El Callejón de los milagros = Midaq Alley /
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 (Juan Manuel Bernal), who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel (Bruno Bichir), is madly in love with the gorgeous A...
| Uniform Title: | Callejón de los milagros (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Dialogue in Spanish with optional English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[Mexico] :
Alameda Films,
1995
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy) |
| 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 (Juan Manuel Bernal), who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel (Bruno Bichir), is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma (Salma Hayek), who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita (Margarita Sanz), the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995. Based on the novel, "El Callejon de Los Milagros" by Naguib Mahfuz. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (144 min., 18 sec.) : sound, color |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Music composer and director, Lucia Alvarez ; editor, Carlos Savage ; cinematography, Carlos Marcovich |