El Callejon De Los Milagros

The Alley of Miracles

Midaq Alley is a 1994 Mexican film adapted from the novel by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, written by Vicente Leñero and directed by Jorge Fons. The film deals with complex issues such as gay and lesbian related topics, the lower-middle class of Mexico City, and the lives of many people. The story is told from three perspectives: Don Ru , the owner of a cantina where most of the men in the story gather to drink and play dominoes, Alma , the beautiful girl of the neighborhood who dreams of passion, and Susanita , the owner of the apartment complex where Alma and many of the other...
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Release date:1995
Directed by:Jorge Fons
Runtime:140 Minutes
Producer:Gerardo Barrera, Alfredo Ripstein
Editor:Carlos Savage
Music by:Lucía Álvarez
Cinematography:Carlos Marcovich
Screenplay by:Vicente Leñero
Adapted from:Midaq Alley

Cast of El Callejon De Los Milagros

Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek
Alma
Born:September 2, 1966
Age:45
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Born:November 7, 1933
Age:78
Bruno Bichir
Bruno Bichir
Born:October 6, 1967
Age:44
María Rojo
María Rojo
Born:August 15, 1943
Age:68
Delia Casanova
Delia Casanova
Abel Woolrich
Abel Woolrich
Born:1947
Died:2006

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
1996 Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film, Jorge Fons
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YearAward Nomination
1996 Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film, Jorge Fons
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Film director of El Callejon De Los Milagros

Jorge Fons
Jorge Fons
Born: April 23, 1939
Age: 73

Jorge Fons Pérez is a Mexican film director. He belongs to the first generation of film directors of the UNAM. His short film, Caridad , is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema. Two of the most important films of his filmography are Rojo amanecer and El callejón de...
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TitleReleasedGenre
The Alley of Miracles 1995
Rojo amanecer 1989 Thriller
The Bricklayers 1976
Faith, Hope and Charity 1974
Jory 1973 Western
Los Cachorros 1973
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Filming locations for El Callejon De Los Milagros

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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