Release Date | 1995-05-05 |
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Runtime | 140 minutes |
Genres | Drama |
Stars | Ernesto Gómez Cruz, María Rojo, Salma Hayek Pinault, Bruno Bichir, Delia Casanova |
Directors | Jorge Fons, Vicente Leñero, Naguib Mahfouz, Georgina Balzaretti, Alfredo Ripstein Jr. |
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.