Callejón de los milagros (Motion picture) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97090306
Title:
El callejón de los milagros / Alfredo Ripstein Jr. presenta una película de Jorge Fons ; Alameda Films ; Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes ; Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía ; guión cinematográfico, Vicente Leñero ; una producción de Alfredo Ripstein Jr. ; dirección, Jorge Fons.
Ernesto Gomez Cruz, Maria Rojo, Salma Hayek, Bruno Bichir, Delia Casanova, Margarita Sanz. Widescreen. Based on the novel by Naguib Mahfuz. Title and credits from screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1995. Special features: Behind the scenes footage; original Mexican trailer; in booklet, new essay by Carlos A. Gutiérrez.
Summary:
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 immigrate 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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