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Mexican film is internationally celebrated and a great way to improve your Spanish.
I've sifted through a lot of mediocre films to recommend some of the best Mexican movies on Netflix streaming in the US as of November 15, 2021. Many may also be available in other countries. Watch them while you can, since content disappears as licensing agreements expire.
If you're an intermediate or advanced learner, I recommend watching with Spanish subtitles as studies show it enhances language learning. I also jot down any interesting new vocabulary to add to my Anki flashcards later.
To amp up your Spanish learning, try Google Chrome browser's free Language Learning with Netflix (LLN) extension. It allows you to watch subtitles in two languages, listen to dialogue one line at a time, and change playback speed. There's also a pop-up dictionary, and LLN suggests the most important words for you to learn.
Also don't miss my general list of Spanish-language movies on Netflix!
1. I'm No Longer Here (Ya no estoy aquí)
I'm No Longer Here | Official Trailer | Netflix
Gorgeous, touching tale of a teen immigrant from Monterrey, Mexico.
In 2011, 17-year-old Ulises leads a gang called Los Terkos dedicated to the Kolombia or Cholombiano subculture. This lifestyle consists of dancing and listening to cumbia rebajada, a slowed-down version of Colombian cumbia. Los Terkos dress in bright, baggy clothes and sport homemade, eccentric hairdos.
After a misunderstanding with a local cartel, Ulises flees to the immigrant community of Jackson Heights, Queens to save his life.
This absorbing story is told in flashbacks. The nonprofessional actors bring great authenticity to the dialogue as well as the dance scenes.
Stick around for the end of the credits for behind-the-scenes footage of the young actors.
Some slang you'll hear:
- sobres – Northern Mexican slang for "OK" or "Right on!"
- al chile – Mexican slang for "for real" or "seriously"
- morro(a) – Northern Mexican slang for "kid" or "dude." Está morro means someone is young.
2. Güeros
Nostalgic, retro-style film that follows three rootless young people cruising the streets of Mexico City during the student strikes of 1999 in a search for their childhood idol an enigmatic folk singer rumored to be on his death bed.
3. Roma
Roma Trailer #1 (2018) | Movieclips Indie
This Oscar-winning Netflix epic directed by Alfonso Cuarón delivers a vivid, emotional portrait of domestic life and social hierarchy set against Mexico's political turmoil of the 1970s.
If you loved Roma, you can also watch the making-of documentary.
4. Lorena, la de pies ligeros (Lorena, Light-Footed Woman)
Lorena, la de pies ligeros | Tráiler oficial
No English subtitles available for YouTube trailer. Click to watch trailer on Netflix.
This beautiful 28-minute documentary short tells the incredible story of Mexican runner Lorena Ramírez, who wins international ultramarathons in traditional dress and sandals.
Lorena lives a pastoral life in the mountains of Chihuahua as part of the indigenous Rarámuri community, also known as the Tarahumara. The Rarámuri are famed for their extraordinary long-distance running skills. The very word rarámuri means "light-footed."
Some dialogue in Rarámuri.
6. Una historia de dos cocinas (A Tale of Two Kitchens)
A Tale of Two Kitchens | Official Trailer | Netflix
This feel-good half-hour film takes an inspiring look at two celebrated sister restaurants on different sides of the US-Mexico border.
Set in both Mexico City and San Francisco, the documentary short explores the ways in which a restaurant can serve as a place of dignity and close-knit community.
7. Nadie sabrá nunca (No One Will Ever Know)
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW TRAILER MASTER
A mother and young son escape into a magical world of their imagination listening to radio plays and watching movies to transform the drudgery of their lives in rural Mexico.
9. Mexicanos de Bronce
MEXICANOS DE BRONCE - Trailer [Documental]
This gritty, absorbing documentary follows three prisoners who try to overcome feelings of despair and make sense of their lives behind bars — and on the outside — through rap.
10. La Dictadura Perfecta
LA DICTADURA PERFECTA - NUEVO TRAILER #LACAJACHINA
Hilarious Mexican box-office smash by the director of Infierno about political corruption and media collusion with the government. The themes of this satire are universal, however. A long film but not a dull moment.
11. 07:19 La Hora del Temblor
Gritty, claustrophobic survival thriller. After a devastating earthquake hits Mexico City, trapped survivors from all walks of life wait to be rescued while trying desperately to stay alive.
The film's title reflects the exact time when the devastating Sept. 19, 1985, Mexico City earthquake began.
12. El Club de los Insomnes
El Club de Los Insomnes | Tráiler oficial | Con Cassandra Ciangherotti
Original rom-com about an insomniac, an aspiring photographer, and a pregnant veterinarian who form a unique friendship during late-night meetings at a 24-hour mini-mart.
13. Ayotzinapa, el Paso de la Tortuga
Trailer Documental Ayotzinapa, el paso de la tortuga. trailer
A documentary about 43 Mexican students forcibly disappeared after being violently detained by police, and the unsatisfactory slow investigation that followed both at state and federal levels.
Oscar-winning Mexican director Guillermo del Toro co-produced the film to ensure these voices are heard.
14. Bellas de Noche
BEAUTIES OF THE NIGHT Trailer | Festival 2016
Poignant portrait of the vedettes, former queens of the racy Mexican burlesque scene. A compassionate examination of what the aging process means for women in a profession in which success is predicated on youthful beauty and erotic appeal.
15. Semana Santa
Film Trailer: Semana Santa
A single mother, her boyfriend and her young son take a weeklong resort vacation, during which relationship strains take their toll.
A keenly observed film with subtle depth that examines dysfunctional family secrets against the backdrop of a decaying Acapulco.
17. Tiempo Compartido (Time Share)
Time Share (Tiempo compartido) - Sebastian Hofmann Film Trailer (2018)
In this edgy dark comedy, two paranoid men join forces to rescue their families from a tropical paradise, after becoming convinced that an American timeshare conglomerate has a sinister plan to take their loved ones away.
Have more Netflix Mexican movie recommendations? Please share your suggestions for Mexican films in the comments.
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