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El día de los albañiles 2

1985 · 90 min

A bawdy, fast-moving comedy that mixes workplace hijinks with a darker criminal subplot, played for easy laughs.

Tagline
The laborers are back full of love and laughs.
Overview
Sequel to Day of the Laborer. Roberto and his wife Beatriz work on a construction site, him as a laborer and her selling food. Another laborer El Chalan, seduces neighborhood maids in order to rob the homes where they work. In the neighborhood there is also a serial killer on the loose who preys on prostitutes.

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • class
    • betrayal
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour7
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Gilberto Martínez Solares
    Written by
    Gilberto Martínez Solares
    Starring
    Alfonso Zayas, Angélica Chain, Luis de Alba, Hugo Stiglitz, José René Ruiz 'Tun-Tun', Gerardo Zepeda, Arlette Pacheco, Lupita Sandoval
    Music
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    Cinematography
    Fernando Colín
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Mexico
    Languages
    Spanish

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