Las poquianchis
1976 · Movie · 110 min. · Mexico
This social-themed drama is set in 1950's Mexico, where three sisters known as the "Poquianchis" run a prostitution ring protected by the municpal and state authorities. In 1964, the discovery of several young people who had been assassinated and buried on the sisters' order led to a scrutiny surrounding the corruption involved in the controversial Mexican justice system.
Direction Felipe Cazals
Cast Malena Doria · Leonor Llausás · Ana Ofelia Murguía · Diana Bracho · Tina Romero · María Rojo · Gonzalo Vega · Manuel Ojeda · Patricia Reyes Spíndola · Salvador Sánchez · Pilar Pellicer · Enrique Lucero · Alejandro Parodi · Carlos Cardan · Arturo Beristáin · Jorge Martínez de Hoyos · Gina Morett · Salvador Garcini
Soundtrack José Elorza
Screenplay Tomás Pérez Turrent · Xavier Robles
Cinematography Alex Phillips
Original title Las poquianchis
6.2
123 votes (FilmAffinity)
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