Café Chairel

Mar 22, 2025

1h 50m

★ 0.0

She is bitter as dark coffee. He is sweet as cream. A blend of nostalgia and dreams.

Overview

Two lonely people cross paths while working in a coffee shop. Even with opposite personalities, they both want to move forward with the business which they use as a conduit to heal their wounds, even though they know nothing about coffee.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Nopal Army Films

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Cast

Katia

Tessa Ía

Alfonso

Mauricio Isaac

Adam

Leo Deluglio

Inocencio

Hernán del Riego

Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.

4.4

Tortilla Heaven

Oct 14, 2008

Isidor's Tortilla Heaven is the best restaurant in New Mexico maybe even the world. But though his tortillas are scrumptious, his enchiladas divine, Isidor has never made a dime. Why? He lives in Falfurrias, population 73. One Sunday, while all the town, including his wife and son, are piously praying mass, a miracle occurs. Upon one of his famous, hand-made tortillas appears the face of Jesus Christ.

4.4

Espace détente

Feb 2, 2005

In the middle of the Veule, imaginary French province, the Geugène Electro Stim, a medium-sized company, which survives thanks to the manufacture and sale of the C14, an old but inexpensive electrical stimulation device.

5.5

Double Take

Jan 12, 2001

A man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a street hustler.

5.6

Wild Heart

Jun 7, 1956

On the Caribbean island of Martinique, two half-brothers are involved in the entanglements of a frivolous and calculating young woman.

7.1

El Norte

Oct 11, 1983

Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the dream of starting a new life.

6.4

Run, Man, Run

Aug 29, 1968

The legendary Tomas Milian stars as Cuchillo, a knife-throwing thief on the run from murderous bandits, sadistic American agents, his hot-blooded fiancée and a sheriff turned bounty hunter, all of whom are gunning for a hidden fortune in gold that could finance the Mexican Revolution.

5.4

Charro!

Mar 13, 1969

Vince Hackett's gang steals a prized victory canon from Mexico and blames the deed on ex-member Jess Wade, who wants to go straight.

3.6

The Citrillo's Turn

Nov 10, 2006

1903, before the Revolution The Citrillos Turns is a pulque bar in Mexico City, in which beings with no present or future gather to drink their lives away and tell stories of the dead and apparitions. Thus is woven a story of real passions love, betrayal, jealousy, pillage- in an atmosphere of drunkenness and hallucination.

2.0

Picnic

Apr 7, 2020

No overview available.

7.8

Mamá, soy Paquito

Apr 21, 1984

Paquito lives with his mother in poverty. When she dies, he looks for his father's love, who is a very wealthy man.

7.0

The Science of Sleep

Jun 25, 2006

A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.

5.4

Ask the Dust

Feb 2, 2006

Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.

6.0

Bandidas

Jan 18, 2006

When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.

6.8

Silent Light

Oct 2, 2007

Johan and his family are Mennonites from the north of Mexico. Against the law of God and Man, Johan falls in love with another woman.

6.9

Viva Zapata!

Feb 7, 1952

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.

5.9

Qwerty

May 5, 2017

A grieving young inventor finds solace in repairing an antique typewriter.

7.1

The Exorcism of God

Mar 11, 2022

An American priest working in Mexico is considered a saint by many local parishioners. However, due to a botched exorcism, he carries a secret that’s eating him alive until he gets an opportunity to face his demon one final time.

6.9

Coffee and Cigarettes

Mar 12, 2004

An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

6.0

A Hand Beneath the Snow

Oct 27, 2022

Fabian, a fisherman from the beaches of northern Mexico, spends his days working on a boat under the sun, but his life takes a turn when terrible news arrive.

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