On the desolated coast of Veracruz, 17 year-old Sebastián takes over running his uncle's small and cozy rent-by-the hour motel. There he meets Miranda, a regular customer who comes to the motel to meet a lover who always keeps her waiting. As Sebastián and Miranda get to know each other, an ambiguous game of seduction begins between them.

Laura, a young journalist living an isolated life in a cramped Mexico City flat, is not lucky in love. The banality of her daily life stands stark contrast to her nightly pursuit of sex and love. These short-lived affairs barely take the edge off her isolation, but then she meets the brooding, would-be actor Arturo. Their chemistry ignites feelings in Laura that leave her deeply troubled. The two embark on an increasingly dangerous sadomasochistic relationship in which pleasure, pain and love merge. Their physical relationship seems headed for a very dark place as her secret past resurfaces, pushing Arturo to the limit in this intense, powerful and at times deeply unsettling movie.

POST TENEBRAS LUX ("light after darkness") is the Cannes Film Festival prize winner that follows an upscale Mexican family whose move to the countryside in search of an ideal life results in domestic crisis and class friction. Stunningly photographed, the film is an enthralling and enigmatic exploration of the primal conflicts of the human condition.

Trapped in the nervous desperation of Havana, Raul dreams of escaping to Miami. When accused of assault, his only option is to flee. He begs his best friend, Elio, to abandon everything and help him reach the forbidden land 90 miles across the ocean. Elio's commitment is tested when he is torn between helping Raul escape and protecting his twin sister, Lila. Brimming with the nervous energy of Havana's restless youth in the crumbling sun-bleached capital, Una Noche follows one sweltering day, full of hope and fraught with tension, that burns to a shocking climax.

The romantic escapades of two teens who initiate an impossible rebellion against the adult world. Tortured by violent fantasies and craving his father's attention, Roman attempts suicide several times, but his life is changed when he meets Maru, a solitary girl who is sexually harassed by her relentless ex-boyfriend. United in rebellion, Roman and Maru disappear to the roof of Roman's house. Their new life pushes them to discover their sexuality and an intense intimacy. Realizing they will soon be discovered and separated, the young pair looks to expand the limits of their recently formed paradise. But in the real world, wounds are true and actions have consequences.

In this scintillating drama, an insatiable lust for sexual pleasure drives Val, a young French girl, into a sordid life of prostitution and destruction.

TIERRA MADRE is based on the true story of Aidee Gonzàlez, a woman determined to raise her children with her female partner in the Mexican border town of Tecate. Aidee works hard as an exotic dancer providing for her family. One day her girlfriend shares her desire to have a child of her own, and convinces Aidee to go on the hunt for a male to conceive a child. This narrative feature makes the strong case of the strength, the independence and the solidarity that exits among women of all ages, and a mother's determination to provide a better future for her daughter.

"A single mother decides to go on a trip from Santiago to the north of Chile with her only son. They are going to meet up with the child's father, a Chilean Coal miner, after ten years of separation. The trip is plagued by silence, as the uneasy relationship between mother and son evolves and secrets of the past are brought to the surface, in this poignant tale of broken family ties, where what is left unsaid may carry more meaning
than anything spoken."than anything spoken.

Julio is a struggling young writer who has hit a wall. Unemployed and involved in a half-hearted relationship with his neighbor, things are finally starting to look up when he gets an interview with a renowned author to transcribe his latest work. Things don't go as planned and Julio doesn't get the job. Instead of admitting the truth to his girlfriend, he pretends to be transcribing the novel when he's actually writing his own story. Searching for inspiration and a plot, Julio revisits a romance he had eight years ago when studying literature. As Julio's novel progresses, so does his fondness for the past and of the love he let slip away. Based on the internationally acclaimed novella, BONSÁI is a subtly affecting and comic examination of the lies we tell ourselves in order to get by.

From the studio that brought you the award-winning films, The Motorcycle Diaries and Traffic, comes the highly-acclaimed epic of two teens on a dangerous journey of hope.

A gifted plastic surgeon (Antonio Banderas) exacts revenge on the young man who assaulted his daughter. A shocking tale of retribution and obsession from Oscar-winning filmmaker Pedro Almodovar. (Original TItle - The Skin I Live In) © 2011 El Deseo D.A., S.L.U. All Rights Reserved.

Pol is a teenager with a seemingly calm life. He lives with his brother, and is still in high school. However, Pol has a secret: Deerhoof, a cuddly teddy bear who thinks, moves around, and with whom he shares his best moments. Life goes on as normal until the arrival of Ikari, an enigmatic student who seems to be hiding something. Pol is fascinated by his new classmate and attracted to the dark side he harbors. An inexplicable death and a series of strange events will transform the meek student's routine into a fantastic adventure, which will take over their lives.

Diego and Sebastian are two teens who used to be friends in childhood. They reunite one summer, leading to a strong friendship while they get drunk, smoke marijuana and wander to different places looking for the meaning of life, sex and love. Diego is discovering his fascination with Sebastian, through the photographs that he takes, while he hallucinates with characters who advise him through the television or appear in the middle of a deserted beach. As the teens gradually awaken to their sexual desires, their relationship grows increasingly complicated and ultimately honest and sincere. "Another Movie of Love" is a tender coming of age tale exploring the universal theme of the discovery of love.

A luminous Penélope Cruz stars as an actress who sacrifices everything for true love in BROKEN EMBRACES, Academy Award® -winning filmmaker (2003, Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Talk to Her) Pedro Almodóvar's acclaimed tale of sex, secrets and cinema. When her father becomes gravely ill, beautiful Lena (Cruz) consents to a relationship with her boss Ernesto (José Luis Gómez), a very wealthy, much-older man who pays for her father's hospitalization and provides her a lavish lifestyle. But Lena's dream is to act and soon she falls for the director of her first film - a project bankrolled by her husband to keep her near. Upon his discovery of the affair, Ernesto stops at nothing to ruin Lena's happiness. © 2009 El Deseo D.A., S.L.U. All Rights Reserved.

Acclaimed by critics and winner of numerous awards around the globe, Valentin is an enchanting view of the world as it revolves around one delightfully precocious 8-year-old boy! With a set of absentee parents and a home life he considers a mess at best, Valentin is an extraordinarily charming and imaginative youngster whose greatest dream is to be just an ordinary kid with a real family of his own. As he schemes to fix the problems in his own life, his dogged determination and indelible spirit will bring joy, wisdom - and even romance - into the lives of the grown-ups around him! Filled with wit, humor and emotion - here's your chance to see why audiences everywhere have fallen in love with Valentin!

After a chance encounter at a theater, two men, Benigno and Marco, meet at a private clinic where Benigno works. Lydia, Marco's girlfriend and a bullfighter by profession, has been gored and is in a coma. It so happens that Benigno is looking after another woman in a coma, Alicia, a young ballet student. The lives of the four characters will flow in all directions, past, present and future, dragging all of them towards an unsuspected destiny. (Original Title - HABLE CON ELLA) © 2002 El Deseo D.A., S.L.U. All Rights Reserved.