Maribel Ramos-Weiner
Cine Mexicano starts 2019 debuting a diverse menu of action, crime, drama and romantic films directed by renown directors Alfonso Ortiz Lara and Rodolfo Rodriguez. These high-quality releases solidify Cine Mexicano as the country’s prime Spanish-language movie network.
The month begins with Alfonso Ortiz Lara’s romantic action drama Carrera a Muerte (Race of Death). It’s the story of two adopted brothers who fall in love with the same mysterious woman – a woman who is playing a dangerous game of deception. What they don’t know is she has changed her name to conceal her deceit. What she doesn’t know is that the two men she is playing with are related. The movie debuts January 2, 2019 at 10pm EST, 7pm PT.
The other titles being released by Cine Mexicano in January are: El Motero (1/09/2019, 10pm EST). El Motero depicts a group of families dedicated to growing and trafficking drugs, directed by Alfonso Ortiz Lara and starring Luis Huizar, Jesús Heredia, Vianey Huizar and Chuy El Bandido de Amor; Libertad Verdadera (1/23/2019, 10pm EST) and; Pedro y Pablo (1/30/2019, 10pm EST), directed by Alonso O. Lara, starring Darwing Espinoza Castillo, Tony Perez and Luz Cabrera.