Jorge Vélez

Family life of a widowed father with four teenaged and young-adult children.

A gangster melodrama set in the slums of Mexico City, following the criminal exploits of a fur smuggler and his attraction to an innocent but determined young woman.

A 1940 film directed by Boris Maicon.

Young woman's father, with the help of the boyfriend he prefers for her, spreads a rumor that the guy she likes better was already married.

The Dressel family owns a prosperous hardware store in the city. The business is managed by Mrs. Dressel, a strict widow who has two sons: Federico and Rodolfo. Federico falls in love with the singer Magdalena and marries her against Frau Dressel’s wishes, as she wants her heir to marry a German woman. The young couple must face constant harassment from Frau Dressel and an accusation of adultery.

Theatrical producers discover a new musical-theatre star in a small farming town.

Marguerite Gautier is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acquiesces and leaves her lover. However, when poverty and terminal illness overwhelm her, Marguerite discovers that Armand has not lost his love for her.