An amateur dog fighter, a supermodel, and a derelict assassin, all separately struggling to find love, find their lives transformed by a devastating car wreck in Mexico City.An amateur dog fighter, a supermodel, and a derelict assassin, all separately struggling to find love, find their lives transformed by a devastating car wreck in Mexico City.An amateur dog fighter, a supermodel, and a derelict assassin, all separately struggling to find love, find their lives transformed by a devastating car wreck in Mexico City.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 55 wins & 24 nominations total
Gael García Bernal
- Octavio
- (as Gael García)
Álvaro Guerrero
- Daniel
- (as Alvaro Guerrero)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaFor the scenes where the dogs appeared to be dead or dying, the animals were actually heavily sedated under the careful eye of the Mexican SPCA. Multiple dogs that looked like one dog seen on screen were also used, so that the same dog was not under sedation for more than half an hour and not more than once a day at a time.
- GoofsFor photos taken for the 2nd time in the photo booth, El Chivo is wearing the brother's black sportcoat, yet when he subsequently pastes the photo in the album, the sportcoat appears distinctly burgundy in color.
- Crazy creditsTo Luciano: Because we also are what we have lost. Special Thanks to: "Abba, Pater"
- Alternate versionsThe following are from the deleted scenes on the DVD:
- An alternate ending where the camera is outside the house where El Chivo was holding the two business partners hostage and two gunshots are heard.
- A comedic and tender scene between Daniel and Valeria which would have come shortly after Valeria returned from the hospital. Valeria wakes up Daniel in the middle of the night to help her get to the bathroom.
- A conversation between Daniel and Valeria in their apartment where Valeria reveals to the audience that she had an abortion.
- A brief scene where Octavio bursts into Susanna's mother's apartment searching for her.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2001 (2001)
Featured review
Maybe for most of you, people outside third-world countries like Mexico or Colombia, my home, movies like ths one are only representations of another world... something away from you. My city, medellin, is one of the most dangerous cities on the world. Mexico city can be as dangerous as medellin. I`m not talking about politics. maybe you haven`t lived violence as near as i have, but im gonna tell you something, that is the main reason i voted 9 this movie: Amores perros is not fiction. Its a perfect peep to what life is here. We have expensive models that go to stupid tv shows, we have dog fighting, we have mercedes, we have old trucks, we have killers, businessmen, we feel love, we have houses... our life, as you can see in the movie, isn`t as different as you think. Amores perros can show you that life is not easy here. but that`s it. What you saw is thousand`s of people life. that`s why it`s so magic to you. Yourè seeing what you will never live there, in london, new york, seattle, paris, berlin... reality is weirder than fiction... see it on amores perros, and you`ll believe me... live it here, and no movie will surprise you
- danielariasv
- Jul 18, 2002
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- Amores perros
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- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,408,467
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $61,047
- Apr 1, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $20,908,467
- Runtime2 hours 34 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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