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Midaq Alley (El callejón de los milagros)
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Release Date: | January 1, 1998 |
| Running time: | 140 minutes |
| Cast: | Ernesto Gómez Cruz, MarÃa Rojo, Salma Hayek, Bruno Bichir, Delia Casanova |
| Director: | Jorge Fons |
| Writer: | Vicente Leñero, Naguib Mahfouz |
Description: Based on Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz's novel Midaq Alley, a story involving four parallel episodes with overlapping characters--none of whom ever gets what he or she wants. The main characters include: Rutilio, a gruff, macho tavern owner who develops a taste for handsome young men; Chava, Rutilio's adult son who longs for a better life in America; Alma, a strong-willed beauty who's tempted to marry a wealthy elderly shop owner; Abel, an earnest but penniless young barber who loves Alma; and Susanita, a spinsterish landlady who looks for love in all the wrong places.
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