简介：40-60年代墨西哥电影黄金时期的最后佳作之一，影片讲述最具墨西哥传统民族特色的娱乐活动-斗鸡的故事。几乎囊括了当时墨西哥一些最伟大的演员、剧作家和导演等，由JuanRulfo的小说改编，当时还没出名的马尔克斯也参与了编剧。主演是墨西哥著名女星LuchaVilla。 Apoor,butveryluckymaninthecockfighting,ishiredbyarichman,butbothareinlovewiththesamewoman.CockfightsareanimportantaspectofMexicantraditionasillustratedinthisstoryoftwocompetitorswhogambleeverythingonabigcockfight.Afternursinganinjuredsparringroosterbacktohealth,apoormanentersthebirdinacockfightingcompetition.Suddenlyfindinghimselftheownerofachampioncockerel,themanbecomesseducedbywealthandfame.Afterfallingforthesultrygirlfriendofhisgamblerpartner,hislifeisirrevocablychanged.Thisrecentlyremasteredmelodrama,basedonanovelbyJuanRulfowithascreenplaybyGabrielGarciaMarquezandCarlosFuentes,isaclassicofMexicancinema. ThisismaybethelastgreatMexicanGoldenAgecinemamovie.ItwasdirectedbyRobertoGavaldon,oneofthemostimportantandcreativedirectorsfromthiscountry,andthecastallowsseveralexcellentactorsfromthattimelikeIgnacioLopezTarso,LuchaVillaandNarcisoBusquets;thescreenplaywaswritenbyCarlosFuentes,GabrielGarciaMarquez(worldsizeauthors)andthedirectorRobertoGavaldonwhoadapteditbasedonatextfromthesamenamewrotenbyJuanRulfo.Allthiscluestakesustotheconclusionthatthisisaveryrepresentativemovieofthemexicanculture,butitonlyreflectsapartoftheancientlifeofcommonpeopleinthemexicantowns,focustheatentioninthegamblinglikecardsgames,cockfightsandthepalenques;Thephotographofthismovietakeustothemexicanviews,outsidethebigcities,onthefieldswhereyoucansmellthecleanair. Fewyearslateranothermovieofthesamehistorywastakentothescreenbyanothermexicandirector:Arturoripstein,andthenamewas"Elimperiodelafortuna"itdoesntlookslikethisone,thatversionissaderandmorenegativeinthemessage,inmypooropinion,theoriginaltextbyJuanRulfodeservestobechangedandthismoviereallycatchesthespiritofthatculture,sospiritual,somagic,sofaithfulljustdoingthatchangesfromthewayrulfoconciveditfirst. Thehistoryspokesabouttwoman,thepoorDionisioPinzonandthegamblingman,LorenzoBenavides.Theybothfallinlovewithapalenquesinger,LaCaponera,andtheyreallythinkshebringsthemgoodlookinalltheirsbussines.Finallytheybecamepartnersandinstallagamblinghouse,butneitherlacaponeraandDionisiostandthat"jail"anddecidetoleave,tillalastcockfightwheretheyfaceunderlacaponerasihgtjusttoprovewho`stheluckiestman.…