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.
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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.
Director
Jorge Fons
Status
Released
Production
Alameda Films, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Cast
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
Óscar Yoldi
Ubaldo
Esteban Soberanes
Jimmy
Eugenia Leñero
Tina
Tiaré Scanda
Maru
Álvaro Carcaño
Doc. Beltrán
Coral Bonelli
Agapito
Alfonso Bravo
Toño
Jesús Ochoa
Parroquiano
Lucía Álvarez
Pianista Burdel
Guillermo Ayala
Agente
Anna Ciocchetti
Burdel
Claudia Goytia
Burdel
Daniel Birman Ripstein
Don Fidel's Son (uncredited)
Veronica Falcón
Kika
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