Full awards and nominations of Cadena Perpetua (Life Sentence - In For Life)
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Thriller. Film noir. Drama
Alfaro Javier Lira, aka "Tarzan", rules over the prostitutes of Mexico City. His quiet life is disturbed by the death of a prostitute and he is sent to jail on the Marias Islands. He injures a warden, Pantoza, during a drinking session. Later, when Tarzan goes back to the city, he gets married and starts working in an insurance company. But one day, he is recognised by a policeman who knows all about his past and starts blackmailing ... [+]
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Ariel Awards (1979) - 1978 Films
- winner Best Film
- winner Best Director (Arturo Ripstein)
- winner Best Supporting Actor (Ernesto Gómez Cruz)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor (Narciso Busquets)
- winner Best Supporting Actress (Ana Ofelia Murguía)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Arturo Ripstein, Vicente Leñero)