorGonzalo Martínez OrtegaStarsBruno ReyNarciso BusquetsPedro Armendáriz Jr.In 1886 the residents of a town in Chihuahua reject the abuses of the authorities and the army.49th ACADEMY AWARDS (1976) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMiguel LittinStarsGian Maria VolontèDiana BrachoClaudio ObregónIt is 1925 and working conditions in Chile are abysmal. The miners of Marusia go on strike, but the mine owners and the Government use the Chilean Army crush them.48th ACADEMY AWARDS (1975) ▓▓▓▓ Status: nominated
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAlfonso ArauStarsAlfonso ArauPancho CórdovaVirma GonzálezA humble peasant is mistaken by a federal government inspector in a small town.47th ACADEMY AWARDS (1974) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorPaul LeducStarsClaudio ObregónEduardo López RojasErnesto Gómez CruzA dramatization of John Reed's newspaper accounts of the Mexican Revolution. Considered the first real film in Mexican cinema to be made on the Mexican Revolution.46th ACADEMY AWARDS (1973) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAlejandro JodorowskyStarsAlejandro JodorowskyBrontis JodorowskyJosé LegarretaA mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters.44th ACADEMY AWARDS (1971) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAbel SalazarStarsLuis AragónSandra BoydIsmael Camacho40th ACADEMY AWARDS (1967) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorServando GonzálezStarsJosé Elías MorenoDavid ReynosoJorge Martínez de HoyosA man recently estranged from his wife is in charge of setting a new rail line across the desert in difficult conditions. Things are further complicated when his 'sheltered' son arrives wanting to reconnect.39th ACADEMY AWARDS (1966) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorLuis AlcorizaStarsIgnacio López TarsoJaime FernándezAurora ClavelA worker of the Mexican Indigenist Institute tries to help the Tarahumara Indians to protect and keep their lands, but he must face corrupt landowners and politicians.38th ACADEMY AWARDS (1965) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsIgnacio López TarsoAlida ValliSusana CabreraA dumb homeless finds a 10,000 pesos bill, with it he pretends to buy a child of his own, unfortunately everybody around him try to steal it, tragedy will come soon.36th ACADEMY AWARDS (1963) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorLuis AlcorizaStarsJulio AldamaNorma AngélicaAndrés SolerA man becomes a thief out of desperation. If his identity becomes known, his neighbors might lynch him. The only friendly face in town is the local priest.35th ACADEMY AWARDS (1962) ▓▓▓▓ Status: nominated
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsToshirô MifuneColumba DomínguezFlor SilvestreAnimas Trujano is a colorful but irresponsible Indian in a small Mexican village. He hopes above all things someday to be chosen mayordomio of his village, a place of great honor usually conferred upon the wealthiest and most respected citizens. Animas has a loyal wife, but cheats on her and gambles away every cent they raise. Chances arise for Animas to turn over a new leaf and even hope realistically for the honor of mayordomio. But will Animas behave responsibly enough to take advantage of these opportunities?34th ACADEMY AWARDS (1961) ▓▓▓▓ Status: nominated
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsIgnacio López TarsoPina PellicerEnrique LuceroPoor and hungry peasant Macario wishes to have a good meal for All Saint's Day. After his wife cooks him a turkey he has three apparitions: The Devil, God, and the Death.33rd ACADEMY AWARDS (1960) ▓▓▓▓ Status: nominated
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsFrancisco RabalMarga LópezRita MacedoA priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but many others do not return the favor.32nd ACADEMY AWARDS (1959) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorCarlos VeloStarsLuis ProcunaConsuelo ProcunaÁngel ProcunaThe life of the famed Mexican bullfighter Luis Procuna, from his boyhood through his training and the triumphs that followed as Procuna rose to the peak of his profession.30th ACADEMY AWARDS (1957) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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