2 Movies Directed by Carlos Carrera

La mujer de Benjamèn

La mujer de Benjamèn

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-07-03

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Mexico

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (247 Reviews)

Director:

Carlos Carrera

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

Old bachelor Benjamin (Lopez Rojas) still lives with his sister Micaela (Doria) in the boredom of a small town. His only entertainment is getting together with a bunch of old men and spare time playing like children. Benjamin falls inlove with beautiful and young Natividad (Ramirez). First, he writes love letters for her. Then, when this strategy fails, Benjamin and the old men plan to abduct her and wait for her falling inlove.

El crimen del padre Amaro

El crimen del padre Amaro

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-12-13

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Mexico, Spain, Argentina, France

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (10621 Reviews)

Director:

Carlos Carrera

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Vicente Leèero

Eèa de Queirès (novel)

Fullplot:

Recently ordained a priest, 24-year-old Father Amaro is sent to a small parish church in Los Reyes, Mexico to assist the aging Father Benito in his daily work. Benito--for years a fixture in the church as well as the community--welcomes Father Amaro into a new life of unseen challenges. Upon arriving in Los Reyes, the ambitious Father Amaro meets Amelia, a beautiful 16-year-old girl whose religious devotion soon becomes helplessly entangles in a growing attraction to the new priest. Amelia is quickly following into the footsteps of her mother, Sanjuanera, who has been engaged in a long-time affair with Father Benito. Amaro soon discovers that corruption and the Church are old acquaintances in Los Reyes. Father Benito has been receiving financial help from the region's drug lord for the construction of a new health clinic. As well, another priest in the diocese, Father Natalio, is suspected of assisting guerilla troops in the highlands. Maenwhile, Amelia and Father Amaro have fallen in love and have begun a passionate sexual relationship. As things become increasingly more complicated in the small community, the walls around Father Amaro begin to crumble. Torn between the divine and the carnal, the righteous and the unjust, Father Amaro must summon his strength to choose which life he will lead.

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