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"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...
Armando Hernandez
Jun 8, 2025


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...
Armando Hernandez
Jun 8, 2025


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...
Armando Hernandez
Jun 8, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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...
Armando Hernandez
May 25, 2025


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...
Armando Hernandez
May 25, 2025


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...
Armando Hernandez
May 20, 2025


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...
Armando Hernandez
May 15, 2025


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, 2025


"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...
Armando Hernandez
Apr 26, 2025


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,...
Armando Hernandez
Apr 20, 2025


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, 2025


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...
Armando Hernandez
Apr 15, 2025


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...
Armando Hernandez
Mar 29, 2025


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...
Armando Hernandez
Mar 29, 2025


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...
Armando Hernandez
Mar 20, 2025


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...
Armando Hernandez
Mar 20, 2025


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...
Armando Hernandez
Mar 17, 2025


Noche De Fieras (1990)
Have you ever watched a film expecting it to be a certain way, but it turned out to be something completely different instead? Have you...
Armando Hernandez
Mar 15, 2025
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