El mexicano (1977) User Reviews

Good acting by Jorge Luke in slow paced drama

[Gblakelii · 6/10 · 10 April 2010]

This motion picture was recently shown on broadcast TV and as it was slow moving to begin with, the commercials didn't help. It did have a powerful finish, though. It's hard to say the exact time period the movie depicts, perhaps the early 1900's. No cars are seen, there is a Victrola and an early model phone, however. The plot revolves around prejudice against the Mexican and their equal rights. Jorge Luke is the star, and as many of his films(in which he is the hero or villain)are action oriented it is nice to see him here in a drama. To help the cause, financially speaking, he agrees to enter the boxing ring for a crack at the Welter weight championship. The agreement he insists upon is winner take all. The boxing match(which takes place at about the last 20 minutes or so) is pretty realistic, and if you are a boxing fan, it's almost worth watching just for that. The acting is good throughout, there are subtitles for the Caucasians speaking English, and the film's color could be better. Some mild profanity and blood letting.

One of the best Mexican movies of its time.

[casaverdin · 10/10 · 11 February 2014]

Actually, El Mexicano is based on Jack London's short story The Mexican, and has been totally ignored as a work of true love as it was. Rest In Peace Jorge Luke who portrayed the Mexican as no other Mexican actor could have. The story is NOT about prejudice, it's historical about the Mexican Revolution and the efforts of one man who is pulled in by it to give it support in a very unselfish way. It tells about the Anglo American support that the Mexican Revolution was honored to have had. There were many Anglo American supporters of that period who wished, as still today, to be part of Mexico's history.Though, low budget and, at that time, not many would touch the subject of the relationship between both cultures. Yet, it portrayed the possibility of these cultures to become united in one common goal. Many Anglo Americans hoped for Mexico to become free, as they had become free themselves, and were identified with the struggles and toils of revolutionary actions and so many similarities during those times and those suffered by the Anglo American people.