A desperate writer fights for survival when the Mexican mob involves him in murder.
Acting
Eric Roberts fully commits to sweaty, pathetic desperation—career-highlight sleaze.
Cinematography
Bleached Mexican sun turns every frame into a hangover you can taste.
Direction
Jack Perez wrings genuine tension from a shoestring budget.
Director
Jack Perez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michael Peña appears briefly as an orderly—one of his earliest screen credits before breaking through in Crash.
The title references both the Mexican folk song and slang for 'the cockroach'—fitting for Walter's parasitic presence in Mexico.
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