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Amores perros (2000)

Starring: Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Álvaro Guerrero, Vanessa Bauche

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu

Release Date: March 30th, 2001
Release Date: 18th May, 2001

Synopsis: Three interconnected stories about the different strata of life in Mexico City all resolve with a fatal car accident. Octavio is trying to raise enough money to run away with his sister-in-law, and decides to enter his dog Cofi into the world of dogfighting. After a dogfight goes bad, Octavio flees in his car, running a red light and causing the accident. Daniel and Valeria’s new-found bliss is prematurely ended when she loses her leg in the accident. El Chivo is a homeless man who cares for stray dogs and is there to witness the collision.

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About the Movie

Amores perros is a 2000 Mexican film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. It is an anthology film 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 for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2000 and won the Ariel Award for Best Picture from the Mexican Academy of Film. The film Amores Perros is a clear representation of the division between classes in Mexican society, as we are shown characters from under,working and middle classes.It also shows how authority such as the police are corrupt in Mexico as one of the characters is shown to be friends with such characters as El Chivo who is a hit man in order to help a jealous half-brother.

The film was released under its Spanish title in the English-speaking world, although its title was sometimes translated as Love’s a Bitch in marketing. In a 2001 interview on National Public Radio, director Iñárritu pointed out that an American English idiom, Love’s a Bitch is not a satisfactory translation of the title. The soundtrack included songs by well-known Latin American rock bands, such as Café Tacuba, Control Machete and Bersuit Vergarabat.