• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1995-05-05
  • Runtime140 minutes
  • TaglineThe most awarded film in Mexican history.
  • RevenueNot Available
  • GenreDrama
  • Production
    CompaniesAlameda Films, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
  • BudgetNot Available

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

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

Esteban Soberanes

Tiaré Scanda

Jesús Ochoa

Lucía Álvarez

Anna Ciocchetti

Claudia Goytia

Veronica Falcón