Meanwhile, another local thug, Jarocho (Gustavo Sánchez Parra), involved in dog fighting competitions, allows his killer dog to attack Octavio’s rottweiler, Cofi, but his own dog is killed instead. ![]() Octavio tries to convince Susana to run away with him, to no avail. (Did Amores Perros influence the weaker and preachier Crash (2005)?) Amores‘ first story, “Octavio y Susana” is a tale of the lower-class Octavio (Gael García Bernal), in love with the wife, Susana (Vanessa Bauche), of his thuggish and abusing brother Ramiro (Marco Pérez). The 153-minute look at Mexico City nineteen years ago begins with a car crash, where all the divergent stories the film tells will converge. You may also find yourself rooting more for the dogs than some of the cruel characters exhibited. ![]() The title’s ironic, because as much love is shown in the movie by humans to dogs than to other humans. Alejandro Iñárritu’s first feature film is a Mexican crime drama whose title could be roughly translated as “Love’s a Bitch”.
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