Mexploitation

[9] Sometimes these films feature famous narco-corrido singers on them,[10] and are rumored to be financed by drug lords themselves.

In the early 1980s and 1990s there was a notable change with films increasingly dealing with real-life issues such as drug cartels and the murders of their rivals.

Notable actors in these films include Mario Almada,[12]: 15  Hugo Stiglitz,[13]: 123  Sergio Goyri, Valentin Trujillo, Jorge Reynoso,[12]: 15  Rodolfo de Anda,[13]: 79  Fernando Almada,[14] Rosa Gloria Chagoyán[14] and David Reynoso.

[15] The director Robert Rodriguez has been considered a pioneer of Mexploitation in the United States.

[17][18] Ranging from monster movies clearly owing to the heyday of Universal Studios, to the lucha libre horror films featuring El Santo[19] and the "Wrestling Women"[20] alongside the 1959 Christmas classic "Santa Claus",[21] these low-budget films are still notably campy and inspired a small cult following.