Plot
Set in 1940s northern Mexico, this film re-tells the story of "The Lonely Hearts Killers", a famous couple of murderers who made victims of lonely and wealthy widows in the USA. Coral (Orozco) is a rotund and passionate nurse who knows handsome gigolo Nicolas Estrella (Gimenez Cacho) and falls for him immediately. Nicolas rejects her because she's not rich, but Coral is determined to get him at any cost. She abandons her children and follows the man in spite of his way of living. Together they will scheme to swindle and murder women who look for love and companions writing letters to a sentimental courier.
Written by
Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Directed by
Arturo Ripstein
Crew
Production Countries
Spain, Mexico, France
Production Companies
Wanda Films, Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica, Ivania Films, MK2 Films
Languages
Español
Awards
20 wins & 11 nominations