What if winning the lottery was the worst thing that ever happened to you?
A poor family hits the lottery.
Acting
Rafael Inclán's everyman desperation is uncomfortably real.
Direction
Roberto Rodríguez squeezes maximum tension from minimal budget.
Director
Roberto Rodríguez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Mexico's 1980s 'cine de ficheras' wave, though this one trades comedy for social critique.
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. was Hollywood royalty—his father shot himself rather than be paralyzed by cancer, making his casting as a desperate everyman extra poignant.
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