Hasta morir (1994)

Director:

Fernando Sariñana

Writer:

Marcela Fuentes-Berain (writer)

Release Date:

6 January 1995 (Mexico)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

El Boy (Bernal) is a street kid who lives with his alcoholic aunt Chenta (Beristain) dreaming of one...

Plot Keywords:

Kidnapping | Alcoholic | Betrayal | Mexican Border | Kidnapping Gone Wrong

Awards:

5 wins & 14 nominations

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

Also Known As:

'Til Death (International: English title)
All the Way

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company:

Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.

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.