Midaq Alley (1995)
El callejón de los milagros
The most awarded film in Mexican history.
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.
- Date of release
- 1995-05-05
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (75)
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jorge Fons
Casting
- Ernesto Gómez Cruz — Don Ru
- María Rojo — Doña Cata
- Salma Hayek Pinault — Alma
- Bruno Bichir — Abel
- Delia Casanova — Eusebia
- Margarita Sanz — Susanita
- Claudio Obregón — Don Fidel
- Juan Manuel Bernal — Chava
- Abel Woolrich — Zacarías
- Luis Felipe Tovar — Güicho
- Daniel Giménez Cacho — José Luis
- Gina Morett — Doña Flor
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