
Storyline
"It's hard to know how violence begins, it's impossible to know how it ends..."
Based on real events during Christmas of 1944 in the Pacific coast port city of Manzanillo. Hotel manager Chinto loses his temper and assaults "Inés," the homosexual cook. Inés complains to the police, but when several patrolmen come to arrest Chinto, he pulls a pistol and shoots them. The authorities soon lay seige to the hotel; Chinto's employees, follow his orders without question and assist him in barricading the hotel's doors and windows.
Score Distribution
Details
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- May 21, 1990
- Languages
- Spanish
- Director
- Production Countries
- Mexico
Top Cast
27 Cast Members

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Don Chinto

Héctor Ortega
Inés

Eduardo López Rojas
Palancares

Gerardo Quiroz
Rerre

Lucy Reina
Elena
Monica Moray
Pamela
Patricia Páramo
Ema

Amelia Zapata
Tulitas
Ángel de la Peña García
Blas
Alfredo Dávila
Jacome
Regino Herrera
General Correa
Alfredo Ramírez
Gato Chacón
José Antonio Marros
Ciego
Lau Chan
Chi
Ramiro Ramírez
Doctor Rivas
Jorge Rocha
Pacheco
Bernabé Guerrero
Juan Quintero
Genaro Zárate
Jonas
Rafael Valdez
Hombre bala
Rogelio Hernández Neri
Genaro Mijares







