College professor has mid-life crisis, gets mixed up with prostitutes and gangsters.
Acting
Arturo de Córdova commits to complete pathetic unraveling.
Production
Seedy Mexico City locations feel dangerously authentic.
Director
Rafael Baledón
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Mexico's 'Cine de Arrabal' wave — gritty urban melodramas that pushed conservative social norms through lurid storytelling.
Pina Pellicer had just starred in 'One-Eyed Jacks' with Brando; her return to Mexican cinema was deliberately provocative.
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