1994 • NR • 1h 57m
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Overview
The legendary life of Mexican singer Lucha Reyes is the basis of this fictionalized biography ( or a The legendary life of Mexican singer Lucha Reyes is the basis of this fictionalized biography ( or as director Arturo Ripstein puts it "an imaginary biography"). Lucha Reyes was an unconventional, and sexually liberated woman, most famous for her "cancion ranchera" style singing. Her story begins in 1939, where at 33 she still lived at home with her mother, Dona Victora, the madame of a renowned Mexico City whorehouse. Lucha marries the liberal Pedro Calderon and then buys a beggar's daughter. She becomes the mother to this child, Luzma. Lucha craves lasting love like junkies crave heroin. But for her loyal daughter, she never finds it and in the end no one can help her.
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(8 users) Cast / Crew 
Patricia Reyes Spíndola Lucha Reyes 
Alberto Estrella Pedro Calderón 
Blanca Guerra La Jaira 
Ana Ofelia Murguía Doña Victoria 
Alex Cox Klaus Eder 
Arturo Alegro Oñate Alejandra Montoya Luzma 
Marta Aura Balmori 
Roberto Sosa Gimeno 
Juan Carlos Colombo Araujo 
Guillermo Gil Gato Linares 
Max Kerlow Serge 
Socorro Avelar Pulque Saleswoman 
Odiseo Bichir Bernal 
Verónica Langer Marga 
Carlos Aguilar Sound 
Arturo Ripstein Director Federico García Cinematography José Luis Aguilar Art Designer 
Paz Alicia Garciadiego Writer Esperanza Gómez Hair Designer Sergio Muñoz Assistant Director Tomas Owen Art Designer 
Rafael Castanedo Editor Juan Cristobal Pérez Grobet Camera Operator Graciela Mazón Costume Design José Luis Aguilar Set Decoration Lola Picó Makeup Artist Bruno de Keyzer Cinematography Ángeles Martínez Set Decoration
Patricia Reyes Spíndola Lucha Reyes Alberto Estrella Pedro Calderón Blanca Guerra La Jaira Ana Ofelia Murguía Doña Victoria Alex Cox Klaus Eder Arturo Alegro Oñate Alejandra Montoya Luzma Marta Aura Balmori Roberto Sosa Gimeno Juan Carlos Colombo Araujo Guillermo Gil Gato Linares Max Kerlow Serge Socorro Avelar Pulque Saleswoman Odiseo Bichir Bernal Verónica Langer Marga Carlos Aguilar Sound Arturo Ripstein Director Federico García Cinematography José Luis Aguilar Art Designer Paz Alicia Garciadiego Writer Esperanza Gómez Hair Designer Sergio Muñoz Assistant Director Tomas Owen Art Designer Rafael Castanedo Editor Juan Cristobal Pérez Grobet Camera Operator Graciela Mazón Costume Design José Luis Aguilar Set Decoration Lola Picó Makeup Artist Bruno de Keyzer Cinematography Ángeles Martínez Set Decoration
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