The Day of the Bricklayers

During the eighties, in Mexico we had a very sad and depressing film industry. In that time, the most popular pictures were either about "ficheras" (that can be roughly translated as whores) or about "albures" (an albur is a word game of sexual implications). "El Dia de los Albañiles" portraits a group of impossible characters, ranging from the incompetent workers to those who are plain thieves. A few nude scenes are included on the movie, this scenes have nothing to do with the plot, but were almost a requirement for Mexican movies of the mid eighties. Of course, in the worst Mexican movie tradition, the heroes are the poorest characters, and their boss is, of course, the villain. This picture must not be mistaken with "Los Albañiles", which is based on a novel by Vicente Leñero.