Amores perros
Amores perros is a 2000 Mexican drama thriller film directed by Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. Amores perros is the first installment in Gonzlez Irritus Trilogy of Death, succeeded byGrams and Babel. It is a triptych an anthology film, containing three distinct stories which are connected by a car accident in Mexico City.
The film is constructed from three distinct stories linked by a car accident that brings the characters briefly together.The first segment stars Gael Garca Bernal and Vanessa Bauche as the title characters. Susana is Octavios sisterinlaw however, Octavio is in love with her and does not like the way his brother, Ramiro, treats her. Octavio tries to persuade her to run away with him to get out from under Ramiros abuse. Jarocho, a local thug, is happy after winning in a dog fight, so he decides to let his dog loose on some strays, but is stopped when a vagrant pulls out a machete from his junk cart eventually, Jarocho sees Octavios rottweiler, Cofi, wandering the streets, and lets his dog loose on it, but Cofi kills Jarochos dog. Aware of this by his friend Jorge and needing to make money so that he and Susana can escape and start a life of their own, Octavio decides to become involved in the business of dog fighting, organized by Mauricio, owner of El Sabadaba, where the fights take place. Every time there is a fight, Jarocho enters a new dog, and everytime, Cofi kills it. After more than fifteen fights, Octavio makes enough money to run away with Susana, even paying Mauricio to get Ramiro beaten up. In revenge, Ramiro steals the money and leaves with his wife. Struggling financially, Octavio accepts a challenge by Jarocho to participate in a private fight, with no outside bets. Octavios dog wins, but Jarocho shoots Cofi. In revenge, Octavio stabs Jarocho in the stomach. Pursued by Jarochos thugs, Octavio finds himself in a car chase with Jorge, and the wounded dog. A collision follows Jorge dies and Octavio is badly injured. ........
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