El callejón de los milagros

El callejón de los milagros (English: The Alley of Miracles) is an award-winning 1994 Mexican film written by Vicente Leñero adapted from the novel by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, the film was directed by Jorge Fons. The film deals with complex issues such as gay and lebian related topics, the lower-middle class of Mexico City, and the lives of many people. The story is told from three perspectives: Don Ru (Ernesto Gómez Cruz), the owner of a cantina where most of the men in the story gather to drink and play dominoes, Alma (Salma Hayek), the beautiful girl of the neighborhood who dreams of passion, and Susanita (Margarita Sanz who won an Ariel Award for this role), the owner of the apartment complex where Alma and many of the other characters live. To date the film is well known to be the greatest Mexican film of all-time, the film was critically acclaimed by international critics, it earned 11 Ariel Awards including Best Picture and more than 49 international awards and... full article at wikipedia