Mexico’s film industry has a rich and fascinating history.

Throughout history, Mexico has produced some exceptional films, but only a precious few are a true must-watch.

For seven decades, the PRI political party stayed in power in Mexico, often through acts of corruption.

Blended image showing characters from Herod’s Law, Pan’s Labyrinth, and Amores Perros

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There, the local priest accuses them of being Communist students and mobilizes the townspeople to lynch them.

No matter the times,Canoa: A Shameful Memorywill sadly forever remain a timely watch.

No matter the times, it will sadly forever remain a timely watch.

Damián Alcázar, Joaquín Cosío, and Tony Dalton talking in a room full of guns in ‘Hell’ (‘El Infierno’)

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Politician (Damián Alcázar) speaking in the Mexican House of Representatives in ‘Herod’s Law’

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An angry mob in Canoa: A Shameful Memory Group

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Cleo holding a child while looking out a window in Roma (2018)

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One of the main characters of “Amores Perros”, sitting on the street with his dogs

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Three boys in The Young and the Damned.

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Y tu mamá también (2001) characters on the beach

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Ofelia looking scared at the foot of a hallway in Pan’s Labyrinth

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Death stands in a cave surrounded by mist and candles in Macario.

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