Armas De Fuego (aka "Firearms") tells the story of 3 kids named Gilberto (Michael Marte), Narcizo (Guillermo Ivan), and Nora (Angie Marte). The 3 kids come from different backgrounds; Gilberto is the son of the town’s sheriff, Nora is the daughter of a wealthy ranch couple, and Narcizo is unfortunately the son of the town drunk. Almost every day, the 3 kids come together at the beach to eat sweets and play all day. The kid’s friendship is strong & stick by each other no matter what. When Narcizo's father gets into a huge fight with Nora's father; Narcizo’s father is unfairly sent to jail for 3 nights and when he is released, he devices a plan with a couple of his drinking buddies to kidnap little Nora so they can get a big ol' ransom in exchange for her 'safe' return. Narcizo's father & his buddies then kidnap Nora & demand money for her return, but instead of getting money; Gilberto's father comes to the rescue and guns them all down and saves Nora. Little Narcizo is now alone and runs away from the town.
10+ years later, Gilberto (now played by Angel Sancho) returns home from Mexico City. He is now the town's sheriff (just like his father was back in the day). Nora (now played by Nora Torres) is a beautiful wealthy woman who is engaged to be married to none other than Narcizo aka El Mulato (Jose Luis Chavez)—a sought after drug trafficker with lots of power & money. Nora tells Narcizo he should get out of the drug business, but he refuses to do so since he loves the money and power that he has gotten from it. 10 years ago, Gilberto, Nora, and Narcizo made a promise to each other that if they ever part, they will find a way to reunite with each other at the beach when they are older. Keeping that promise & all, the 3 reunite (more like Gilberto and Narcizo reunite) and that is when things gets complicated when Narcizo admits to Gilberto that he is El Mulato and that they are now enemies instead of friends. From then on; guns are firing, bombs are exploding, and relationships are torn apart.
Armas De Fuego is quite the movie since it features an interesting plot, decent acting, and some great fucking action! However, the movie did feel rather rushed. One minute Gilberto is all happy because he's with his friends, then out of nowhere he admits that he will be leaving to Mexico City very soon and then they all start crying. Kinda silly, huh? The reunion scene also felt rushed since Narcizo pops out all awkwardly (very, very awkwardly!) to surprise Gilberto. Despite the rush scenes, I still really enjoyed the movie. I'm a sucker for Coming of Age movies, especially ones involving groups of children. This being a Miguel Marte movie and all; you’ll see plenty of guns firing through out the movie and random explosions. Beautiful.
Miguel Marte action + Coming of Age = A Happy Me.
Armas De Fuego is a swell movie that is worth looking into. It’s on DVD I hear, so look for it somewhere.
10+ years later, Gilberto (now played by Angel Sancho) returns home from Mexico City. He is now the town's sheriff (just like his father was back in the day). Nora (now played by Nora Torres) is a beautiful wealthy woman who is engaged to be married to none other than Narcizo aka El Mulato (Jose Luis Chavez)—a sought after drug trafficker with lots of power & money. Nora tells Narcizo he should get out of the drug business, but he refuses to do so since he loves the money and power that he has gotten from it. 10 years ago, Gilberto, Nora, and Narcizo made a promise to each other that if they ever part, they will find a way to reunite with each other at the beach when they are older. Keeping that promise & all, the 3 reunite (more like Gilberto and Narcizo reunite) and that is when things gets complicated when Narcizo admits to Gilberto that he is El Mulato and that they are now enemies instead of friends. From then on; guns are firing, bombs are exploding, and relationships are torn apart.
Armas De Fuego is quite the movie since it features an interesting plot, decent acting, and some great fucking action! However, the movie did feel rather rushed. One minute Gilberto is all happy because he's with his friends, then out of nowhere he admits that he will be leaving to Mexico City very soon and then they all start crying. Kinda silly, huh? The reunion scene also felt rushed since Narcizo pops out all awkwardly (very, very awkwardly!) to surprise Gilberto. Despite the rush scenes, I still really enjoyed the movie. I'm a sucker for Coming of Age movies, especially ones involving groups of children. This being a Miguel Marte movie and all; you’ll see plenty of guns firing through out the movie and random explosions. Beautiful.
Miguel Marte action + Coming of Age = A Happy Me.
Armas De Fuego is a swell movie that is worth looking into. It’s on DVD I hear, so look for it somewhere.
