B. Traven

B. Traven is one of the most mysterious figures of the 20th century. He wrote The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and a dozen other fine books which have sold in millions around the world, but no publisher, no agent, and no fellow author ever met him -he has remained the Marie Celeste of literature, a name without an identity. Nobody knew in what language he wrote. Nobody knew in what country he had been born. Nobody knew if he were one man or several. It was even said that those who sought him were struck down and destroyed. Was this photograph, taken in London in 1923, a picture of Traven? It was certainly a vital clue.

Luisa es una joven pueblerina que trabaja en la pastelería del viudo don Albino. Ensimismada y un tanto hosca con sus compañeras de trabajo, Luisa sueña con casarse y adora a los niños. Justo cuando don Albino demuestra interés en ella, Luisa anuncia que se casará en quince días con Carlos, el chofer de una casa rica a quien conoció poco tiempo atrás. El día de la boda, los sueños matrimoniales de Luisa se deshacen cruelmente cuando Carlos la deja plantada en la iglesia. Incapaz de aceptar la verdad, Luisa miente a todos y se miente a sí misma afirmando que el matrimonio sí se llevó a cabo y que espera su primer hijo. A pesar de que sus compañeras de la pastelería sospechan que algo anda mal en su vida, Luisa logra mantener la farsa, hasta que ésta termina por atraparla a ella también.

An international oil company comes into conflict with a Mexican ranch owner who refuses to sell his land, resorting to a devious scheme to try to take over the property.

Un humilde campesino y leñador llamado Macario ("Ignacio López Tarso") vive obsesionado por la pobreza que sufre y el temor a la muerte. Debido a la precaria situación al borde de inanición que viven él y su familia comienza a anhelar poder disfrutar de un banquete sin tener que compartirlo con nadie.

After a line of mischief Philip Gale, an American sailor, is lured into hiring on the "Yorikke", a tramp cargo, by Lawski, a stoker from Poland. Still, the two become friends within the motley crew of losers from all nations. Gale and his new companion soon are more than disillusioned: the "Yorikke" is far from seaworthy and more of a coffin than a ship, work is close to slavery, and treatment by the officers and their subalterns is harsh and cynical. One day they make an alarming discovery in a tin of plum butter they have procured from the ship's cargo... Written by Anonymous

A peasant who works in a mahogany camp in the Mexican jungles with his family is disgusted with the miserable living conditions imposed upon himself and his co-workers, the peasant finally spearheads a revolt against the sadistic bosses.

Fred C. Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) decide ir a Tampico en busca de oro con la intención de dejar atrás la miseria. Emprende el viaje en compañía de otros dos vagabundos (Walter Huston y Tim Holt), pero la codicia y la envidia que surge entre ellos les creará poco a poco más problemas que cualquier otra dificultad del camino.