'Til Death (1994)
"Hasta morir" (original title)

El Boy (Bernal) is a street kid who lives with his alcoholic aunt Chenta (Beristain) dreaming of one chance to run away and reach his long-lost friend Mauricio (Bichir) in the bordertown of... See full summary »

Director:

Fernando Sariñana

Writer:

Marcela Fuentes-Berain

Stars:

Demián Bichir, Juan Manuel Bernal, Verónica Merchant

5 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Demián Bichir	...	Mauricio
Juan Manuel Bernal	...	El Boy
Verónica Merchant	...	Victoria
Vanessa Bauche	...	Adela
Dolores Beristáin	...	Chenta
Jorge Jimenez	...	Ernesto
Ximena Sariñana	...	Melisa
Maru Dueñas	...	Diana
Dino García	...	El Espanto
Monserrat Ontiveros	...	Ester
Alfredo Sevilla	...	Don Cruz
Luisa Huertas	...	Woman at grocery store

Storyline

El Boy (Bernal) is a street kid who lives with his alcoholic aunt Chenta (Beristain) dreaming of one chance to run away and reach his long-lost friend Mauricio (Bichir) in the bordertown of Tijuana. Mauricio returns and tries to convince El Boy of helping him in a kidnapping, but confidence between them is rapidly replaced with lies and betrayal. After commiting a crime, El Boy will be sent to Tijuana leaving Mauricio free way to take control of his entire life.

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Plot Keywords:

kidnapping | alcoholic | betrayal | tijuana mexico | gang | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

6 January 1995 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

All the Way

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A., Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Not that great.

First of all the production values on the DVD are not very good; the sound quality is especially horrible. The plot is basically the same old "tough lives of the youth" story which has been done a thousand times over the past few years in Latin American cinema over the past few years. The one bright spot in the film is Dolores Beristain's performance as the alcoholic and mentally ill aunt Chenta. Her performance is very realistic, but too brief. Also, her story is not supported very well by the plot and stops making sense towards the end of the movie, along with several other aspects of the plot. Overall, this movie has been done before and been done far better.