Stronger Than Love: ¡Too Much Mexican Melodrama! celebrates the lavish, emotionally charged world of 1930s–50s Mexican cinema with four restored classics that put women’s stories front and centre. From tempestuous romances to daring acts of defiance, these films showcase melodrama as a space where female desire, ambition, and artistry take the spotlight.

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Often referred to as “women’s pictures” because of their emotional intensity, complex heroines and dedicated female fans, melodramas were also often a site for groundbreaking work from women filmmakers. From the charisma and creativity of stars such as Miroslava and Ninón Sevilla, to the innovative editing of Gloria Schoemann and the groundbreaking direction of Adela Sequeyro and Matilde Landeta, these classics showcase women’s artistry during a period when the Mexican film industry was at the height of its powers. Stronger Than Love: ¡Too Much Mexican Melodrama! reframes the melodrama as a subversive feminist space of passion and defiance, exemplifying the genre’s power to provoke, seduce and overwhelm.

Join us to rediscover these forgotten classics, experience the brilliance of Mexico’s Golden Age, and witness women claiming the screen like never before.​