Your father-in-law's mistress just got dismembered—wanna cover it for the tabloid?
Estela Duarte is divorcing her cheating husband, has moved her two children in with her mom, and has taken the only writing job she can find - as a reporter for the tabloid, El Grito. She covers a series of grisly murders and mutilations of well-dressed women, each of whom turns out to be a mistress of rich men, including her father-in-law. She sees patterns and shares them with Ibarra, the cop in charge of the investigations. Her editor gives her professional support, her friend Laura gives her emotional support, and her mother helps her guess when the next murder will occur. But will all this be enough to protect Estela and Laura from danger?
Acting
Angélica Aragón's mom-psychic steals every scene.
Writing
Tabloid reporter as unreliable heroine—deliciously meta.
Director
Gabriel Beristain
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gabriel Beristain was cinematographer on Blade II and The Incredible Hulk—this is his rare directorial outing, shot cheap in Mexico City.
The 3.6 TMDB score reflects its grindhouse distribution, but Mexican critics noted its debt to 70s Mexican noir and the real 1990s 'feminicidio' crisis in Ciudad Juárez.
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