
Arturo Ripstein
Director


In Vera Cruz in the 1940s, Nacho, an Indian, waits tables at Don LĂĄzaro's cafĂŠ at Hotel OfĂŠlia. He falls for Lola, an opium-addicted, alcoholic whore who's hopelessly in love with Gardenia Wilson, a masked wrestler who slept with her once but knows she's unbalanced. Don LĂĄzaro warns Nacho about Lola, and Nacho knows his love will be unrequited, but he'll do anything, regardless of how degrading, to be near her. Lola, for her part, can be sadistic. Republican exiles who are regulars at the cafĂŠ encourage Lola's desire to assassinate Franco. Nacho in turn mixes this political mirage with his fascination with the plot of "The Mikado." Where do fantasies and obsessions lead?
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Arturo Ripstein
Director

Luis Felipe Tovar
Nacho

Ariadna Gil
Lola

Patricia Reyes SpĂndola
Raquel

Juan Diego
Gimeno-Mikado

Alberto Estrella
Gardenia Wilson

Daniel GimĂŠnez Cacho
Toledano

Carmen Madrid
Imelda

Juan Carlos Colombo
Madariaga

Ălvaro Guerrero
CastaĂąo

Eligio MelĂŠndez
Don Nemesio
JuliĂĄn Pastor
Don LĂĄzaro
Carlos ChĂĄvez
Ezequiel

Gonçalo Diniz
Fabregats
Osami Kawano
Chino
LucĂa MuĂąoz
Puta
Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Writer
Max Aub
Writer