Miguel Alvarez Wears a Wig

Overview

A tragico-comedy about borders. Miguel Alvarez, a reliable and consistent middle-aged customs-officer at the border of Tijuana and San Diego is faced with the threat of having to cross the biggest border of all. He has cancer. Tijuana’s la Linea is the most crossed border in the world, and also one of the deadliest. Thousands have died trying to cross it illegally in search of a better life. However, Carlos, Miguel’s inventive coworker, has found another way of crossing over. Carlos invites Miguel to the DAY-OF-THE-DEAD Drag Show where he performs.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 6, 2012

Original language

Spanish

Spoken languages

Spanish

Countries

Greece, Mexico, United States of America

Production

Nonetheless Productions

Cast

Felipe Cortes,Pasqual Torres,Eva Walker,Maria Carlton,Jose A. Solorio

Director

Araceli Lemos

Writer

Araceli Lemos

Producer

Giulia Caruso

Cinematography

Ki Jin Kim

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2294876