Directed by Jorge Fons
2h 20m
Drama
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.
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
Jorge Fons
Director
Alfredo Ripstein Jr.
Producer
Vicente Leñero
Screenplay
Georgina Balzaretti
Producer
Daniel Birman Ripstein
Line Producer
Naguib Mahfouz
Novel
Federico García
Still Photographer
Carlos Marcovich
Director of Photography
Claudia Becker
Casting