A washed-up boxer bets everything on one last fight — his opponent? Mexico's 1980s poverty.
Acting
Sergio Goyri's physicality — all vanity, no stamina.
Cinematography
Mexico City at golden hour, rotting from within.
Production
Authentic boxing gym stench practically wafts off screen.
Director
Fernando Durán Rojas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Mexico's 'cine de ficheras' decline era — cheap genre films masking genuine social commentary about 1982 economic crisis aftermath.
Sergio Goyri reportedly trained with actual retired boxers for three weeks; the gym owner in the film was his real coach.
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