Amores perros

Amores perros

Amores perros or Love's a Bitch is a 2000 neorealist Mexican film, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Amores Perros is the first movie in Iñárritu's trilogy of death, and was followed by 21 Grams and Babel. It is a triptych; an anthology film, sometimes referred to as the "Mexican Pulp Fiction", containing three distinct stories which are connected by a car accident in Mexico City. Each of the three tales is also a reflection on the cruelty of humans toward animals and each other, showing how they may live dark or even hideous lives. Amores Perros was nominated...
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Release date:May 14, 2000
Directed by:Alejandro González Iñárritu
Rated:R (USA)
Runtime:154 Minutes
Producer:Alejandro González Iñárritu
Editor:Luis Carballar, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Fernando Pérez Unda
Music by:Gustavo Santaolalla
Cinematography:Rodrigo Prieto
Screenplay by:Guillermo Arriaga
Estimated budget:$2,000,000
Genre:Thriller

Cast of Amores perros

Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal
Octavio
Born:November 30, 1978
Age:33
Vanessa Bauche
Vanessa Bauche
Susana
Born:February 18, 1973
Age:39
Adriana Barraza
Adriana Barraza
Mama Octavio
Born:March 5, 1956
Age:56
Goya Toledo
Goya Toledo
Valeria
Born:September 24, 1969
Age:42

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
2001 BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Alejandro González Iñárritu
2001 National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Alejandro González Iñárritu
2001 London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, Alejandro González Iñárritu
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YearAward Nomination
2001 BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Alejandro González Iñárritu
2002 Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film, Alejandro González Iñárritu
2001 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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Film director of Amores perros

Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Born: August 15, 1963
Age: 48

Alejandro González Iñárritu is a Mexican film director. González Iñárritu is the first Mexican director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and by the Directors Guild of America for Best Director. He is also the first and only Mexican born director...
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Behind Biutiful: Director's Flip Notes 2011 Short Film
Biutiful 2010 R (USA)
Write the Future 2010 Short Film
To Each His Own Cinema 2007 Short Film
Babel 2006 R (USA)
21 Grams 2003 R (USA) Thriller
11'9''01 September 11 2002
The Hire: Powder Keg 2001 Short Film
Amores perros 2000 R (USA) Thriller
Detrás del dinero 1995 Short Film
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Filming locations for Amores perros

Mexico City
Mexico City

The Mexican Federal District, known in Spanish as Distrito Federal , is an area within Mexico that is not part of any of the Mexican states, but an independent self-governing city-state and the seat of the Federal Government. The core of the vast Mexico City Metropolitan Area is within the Federal...
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Mexico
Mexico

Mexico , officially the United Mexican States , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States of America; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Who was the director of the movie "Amores perros"?
  • A:
    Alejandro González Iñárritu was the movie's director.
  • Q:
    Which screenwriter wrote the film Amores perros?
  • A:
    Guillermo Arriaga wrote the film's script.
  • Q:
    What locations were selected to film scenes in the movie Amores perros?
  • A:
    Locations used to film the movie include Mexico City.
  • Q:
    Who produced "Amores perros"?
  • A:
    Alejandro González Iñárritu produced the film.
  • Q:
    What was the estimated budget for making the movie "Amores perros"?
  • A:
    $2.0 million was the cost to make this film.
  • Q:
    How many minutes is the runtime of the motion picture "Amores perros"?
  • A:
    The approxomite runtime is 153 minutes.
  • Q:
    When was the premier of the motion picture "Amores perros"?
  • A:
    The movie was released in May, 2000.
  • Q:
    Which actors starred in the film, "Amores perros"?
  • A:
    Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Álvaro Guerrero, Vanessa Bauche and Jorge Salinas played leading roles in the movie.
  • Q:
    What is the runtime of the movie "Amores perros"?
  • A:
    The runtime for the movie is 153 minutes.
  • Q:
    Who composed the music for the film Amores perros?
  • A:
    Gustavo Santaolalla and Antonio Vega composed sheet music for the soundtrack.
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