Permanencia Voluntaria Archives

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The Permanencia Voluntaria Archives collection includes the following titles:

Angel Face

Carita de Cielo
Fiction, Comedy, Romance, Musical Mexico
A singular comedy of errors, this Mexican classic follows Lupe as she pretends to be a thief to infiltrate a criminal cell that is threatening her father.

Behind the Scenes: La Llorona

Documentary Mexico
The story behind the filming of the iconic film: La Llorona (1933).

Infernal Dolls

Muñecos infernales
Fiction, Thriller, Science Fiction, Classic Mexico
In this remastered Mexican classic, four men are cursed by a voodoo priest for stealing a sacred idol from his temple.

La Llorona

Fiction, Classic, Thriller, Drama Mexico
A new restoration of Mexico's pioneering horror sound film, La Llorona is a romantic melodrama with expressionist and supernatural elements based on the chilling tale of the ‘wailing woman’.

Looking for El Santo

Documentary Mexico, Cuba
This intimate short documentary reveals the surreal story of Santo's debut in cinema, during the Cuban Revolution.

Panther Women

Las mujeres panteras
Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Classic Mexico
Panther women are worshipers of Satan and perform rituals in their honor and sacrifice. The fighters will face them up and down the ring.

Perdida

Documentary Mexico
After being told that her family had made some of the worst films in the history of Mexican cinema, Viviana García Besné unearths 100 years of cinematic legacy.

Santo vs. the Evil Brain

Santo contra Cerebro del Mal
Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Classic Mexico, Cuba
In this cult classic from El Santo's saga, an undercover police officer is kidnapped by Dr. Campos who brainwashes him into becoming a member of his gang.

Santo vs. the Infernal Men

Santo contra Hombres Infernales
Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Classic Mexico
El Santo helps an undercover agent take down a gang of drug smugglers in this new restauration of the Mexican cult classic.

Santo vs. the Riders of Terror

Santo contra los Jinetes del Terror
Fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Classic Mexico
A new restoration of the cult classic film featuring El Santo. A group of violent lepers escape from a sanatorium unleashing the terror on the inhabitants who have no choice but to turn to El Santo to save them.

Stronger than Love

Mas fuerte que el amor
Fiction, Drama, Romance Mexico, Cuba
Newly restored, this Mexican clasic melodrama and social critique of class tensions follows a humble man's fight to be accepted by the upper class after making millions.

Take Me in Your Arms

Llévame en tus brazos
Fiction, Drama, Musical, Romance Mexico
One of the most important melodramas of the decade where a fishing-village girl sacrifices her reputation to the local banker to protect her family. Newly restored!

The Bat Woman

La mujer murciélago
Fiction, Adventure, Science Fiction, Classic Mexico
A new restoration of a fascinating and little-known Mexican entry in the Batman superhero canon.

The Phantom of the Monastery

El fantasma del convento
Fiction, Drama, Classic, Thriller Mexico
The sexual tension between a trio of friends is being punished by the super natural experiences at an abandoned convent.

Untouched

Sombra verde
Fiction, Drama, Romance, Adventure Mexico
A romance set in the jungle around Veracruz, where a scientist searches for barbasco roots. Lost in the interior, he meets a machete-wielding stranger and his beautiful daughter.