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Midaq Alley

Midaq Alley

# The most awarded film in Mexican history.
Drama
📜 Overview: Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.
🌏 Languages Available: Spanish
📆 Date Released: 1995-05-05
⌚ Running Time: 140 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Ernesto Gómez Cruz original image
Don Ru
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
María Rojo original image
Doña Cata
María Rojo
Salma Hayek Pinault original image
Alma
Salma Hayek Pinault
Bruno Bichir original image
Abel
Bruno Bichir
Delia Casanova original image
Eusebia
Delia Casanova
Margarita Sanz original image
Susanita
Margarita Sanz
Claudio Obregón original image
Don Fidel
Claudio Obregón
Juan Manuel Bernal original image
Chava
Juan Manuel Bernal
Abel Woolrich original image
Zacarías
Abel Woolrich
Luis Felipe Tovar original image
Güicho
Luis Felipe Tovar
Daniel Giménez Cacho original image
José Luis
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Gina Morett original image
Doña Flor
Gina Morett
Óscar Yoldi original image
Ubaldo
Óscar Yoldi
Esteban Soberanes original image
Jimmy
Esteban Soberanes
Eugenia Leñero original image
Tina
Eugenia Leñero
Tiaré Scanda original image
Maru
Tiaré Scanda
Álvaro Carcaño original image
Doc. Beltrán
Álvaro Carcaño
Fernando García Ortega original image
Agapito
Fernando García Ortega
Alfonso Bravo original image
Toño
Alfonso Bravo
Jesús Ochoa original image
Parroquiano
Jesús Ochoa
Lucía Álvarez original image
Pianista Burdel
Lucía Álvarez
Guillermo Ayala original image
Agente
Guillermo Ayala
Anna Ciocchetti original image
Burdel
Anna Ciocchetti
Claudia Goytia original image
Burdel
Claudia Goytia
Daniel Birman Ripstein original image
Don Fidel's Son (uncredited)
Daniel Birman Ripstein
Veronica Falcón original image
Kika
Veronica Falcón

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