9 Films & TV Shows Set In Mexico During The 1900s
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Dance of the Forty One
Ciudad de México The 1900sMexico City, November 1901. The police raid a private home where a secret party is being held. Among those attending is the son-in-law of President Porfirio Díaz.
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From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
🇲🇽 Mexico The 1910s The 1900sNarrowly escaping death, outlaw Johnny Madrid is on the run from the hangman, with the hangman's sensuous daughter Esmeralda by his side. Along with Madrid's gang, Johnny and Esmeralda embark on an adventure filled with colorful and unsavory characters who lead them straight into the fight of their lives!
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Henequen
🇲🇽 Mexico The 1900sThis historical drama, set in 1905, depicts the difficult plight of Korean henequen field laborers in Mexico. The story follows the love between the daughter of an aristocratic family fallen on hard times, and the son of a butcher.
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Like Water for Chocolate
🇲🇽 Mexico The 1900sIn Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion. — Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.
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Big Jake
🇲🇽 Mexico Texas The 1900sThey wanted gold. They gave them lead instead! — An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.
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The Valley of Gwangi
🇲🇽 Mexico The 1900sCowboys Battle Monsters in the Lost World of Forbidden Valley. — A turn of the century wild west show struggling to make a living in Mexico comes into the possession of a tiny prehistoric horse. This leads to an expedition to the Forbidden Valley where they discover living dinosaurs. They capture one and take it back to be put on display, leading to inevitable mayhem.
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María Candelaria
Ciudad de México The 1900sA young journalist asks an old artist about the portrait of a naked Indian woman that he has in his study. The artist tells the story of Maria Candelaria, a young Indian woman who was rejected by her own people for being the daughter of a prostitute. She is protected by a young Indian man, Lorenzo Rafael, who has fallen in love with her.
