La Cucaracha

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La Cucaracha ★★ 1999 (R)

Ex-office worker Walter (Roberts) has hightailed it to Mexico to become a writer—or so he says. Instead, he's a drunk practically immobilized by night terrors. Then the local big shot (de Almeida) suddenly offers Walter money to kill someone. Things don't go as expected. 95m/C VHS, DVD . Eric Roberts, Joaquim de Almeida, Tara Crespo, James McManus; D: Jack Perez; W: James McManus; C: Shawn Maurer; M: Martin Davich.

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