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52% Critic Match
Tequila
“Because of her selflessness and courage, this film is dedicated to the Mexican woman.”
5.2 / 10• 1992• 1h 25m•NR• Spanish
Drama
Storyline
Nearly thirty years after making his surrealist La Formula Secreta, director Rubén Gámez returned to filmmaking with this impressionistic portrait of modern-day Mexico. Reminiscent in some ways of Godfrey Reggio’s Koyaanisqatsi, Tequila appears to be a cinematic extension of Mexico’s muralist tradition, a contemporary equivalent of Diego Rivera or David Alfaro Siqueiros with vignettes, quick ideas, visual puns, cartoons, and political statements.
Cast & Crew
María Rojo
Bailarina
Lead
Hugo Stiglitz
Danzarín Desnudo
Yirah Aparicio
Danzante Desnuda
Patricia Aguirre
La Bailada
SC
Susana Contreras
Madre Celosa
DN
Daniel Noé Bautista
Hijo
MA
Manuel Aguilar
Minero
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rubén Gámez's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tequila is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
