José María de Tavira’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
José María de Tavira has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Tear This Heart Out.
Recurring themes

The Reader
2008
Drama · Romance

The Human Stain
2003
Drama · Romance

Don't Move
2004
Drama · Romance

Devdas
2002
Drama · Romance

Memories of Matsuko
2006
Comedy · Drama

Sylvia
2003
Drama · Romance

The Crime of Padre Amaro
2002
Drama · Romance

Atonement
2007
Drama · Romance

A young girl recounts her girlhood and eventual marriage to a general of the Mexican revolution. by one of the most outstanding writers of the new feminist Mexican literature, it is at once a haunting novel of one woman's life and a powerful account of post-revolutionary Mexico from a female perspective.
Dir. Roberto Sneider · With Ana Claudia Talancón, Daniel Giménez Cacho, José María de Tavira

It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife and his precious daughter.
Dir. Martin Campbell · With Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Eccentric millionaire Olivia sends her half sister Agatha, and a group of old acquaintances, a mysterious invitation for a weekend on her yacht, where they will discover the true motive behind this invitation: the celebration of… a murder?
Dir. José Manuel Cravioto · With Regina Blandón, Maribel Verdú, Juan Pablo de Santiago

Rookie CIA field operative Isabel Alfaro works alongside infamous CIA legend Wayne Addison to bring down Rafael Bautista, Mexico's most vicious and brilliant narco. Her mission brings her into conflict with Eduardo Yzaguirre, her former boyfriend and the current Mayor of Mexico City, the cleanest and most inspirational politician in the country.
Dir. Peter Blake · With James Purefoy, Eréndira Ibarra, José María de Tavira