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Midaq Alley

Original title: El callejón de los milagros

The most awarded film in Mexican history.

1995 · NR · 2h 20m

Directed by Jorge Fons

7.3

TMDB audience score
75 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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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