Midaq Alley
The most awarded film in Mexican history.
7.2(72) 1995-05-05 140 minDrama
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.
DirectorJorge Fons
ScreenplayVicente Leñero
ProducerGeorgina Balzaretti
ProducerAlfredo Ripstein Jr.
Original Music ComposerLucía Álvarez
Cast & characters
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
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Abel Woolrich
as Zacarías
Luis Felipe Tovar
as Güicho
Daniel Giménez Cacho
as José Luis
Gina Morett
as Doña Flor
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Óscar Yoldi
as Ubaldo
Esteban Soberanes
as Jimmy
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Eugenia Leñero
as Tina
Tiaré Scanda
as Maru
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Álvaro Carcaño
as Doc. Beltrán
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Coral Bonelli
as Agapito
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Alfonso Bravo
as Toño
Jesús Ochoa
as Parroquiano
Lucía Álvarez
as Pianista Burdel
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Guillermo Ayala
as Agente
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Anna Ciocchetti
as Burdel
Claudia Goytia
as Burdel
