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The Food of Fear
The Food of Fear
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The Food of Fear

Original Title: El alimento del miedo

1994
1h 32m
Horror

Status

Released

Release

1994

Runtime

1h 32m

Storyline

The story unfolds in an underclass neighborhood of Mexico City, a place where a unique troupe features a circus act, led by Don Ramón (López Moctezuma himself.) He and his wife Petra (Isaura Espinosa) have to take care of the daughter of a neighbor who has been jailed for drug trafficking. Petra decides that the girl (who is only 5 years old) must earn a living, entrusting her several domestic tasks; the little girl, which he nicknamed "Flea" befriends Pepito, who works as a clown on the street. Things get complicated when somone with satanic tendencies arrives to Ramon's house, and the visitor develops an interest on Petra. A fight between the three adults causes that "lil Flea" suffers a fatal accident, so the solution will be to use her meat for the tamales sold by Petra.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 32m
Jan 1, 1994
Languages
Spanish
Director
Juan López Moctezuma
Juan López Moctezuma
Production
Jorge Victoria Producciones
Jorge Victoria Producciones
Production Countries
Mexico

Top Cast

13 Cast Members

Isaura Espinoza

Isaura Espinoza

Petra

Jorge Victoria

Chicalada

Salvador Sánchez

Salvador Sánchez

Jefe

Juan López Moctezuma

Juan López Moctezuma

Don Ramón

Alan Fernández

Andaluz Russell

Marta Zamora

Pedro Infante Jr.

Pedro Infante Jr.

Pedro Infante Jr

Montserrat Suero Cortez

Sergio Sánchez

Matilde Kalfon

Paulina de Labra

(uncredited)

Jorge Russek

Jorge Russek

(uncredited)

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