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Cast
Ernesto Gómez Cruz | As: Don Ru | |
María Rojo | As: Doña Cata | |
Salma Hayek Pinault | As: Alma | |
Bruno Bichir | As: Abel | |
Delia Casanova | As: Eusebia |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | The most awarded film in Mexican history. |
Certification: | NR |
Cast
Ernesto Gómez Cruz |
Don Ru |
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María Rojo |
Doña Cata |
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Salma Hayek Pinault |
Alma |
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Bruno Bichir |
Abel |
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Delia Casanova |
Eusebia |
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Margarita Sanz |
Susanita |
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Claudio Obregón |
Don Fidel |
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Juan Manuel Bernal |
Chava |
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Abel Woolrich |
Zacarías |
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Luis Felipe Tovar |
Güicho |
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Daniel Giménez Cacho |
José Luis |
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Gina Morett |
Doña Flor |
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Óscar Yoldi |
Ubaldo |
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Esteban Soberanes |
Jimmy |
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Eugenia Leñero |
Tina |
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Tiaré Scanda |
Maru |
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Álvaro Carcaño |
Doc. Beltrán |
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Fernando García Ortega |
Agapito |
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Alfonso Bravo |
Toño |
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Jesús Ochoa |
Parroquiano |
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Lucía Álvarez |
Pianista Burdel |
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Guillermo Ayala |
Agente |
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Anna Ciocchetti |
Burdel |
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Claudia Goytia |
Burdel |
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Daniel Birman Ripstein |
Don Fidel's Son (uncredited) |
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Veronica Falcón |
Kika |
Directed By
Jorge Fons |
Director |
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Mario Zaragoza |
Assistant Director |
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Avelino Rodríguez |
Assistant Director |
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René Villarreal |
Assistant Director |
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José Luis Ortega |
Script Supervisor |
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Writing Credits
Vicente Leñero |
Screenplay |
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Naguib Mahfouz |
Novel |
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Production Crew
Alfredo Ripstein Jr. |
Producer |
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Georgina Balzaretti |
Producer |
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Daniel Birman Ripstein |
Line Producer |
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Claudia Becker |
Casting |
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Gerardo Barrera |
Production Manager |
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Edited By
Carlos Savage |
Editor |
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Larry Engelmann |
Color Timer |
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Rafael Savage |
Assistant Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Elvia Romero |
Makeup Artist |
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Sound
Lucía Álvarez |
Music |
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Eduardo Valverde |
Boom Operator |
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Visual Effects
Manuel Sainz |
Visual Effects |
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Camera
Federico García |
Still Photographer |
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Carlos Marcovich |
Director of Photography |
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Gustavo Covarrubias |
Grip |
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Lighting
Enrique Morales |
Gaffer |
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Art Department
Antonio Mata |
Property Master |
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Carlos Gutiérrez |
Set Decoration |
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Carlos Gutiérrez |
Art Direction |
Other Crew
Ricardo Díaz Avilés |
Transportation Captain |
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Enrique Díaz |
Transportation Co-Captain |
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Eduardo Mendoza |
Title Graphics |
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