Acting
Rafael Inclán's devilish charisma carries every scene.
Production
Authentic pulquería atmosphere—sticky, loud, gloriously lived-in.
Writing
Folklore-meets-farce plot that only 1981 could attempt.
Director
Víctor Manuel Castro
Rafael Inclán
El Ayates
César Escalero
Polo Ortín
Profesor Alfredo Tinoco
Isela Vega
Carmen Salinas
La Corcholata
Sasha Montenegro
Norma del Río
Jorge Rivero
Gerardo
Rebeca Silva
Isabel López
Alfonso Zayas
Mefistófeles
Enrique Cuenca
Isaura Espinoza
Manuel 'Flaco' Ibáñez
Celestino 'El Merolico'
Manuel Valdés
Pedro Weber 'Chatanuga'
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
La pulquería captures the golden age of Mexican popular cinema's working-class comedies, where pulque bars served as democratic social spaces—equal parts church, confessional, and boxing ring.
Director Víctor Manuel Castro was a prolific figure in ficheras cinema, and this film represents the genre's attempt to incorporate supernatural elements before the style faded in the mid-1980s.
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