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


The Top 10 Best & Must-See Mexican Horror Films (ATTE: Trash-Mex)
Mexican-made Horror films originate in the 1930’s with La Llorona (1933) and El Fantasma Del Convento (1934) . These 2 stunning & creepy...

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3 days ago


"Con Tu Vida Me Respondes": The Top 10 Best Films Based on Corridos
Corridos have been around since the 19th century and they began as ballads for revolutionaries & bandits and then much later switched...

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Jun 8


Entre Hierba, Polvo y Plomo (1984)
When a film begins with a pregnant woman being slashed to death by a creep in a cowboy hat, then you know for sure its gonna be a wild...

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Jun 8


La Venganza De Maria (1983)
For as long as corridos have been around (since the Mexican Revolution to be exact) , there have been many composed about revolutionary...

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Jun 8


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...

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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...

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May 29


Muertes Violentas (1990)
Let’s face it, folks. We’re all going to die someday. Hopefully in very much old age & in natural causes—not violently and under strange...

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May 25


Armas De Fuego (1992)
Armas De Fuego (aka "Firearms")  tells the story of 3 kids named Gilberto (Michael Marte) , Narcizo (Guillermo Ivan) , and Nora (Angie...

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May 25


Esclava Del Deseo (1968)
After a big robbery goes awry & a woman is killed, sleazy criminal Bronco hides out in a secluded Acapulco home with a gorgeous woman...

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May 20


Santo Sundays at The Frida Cinema
Trash-Mex is proud to collaborate with Permanencia Voluntaria Archivo Cinematográfico  for a special screening series of Mexican icon “El...

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May 15


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...

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May 13


"Punk Nunca Murio, No Mas Lo Olvidaste": Must-See Mexican Punk Films
As I revisit last summer's blu-ray release of Intrepidos Punks/La Venganza De Los Punks from Vinegar Syndrome, it made me think about...

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Apr 26


Los Funerales Del Terror (1990)
Have you ever known an individual that you just loathed so much because they’re so awful? An individual that is so selfish, rude,...

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Apr 20


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...

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Apr 15


Combate Salvaje (1988)
During the late 1970’s and all throughout the 1980’s, movies about Vietnam war vets were being made and the movies were often dramas of...

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Apr 15


Los Sanguinarios (1988)
A sleazy gang are out & about riding in their Kawasaki Ninja & Honda Hurricane motorcycles looking for people to mess with. They begin...

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Mar 29


La Perra De La Frontera (1993)
There are movies you watch and you see the potential it had at being something pretty good, but then suddenly you realize despite all...

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Mar 29


La Suburban Diabolica (1998)
One year after the events in La Suburban Del Diablo , Avelino makes a comeback in a sequel! Almost everyone from the first movie comes...

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Mar 20


La Suburban Del Diablo (1997)
After being gunned down by the police, drug trafficker Avelino Valencia (Juan Manuel Azcona) drives away to an abandoned monastery where...

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Mar 20


Trash-Mex Podcast episode 9 "Las Bellas De Trash-Mex: Isela Vega & Angelica Chain"
Trash-Mex Podcast episode 9 “ Las Bellas De Trash-Mex: Isela Vega & Angelica Chain " is now available to listen on all your preferred...

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Mar 17
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