Midaq Alley (1995)2h20
Drama
Director Jorge Fons
Also directed Red Dawn, The Bricklayers, Faith, Hope and Charity, and 11 more
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
María Rojo
Salma Hayek Pinault
Bruno Bichir
Delia Casanova
Margarita Sanz
Claudio Obregón
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