De tripas, corazón (1996)

The coming-of-age story of young milkboy Martín (García Bernal). While his friends Jesús (Altomaro) and Roberto (Mora) are cocky and apparently they have a lot of experience in sex, young ... See full summary »

Director:

Antonio Urrutia

Writer:

Antonio Urrutia

Stars:

Elpidia Carrillo, Gael García Bernal, Martín Altomaro

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Elpidia Carrillo	...	Meifer
Gael García Bernal	...	Martín
Martín Altomaro	...	Jesús
Regina Orozco	...	Denise
Heraclio Zepeda	...	Don Chon
Socorro Bonilla	...	Leonor
Octavio Limón	...	Chente
Cornelio García	...	Don Miguel
Eugenio Polgovsky	...	Ruletas
Moisés Iván Mora	...	Roberto
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tomás Álvarez

Storyline

The coming-of-age story of young milkboy Martín (García Bernal). While his friends Jesús (Altomaro) and Roberto (Mora) are cocky and apparently they have a lot of experience in sex, young Martín is shy, quiet and virgin. Everything changes when the young cocky boys want to prove they're men and go to a brothel without Martín.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | coming of age | rural | prostitution | teen

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Filming Locations:

Concepcion de Buenos Aires, Jalisco, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dirección de Producción de Cortometraje, H. Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

16 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

such a sincere film

this short film was so sincere and sweet... all the characters were very human and each had their own story to tell... the scenery was rich and the film was visually beautiful... the casting was wonderful, gael garcia bernal fitted the role of innocence beautifully... great movie about growing up... i will not forget this short classic!