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Plot

With a minimal budget ($50,000), 28-year-old Beto Gomez made his directorial debut with this portrait depicting the underside of life in Mexico. After decades of struggling in the United States, Pachuco (Robert Cobo) returns to his Mexican pueblo where he joins drinking pal Chavita (Jose Luis Pimentel) during the midst of preparations for the Day of the Dead. Thrown into jail, they meet other prisoners, and each explain the fateful turn of events that landed them behind bars. Includes documentary-style Day of the Dead footage. Shown at the 1997 San Sebastian Film Festival.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
83min.
DVD Release Date:
11/01/2005
Director(s):
Beto Gomez
Starring:
Roberto Cobo , Pedro Altamirano , Jorge Bayardo , Jorge Becerril , Lorenzo Feijoo
Themes:
Down on Their Luck,Inner City Blues
Tone:
Bleak,Gritty,Somber
Keywords:
friendship,imprisonment,slice-of-life
Language:
Spanish