Midaq Alley
El Callejón de los Milagros
Release: 1995-05-05
·Runtime: 140m
·★ 7.0
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.
Production Countries
Mexico
Production Companies
Alameda Films
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Cast
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
as Don Ru
María Rojo
as Doña Cata
Salma Hayek Pinault
as Alma
Bruno Bichir
as Abel
Delia Casanova
as Eusebia
Margarita Sanz
as Susanita
Claudio Obregón
as Don Fidel
Juan Manuel Bernal
as Chava
Daniel Giménez Cacho
as José Luis
Esteban Soberanes
as Jimmy
Tiaré Scanda
as Maru
Jesús Ochoa
as Parroquiano
Lucía Álvarez
as Pianista Burdel
Claudia Goytia
as Burdel
Daniel Birman Ripstein
as Don Fidel's Son (uncredited)
Veronica Falcón
as Kika
