Amores Perros

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Director

Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Cast

Emilio Echevarría as El Chivo

Gael García Bernal as Octavio

Goya Toledo as Valeria

Álvaro Guerrero as Daniel

Vanessa Bauche as Susana

Jorge Salinas as Luis

Marco Pérez as Ramiro

Adriana Barraza as Octavio and Ramiro’s mother

Rodrigo Murray as Gustavo

Gustavo Sánchez Parra as Jarocho

Writers

Guillermo Arriaga (written by)

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Summary

Constructed as a triptych, the film contains three distinct stories connected by a car crash in Mexico City. The stories center on a teenager in the slums who gets involved in dogfighting; a model who seriously injures her leg; and a mysterious hitman.

Constructed as a triptych, the film contains three distinct stories connected by a car crash in Mexico City. The stories center on a teenager in the slums who gets involved in dogfighting; a model who seriously injures her leg; and a mysterious hitman.

Genre

Drama, Thriller

Released

June 16, 2000 (Mexico)

Runtime

2hrs 34min

MPAA

R, for violence/gore, language and sexuality

Additional Credits

Executive Producers

Francisco González Compeán
Martha Sosa Elizondo

Producers

Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Tita Lombardo "line"

Music By

Gustavo Santaolalla

Cinematographer

Associate Producers

Guillermo Arriaga Jordán
Raúl Olvera Ferrer
Pelayo Gutiérrez
Monica Lozano

Film Editing

Luis Carballar
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Fernando Pérez Unda