El callejón de los milagros
Original title: Midaq Alley
“The most awarded film in Mexican history.”
1994 · 2 h 20 min
Jorge FonsCast
Ernesto Gómez Cruz 
María Rojo 
Salma Hayek 
Bruno Bichir 
Delia Casanova Margarita Sanz
Credits
Written by: 
Vicente Leñero
Plot
Lives intersect in a Mexico City alley, with Chava wanting to go to the US and Abel in love with Alma.
Sinekatalog’s take
A brilliant, multi-strand urban drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (3,682 votes)
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