La choca

"Here, under the law of the jungle, women are more female and men more beasts..."

Sep 5 1974 N/A 1h 34m
Drama, Western

A smuggler lives far from civilization, in a hut in the jungle with his wife, La Choca, his son and his sister-in-law Flor. One day some men arrive, who accuse him of having betrayed them.

Plot

Martin lives in a mountain hut with his wife, La Choca, and his son, little Martin, and Flor, Choca's sister. They live through hardship to make ends meet, and Martin does some smuggling. During his abscence, three men arrive, accuse him of having betrayed them, and set a trap to capture him. When he arrives, all hell breaks loose, and out of the carnage only La Choca survives.

Written by

Alfonso Díaz Bullard, Emilio Fernández

Directed by

Emilio Fernández

Cast

Mercedes Carreño, Gregorio Casal, Armando Silvestre

Crew

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Production Countries

Mexico

Production Companies

Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Conacite Uno

Languages

Español

Awards

6 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
123
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA