Amores Perros
“Love. Betrayal. Death.”
A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man.
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Cast
26 people
Emilio Echevarría
El Chivo
Known for
Die Another Day
Y Tu Mamá También
Gael García Bernal
Octavio
Known for
Coco
Old
Goya Toledo
Valeria
Known for
Veneno
Our Fault
Álvaro Guerrero
Daniel
Known for
La Civil
Mexico 86
Vanessa Bauche
Susana
Known for
Acapulco
La doble vida de Estela Carrillo
Jorge Salinas
Luis
Known for
Mi corazón es tuyo
María Isabel
Marco Pérez
Ramiro
Known for
Desierto
Gloria
Rodrigo Murray
Gustavo
Known for
Guardián de mi vida
The Dead Girls
Humberto Busto
Jorge
Known for
The Game of Keys
El Chapo
Gerardo Campbell
Mauricio
Also in
Asesina
Gimme Power
Rosa María Bianchi
Tía Luisa
Known for
Killer Women
Monarca
Dunia Saldívar
Mama Susana
Also in
Nocturnal Love that Goes Away
Luz's Motives
Alejandro G. Iñárritu Director · Guillermo Arriaga Writer Gustavo Santaolalla Composer
Worldwide gross $21M · Budget $2M · United States release March 30, 2001
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$20,908,467
Gross vs. budget
10.5×
Production
Altavista Films
Production
Zeta Film
Production
Mexico
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
France · May 14, 2000
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Mexico · June 16, 2000
Theatrical
United States · March 30, 2001
Limited theatrical
Argentina
October 2, 2025 · Theatrical · RE 25 Aniversario
Australia
November 17, 2000 · Theatrical
Austria
April 5, 2002 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 19, 2001 · Theatrical
October 9, 2025 · Theatrical · Relançamento
Canada
June 12, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 25th Anniversary Rerelease
Chile
October 9, 2025 · Theatrical · RE 25 Aniversario
Colombia
October 9, 2025 · Theatrical · RE 25 Aniversario
Czechia
November 29, 2001 · Theatrical
June 26, 2008 · Physical · DVD, FIlmX
France
October 30, 2000 · Theatrical
Germany
November 1, 2001 · Theatrical
July 1, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-release
Greece
November 10, 2000 · Theatrical
May 15, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Guatemala
October 9, 2025 · Theatrical · RE 25 Aniversario
Ireland
July 27, 2001 · Digital
Italy
March 2, 2001 · Theatrical
Japan
February 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 5, 2020 · Theatrical · 20 Aniversario / Reestreno
October 9, 2025 · Theatrical · 25 Aniversario / Reestreno (Remasterizado)
October 24, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Netherlands
March 29, 2001 · Theatrical
October 24, 2003 · TV · Nederland 3
October 18, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Norway
October 20, 2000 · Limited theatrical · Bergen International Film Festival
March 2, 2001 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 9, 2001 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 17, 2001 · Theatrical
Spain
March 16, 2001 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 12, 2001 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 4, 2001 · Digital
United Kingdom
February 22, 2001 · Theatrical
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