“It's hard to know how violence begins, it's impossible to know how it ends...”
Based on real events during Christmas of 1944 in the Pacific coast port city of Manzanillo. Hotel manager Chinto loses his temper and assaults "Inés," the homosexual cook. Inés complains to the police, but when several patrolmen come to arrest Chinto, he pulls a pistol and shoots them. The authorities soon lay seige to the hotel; Chinto's employees, follow his orders without question and assist him in barricading the hotel's doors and windows.
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Cast
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Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Don Chinto
Known for
Distilling Love
Amy, la niña de la mochila azul
Héctor Ortega
Inés
Known for
Alegrijes y Rebujos
Adventures in Time
Alberto Isaac
Eduardo López Rojas
Palancares
Known for
Los Parientes Pobres
My Family
Gerardo Quiroz
Rerre
Known for
Single Dad
Lucy Reina
Elena
Also in
Deveras me Atrapaste
Romero
Monica Moray
Pamela
Also in
Fin de semana en Garibaldi
Patricia Páramo
Ema
Also in
Shibari
Derrumbe
Amelia Zapata
Tulitas
Known for
El tamaño sí importa
Xavier Massé
Consul Kraft
Ángel de la Peña García
Blas
Also in
Brigada de rescate
Venganza de judiciales
Alfredo Dávila
Jacome
Also in
Wooden Town
Los años duros: El nacimiento de un guerrillero
Alberto Isaac Director · Jorge Stahl Jr. Cinematographer Carlos Savage Editor
First release May 21, 1990 · Produced in Mexico · Production Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE)
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Conacine
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Estudios Churubusco Azteca
Production
Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE)
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Mexico
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Original language
Spanish
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Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · May 21, 1990
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No release date listed for United States.
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