Salon Mexico


1h 27m 1996

Brief Synopsis

A remake of Emilio Fernandez' classic 1948 melodrama "Salon Mexico"--set during the heyday of the titular Mexico City dance hall of the '30s, a who-done-it mystery surrounding the murder of a taxi dancer, Mercedes, and her lover, the robber and pimp known as Paco.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1996

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Synopsis

A remake of Emilio Fernandez' classic 1948 melodrama "Salon Mexico"--set during the heyday of the titular Mexico City dance hall of the '30s, a who-done-it mystery surrounding the murder of a taxi dancer, Mercedes, and her lover, the robber and pimp known as Paco.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1996

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States January 1997

Released in United States March 1996

Released in United States October 1996

Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 9-26, 1997.

Shown at XII Festival de Cine Mexicano in Guadalajara March 1996.

"The Televicine press kit clocks the movie's length as 110 minutes, but the released version is 20 minutes shorter." (V5/6-12/96).

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 9-26, 1997.)

Released in United States March 1996 (Shown at XII Festival de Cine Mexicano in Guadalajara March 1996.)

Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival (A Tribute to Contemporary Mexican Cinema) October 18-31, 1996.)