Films with: Almada, Mario

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Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while Rosario's mother cares for Carlitos in Mexico. Mother and son face daunting challenges and obstacles to reunite, but are sustained by their constant hope of finally being together again.

DVD 6530

Treasure of the Amazon

Treasure of the Amazon: Brutal headhunters, killer piranhas, and other unscrupulous treasure seekers are the formidable opponents of three greedy fortune hunters in search of the treasure of the Amazon. Island of lost souls: A woman is raped by a government official, resulting in her taking her own life. Her young husband kills the rapist and is sent to a desolate and inhumane island, where he is put to the ultimate test. Best seller by Jose Leon Sanchez, which relates the twenty years of imprisonment during which he lived on the Island of Lost Souls. The brutality of the events, nakedly narrated in the book, propelled the novel to major success in Latin America, and later to receive worldwide acclaim. The film adaptation of the heart-wrenching story went on to break box office records in Mexico, the film's country of origin. Originally released a s a motion picture in 1974.

DVD 5381