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Did you know
Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
José Roberto Hill
Alberto Mayagoitia
Gabriela Ruffo
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Paco del Toro
- Writers
- Gerardo Paz, Paco del Toro
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Paco del Toro directs. Ariel Castillero behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Paco del Toro, shot by Ariel Castillero. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5José Roberto Hill and Alberto Mayagoitia and Gabriela Ruffo carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0383552 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ariel Castillero
- Runtime
- 22 min · 0h 22m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Paco del Toro
Production companies
Who made it
- AR
Armagedon Producciones
Key crew
- ProducerGerardo Paz
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- mexico
- street gang
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1989-01-01
