Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Ernesto Gómez Cruz | ... | Don Ru | |
María Rojo | ... | Doña Cata | |
Salma Hayek | ... | Alma | |
Bruno Bichir | ... | Abel | |
Delia Casanova | ... | Eusebia | |
Margarita Sanz | ... | Susanita | |
Claudio Obregón | ... | Don Fidel | |
Juan Manuel Bernal | ... | Chava | |
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Abel Woolrich | ... | Zacarías |
Luis Felipe Tovar | ... | Güicho | |
Daniel Giménez Cacho | ... | José Luis | |
Gina Morett | ... | Doña Flor | |
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Óscar Yoldi | ... | Ubaldo |
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Esteban Soberanes | ... | Jimmy |
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Eugenia Leñero | ... | Tina |
Based on the Nobel Prize Winner's novel, the Egyptian Naguib Mahfouz. The story, translated from El Cairo to Mexico City's downtown, narrates the life of the members of the neighbourhood and the connection between them Don Ru, the owner of the local pub; Eusebia, his wife; Chava, his son and Abel his friend, who emigrate to USA in search of fortune; Susanita, the single landtender always dreaming to marry a good man; Guicho, the pub's employee, who extracts the money when Don Ru is not there and finally marries Susanita; Alma, the very good looking girl, the Abel's dream, who becomes a luxury prostitute while he's away; Jimmy, the handsome young man Don Ru becomes infatuated with, etc. This movie won the Ariel (the Mexican Oscar) as best movie in 1995. Written by Michel Rudoy <mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx>
My Cable company just recently added the new Spanish HBO to my system. And I just so happen to be flipping through these channels looking for something to watch (you know, it's really late and there is nothing else on), well I came to the Spanish HBO and a movie was just starting with sub-titles. I thought, hey why not. This movie "Midaq Alley" was excellent. It had everything in a movie you could asked for. I recommend this movie highly to everyone, no matter what your ethnic background is - you will walk away from this movie with something. Trust me.