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Cast

Hector Vega Mauricio

Hector Vega Mauricio

Niki

Patricia Rivadeneira

Patricia Rivadeneira

Manuela

Aldo Parodi

Aldo Parodi

Nacho

Cecilia Godoy

Cecilia Godoy

Negra

Mauricio Pesutic

Mauricio Pesutic

Dealer

Rodrigo Gijón

Rodrigo Gijón

Myriam Palacios

Myriam Palacios

Niki's Mother

Luis Alarcón

Luis Alarcón

Javier

Remigio Remedy

Remigio Remedy

Gustavo

David Olguisser

David Olguisser

Rodrigo Peña

Rodrigo Peña

El Feto

Jorge Gajardo

Jorge Gajardo

Workshop Chief

Mireya Véliz

Mireya Véliz

Old Woman

Claudia Santelices

Claudia Santelices

Flaca

Luis Cornejo

Luis Cornejo

Old mechanic

Ernesto Malbrán

Ernesto Malbrán

Truck driver

Víctor Mix

Víctor Mix

Huaso

Pablo Striano

Pablo Striano

Interrogator

Max Corvalán

Max Corvalán

Niki's brother-in-law

Alejandra Fosalba

Alejandra Fosalba

Young Woman at the party

Arturo Peraldi

Arturo Peraldi

Police Officer 1

Mireya Moreno

Mireya Moreno

Vendor 1

Naldy Hernández

Naldy Hernández

Vendor 2

Crew

Arturo Peraldi

Arturo Peraldi

Producer

Chester Gallardo

Chester Gallardo

Assistant Camera

Felipe Orrego

Felipe Orrego

Still Photographer

Ernesto Trujillo

Ernesto Trujillo

Sound Assistant

José Miguel González

José Miguel González

Script Supervisor

Constanza Racz

Constanza Racz

Makeup Artist

Carmen Brito

Carmen Brito

Assistant Editor

Andrea Pérez

Andrea Pérez

Assistant Editor

Luciana Sanfurgo

Luciana Sanfurgo

Costumer

Eugenio Gutiérrez

Eugenio Gutiérrez

Sound Editor

Eugenio Gutiérrez

Eugenio Gutiérrez

Sound

Gastón Roca

Gastón Roca

Camera Operator

Gonzalo Justiniano

Gonzalo Justiniano

Screenplay

Gustavo Frías

Gustavo Frías

Co-Writer

José Andrés Peña

José Andrés Peña

Co-Writer

Patricia Navarrete

Patricia Navarrete

Production Director

Gonzalo Justiniano

Gonzalo Justiniano

Director

Jaime de Aguirre

Jaime de Aguirre

Original Music Composer

Gastón Roca

Gastón Roca

Director of Photography

Claudio Martinez

Claudio Martinez

Editor

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Caluga o Menta

19906.0 / 10100 min
Crime, Drama

Overview

Niki and his friends are members of the marginalised underclass living on the outskirts of Santiago. During Chile's transition from dictatorship to democracy (1988-1990), they forge a path from drug- and drink-fuelled nihilism and petty crime into the world of market-driven illegality and Niki begins a seemingly predestined relationship with the middle-class "loca", Manuela. Memorable episodes and characters, quotable dialogue and a mix of earthy national portrait and surrealistic flourish make this one of the key Chilean films of the Nineties.