The Naked City (1989)
A gritty tale of survival set against a city ripe with violence and corruption. The Naked City tells the tale of Alfonso and Aurelia, who with their infant daughter flee the scene of a traffic accident they inadvertently caused, leaving several people seriously injured. On the run, they check into a hotel in a different part of the town. By coincidence, or fate, the hotel is about to be attacked by a violent gang, who resume to hold everyone hostage, moving room to room raping, killing and brutalizing the guests. When it is turn to visit with the young couple it is their time to decide to succumb to the violence, or fight back.
Director:
Gabriel Retes
Writer:
Ignacio Retes
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Damián Alcázar as La Suavecita |
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Pedro Altamirano as Chilín |
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Martín Barraza as Alfonso |
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Carlos Chávez as Abel |
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Ignacio Elizarraras as Recepcionista |
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Lourdes Elizarrarás as Aurelia |
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Graciela Lara as Mamá |
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Gonzalo Lora as Tacotec |
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Jaime Ramos as Panadero |
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Gabriel Retes as Bar Owner |
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Alejandro Tamayo as El Ruiseñor |
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Luis Felipe Tovar as El King |
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Jorge Victoria as Papá |
| Directing | Gabriel Retes | Director |
| Writing | Ignacio Retes | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gabriel Retes | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Garza | Costume Design |
| Production | Gonzalo Lora | Production Manager |
| Editing | Víctor Mondragón | Editor |
| Sound | Rodrigo Mendoza Millán | Music Supervisor |
| Writing | Ignacio Retes | Story |
| Production | Gabriel Retes | Producer |
| Sound | Rodrigo Mendoza Millán | Music |
| Directing | Lourdes Elizarrarás | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Servando González | Story |
| Sound | Fernando Cámara | Sound |
| Crew | Francisco Bojórquez | Cinematography |
| Sound | René Ruiz Cerón | Recording Supervision |