Released:
2002-08-30

Overview:
In Vera Cruz in the 1940s, Nacho, an Indian, waits tables at Don Lázaro's café at Hotel Ofélia. He falls for Lola, an opium-addicted, alcoholic whore who's hopelessly in love with Gardenia Wilson, a masked wrestler who slept with her once but knows she's unbalanced. Don Lázaro warns Nacho about Lola, and Nacho knows his love will be unrequited, but he'll do anything, regardless of how degrading, to be near her. Lola, for her part, can be sadistic. Republican exiles who are regulars at the café encourage Lola's desire to assassinate Franco. Nacho in turn mixes this political mirage with his fascination with the plot of "The Mikado." Where do fantasies and obsessions lead?

Director:
Arturo Ripstein

Runtime:
2h 31min

Genre:
Drama, Fantasy, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Juan Diego
  as
  Gimeno-Mikado
• 
  Ariadna Gil
  as
  Lola
• 
  Luis Felipe Tovar
  as
  Nacho
• 
  Patricia Reyes Spíndola
  as
  Raquel
• 
  Julián Pastor
  as
  Don Lázaro