Love blooms in the shadow of death, then death comes for dessert.
Diego is a young musician who lives the terrible death of his uncle to AIDS. While in his deep depresion he meets Gabriela, which brings back a smile to his face. Just when life seems more promising than ever, one beutiful night death once again took a toll on his life. It seems as though the phantoms of the past are never going to let him go.
Acting
Kate del Castillo's breakthrough before she became THE Kate del Castillo.
Production
Rare 90s Mexican cinema tackling AIDS with unflinching sincerity.
Director
Valentín Trujillo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Valentín Trujillo directed, wrote, produced AND composed the score—true 90s indie grind before it was cool.
This was among the first Mexican films to center AIDS narrative, years before Y tu mamá también would make queer Mexican cinema globally visible.
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