Midaq Alley

7.0
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 140 min
  • Premiere: 1995. May 5.

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.

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Art

Antonio Mata

Property Master

Carlos Gutiérrez

Set Decoration

Carlos Gutiérrez

Art Direction

Camera

Federico García

Still Photographer

Carlos Marcovich

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Elvia Romero

Makeup Artist

Crew

Ricardo Díaz Avilés

Transportation Captain

Enrique Díaz

Transportation Co-Captain

Eduardo Mendoza

Title Graphics

Directing

Jorge Fons

Director

Mario Zaragoza

Assistant Director

Avelino Rodríguez

Assistant Director

René Villarreal

Assistant Director

José Luis Ortega

Script Supervisor

Editing

Larry Engelmann

Color Timer

Rafael Savage

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Production

Gerardo Barrera

Production Manager

Sound

Eduardo Valverde

Boom Operator

Lucía Álvarez

Original Music Composer

Writing

Vicente Leñero

Screenplay