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Midaq Alley (1995) [NR]

Release Date:
May 5, 1995

Original Title:
El Callejón de los Milagros

Alternate Titles:
A Milagros sikátor
Aleea miracolelor
Csodák utcája
El callejón de los milagros
Het mirakelsteegje
Midaq Alley - unelmien kuja
Miracle Alley
O Beco dos Milagres
Zaulek cudów

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Alameda Films
Consejo Nacional para la cultura y las artes
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Production Countries:
Mexico

Ratings / Certifications:
CA: 18A  ES: 13  MX: B-15  US: NR 

Runtime: 140

The most awarded film in Mexican history.

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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 Direction:
Carlos Gutiérrez

Assistant Director:
Mario Zaragoza
Avelino Rodríguez
René Villarreal

Assistant Editor:
Rafael Savage

Boom Operator:
Eduardo Valverde

Casting:
Claudia Becker

Color Timer:
Larry Engelmann

Director:
Jorge Fons

Director of Photography:
Carlos Marcovich

Editor:
Carlos Savage

Gaffer:
Enrique Morales

Grip:
Gustavo Covarrubias

Line Producer:
Daniel Birman Ripstein

Makeup Artist:
Elvia Romero

Music:
Lucía Álvarez

Novel:
Naguib Mahfouz

Producer:
Alfredo Ripstein Jr.
Georgina Balzaretti

Production Manager:
Gerardo Barrera

Property Master:
Antonio Mata

Screenplay:
Vicente Leñero

Script Supervisor:
José Luis Ortega

Set Decoration:
Carlos Gutiérrez

Still Photographer:
Federico García

Title Graphics:
Eduardo Mendoza

Transportation Captain:
Ricardo Díaz Avilés

Transportation Co-Captain:
Enrique Díaz

Visual Effects:
Manuel Sainz

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