Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
MX
Genres:
Drama
Release:
May 1995
Production:
Alameda Films, Consejo Nacional para la cultura y las artes, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Cast:
Ernesto Gómez Cruz, María Rojo, Salma Hayek Pinault, Bruno Bichir, Delia Casanova, Margarita Sanz, Claudio Obregón, Juan Manuel Bernal, Abel Woolrich, Luis Felipe Tovar, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Gina Morett, Óscar Yoldi, Esteban Soberanes, Eugenia Leñero, Tiaré Scanda, Álvaro Carcaño, Fernando García Ortega, Alfonso Bravo, Jesús Ochoa, Lucía Álvarez, Guillermo Ayala, Anna Ciocchetti, Claudia Goytia, Daniel Birman Ripstein, Veronica Falcón
Tags:
adultery, prostitute, dream, mexico, based on novel or book, sexuality, pimp, gay parent, neighborhood
