Spoilers ahead: for the puzzle and the movies/games
This page reveals all categories and answers for this puzzle. It also discusses plot details, story endings, and other spoilers for some of the movies/games shown.
easy
Set in Mexico
Y tu mamá también · Desperado · Man on Fire · Under the Volcano
medium
Directed by Mexican filmmakers
Roma · Amores perros · Pan's Labyrinth · Miss Bala
hard
Mexican Revolution on screen
Viva Zapata! · Duck, You Sucker! · Old Gringo · And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
This is the history slot. Each film turns the Mexican Revolution, or Pancho Villa's legend, into the engine of the story.
tricky
Mexican stories where death walks close
Coco · The Book of Life · Macario · Tigers Are Not Afraid
This is not a Cinco de Mayo history category. It leans into the Mexican screen tradition where death, ghosts, and the afterlife feel unusually close.