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THE ONE & ONLY WEBSITE AND PODCAST DEDICATED TO MEXICAN GENRE FILMS OF THE PAST


Tambo (1991)
If there’s one thing I’ve learned, is that watching too many action movies will make people do crazy things. In the case of Infancia...
Armando Hernandez
Jul 29


Obsesion De Matar (1992)
On a radio talk show with psychiatrist Dr. Nora (Nora Torrero) , she discusses Matricide with another psychiatrist. They give reasons of...
Armando Hernandez
Jul 10


La Huella De Un Asesino (1991)
One time I was checking out my email spam folder and received an email with no subject and the body simply read: “OyE bRo, EstO ES Un...
Armando Hernandez
May 29


38 Especial (1992)
Praying, Sinning, Robbing, Raping, Shooting, & Stabbing. A lot of things happen in a big city. Some good, some bad. Mostly bad though. In...
Armando Hernandez
May 29


Yo Te Amo Catalina (1986)
An unseen person enters a taxi late at night. The Kinks’ Lola plays inside the car and suddenly the taxi driver is stabbed with a large...
Armando Hernandez
May 13


El Monje Loco (1984)
Somewhere in a small village in Mexico, El Monje Loco (aka "The Mad Monk") walks around looking ghoulish with his black robe and...
Armando Hernandez
Apr 15


Okey, Mister Pancho (1981)
In the book “La India Maria: Mexploitation & The Films of María Elena Velasco” by Seraina Rohrer , she mentions that all La India Maria ...
Armando Hernandez
Feb 27


Mujeres Infieles (1993)
Webster Dictionary’s definition for “Infidelity” is: “the act or fact of having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone other...
Armando Hernandez
Feb 16


Muerte En La Playa (1991)
A naked man is murdered in a bed, Sonia Infante , looking thicker than a bowl of oatmeal—swims topless in her big pool, and Rodolfo De...
Armando Hernandez
Feb 13


Machos (1990)
In almost every single film from director Enrique Gomez Vadillo , there’s always a young & muscular guy that is completely shirtless for...
Armando Hernandez
Feb 13


El Chico Temido De La Vecindad (1989)
During the day, Pepe (Raul Buenfil) is hanging out happily & carefree with his close buddies. They watch a neighbor girl showering...
Armando Hernandez
Feb 13


Playa Prohibida (1985)
The beach was an obvious setting for the films of Enrique Gomez Vadillo . Vadillo’s first film set in a beach was Verano Salvaje —filmed...
Armando Hernandez
Feb 13


Verano Salvaje (1980)
During the 1960’s, Enrique Gomez Vadillo began his career in the theater through some relatives of his and he immediately became...
Armando Hernandez
Feb 13


Angeles Infernales (1992)
Angeles Infernales (aka "Infernal Angels") begins with a gang of cross-dressers driving in an old yellow convertible. They enter a store...
Armando Hernandez
Feb 9


Sembradores Del Crimen (1994)
People will often ask me “what exactly is a trash-mex movie?” , “what is trash-mex?”, or “why call your site trash-mex” ? Well it’s all...
Armando Hernandez
Feb 9


Invocacion Satanica (1988)
Invocacion Satanica (aka "Satanic Invocation") opens with a cemetery in sunny Los Angeles. We get shots of the tombstones while spooky...
Armando Hernandez
Feb 6


Vacaciones Sangrientas (1986)
Vacaciones Sangrientas plays out very simply like any other slasher movie from the 80’s. A group of young adults head out to the woods...
Armando Hernandez
Feb 2


Herencia Diabolica (1993)
Also featured on Trash-Mex Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/trashmexpodcast/1770147/ In 1999, I was fresh into the 4th grade and killer...
Armando Hernandez
Feb 1


El Profeta Mimi (1973)
By day, Angel Peñafiel or "Mimi" (Ignacio Lopez Tarso) sits outside of his apartment building typing letters for people in the...
Armando Hernandez
Feb 1


Ladrones De Tumbas (1989)
The opening credits song of Ladrones De Tumbas (aka "Grave Robbers") is a latin hymn & a prayer going along with it. It all sounds so...
Armando Hernandez
Jan 30
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