Midaq Alley

Original title: El callejón de los milagros

1995
Unrated
2h 20m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

Adapted from the novel by Nobel Prize laureate Naguib Mahfouz and winner of numerous international awards, Midaq Alley explores the intersecting lives of a diverse group of individuals whose stories converge inside a vibrant Mexico City neighborhood. Among them is local cantina owner Rutilio (Ernesto Gómez Cruz), a family man who gives in to latent homosexual desires. His son, Chava (Juan Manuel Bernal), yearns to emigrate to America, while the desperate spinster Susanita (Margarita Sanz) dreams of finding a husband. Finally, there is Abel (Bruno Bichir), a poor barber whose romance with the innocent beauty Alma (Salma Hayek) tragically ends after she is coerced into a life of debauchery.

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Drama Romance

The lives of men and women living on Callejón de los Milagros in Mexico City.The lives of men and women living on Callejón de los Milagros in Mexico City.The lives of men and women living on Callejón de los Milagros in Mexico City.

Director
- Jorge Fons
Writers
- Vicente Leñero
- Naguib Mahfouz
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Jorge Fons
Writers
- Vicente Leñero
- Naguib Mahfouz
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 27 wins & 13 nominations

Trivia
Veronica Falcón's debut.

Quotes
Doña Cata: Are you a Virgo, Susanita?
Susanita: You know I never married, but when I was younger, well, the boy from the dry cleaner's and I...
Doña Cata: When is your birthday?

Connections
Featured in Who the Hell Is Juliette? (1997)

Soundtracks
Antojos
Written by Lucía Álvarez
Performed by Lucía Álvarez & Band

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Review

Featured review

10/10

Excellent! Run to see it! Don't miss it!!

Midaq Alley is the best foreign movie of 1995. The movie take place in Mexico's Downtown in a street named: " Midaq Alley". Basically the film show us the stories of three people from that neighborhood.

Mr Ru whom after 30 tears of marriage is feeling homosexual falling in love with a young guy the same age as his son, making his wife's life miserable.

Susanita and old lady whom never been married and doesn't know what is love, finally she falls for someone not very honest. The other one is Alma , played for Salma Hayek a young, beautiful virgin girl whom is interested in everything about sex and drugs. I highly recommend this movie to everyone. It's worth the money!!