Perdita Durango (1997)

Directed by

Álex de la Iglesia

Genre

comedy film, action film, comedy horror, crime film, romance film

Country

Mexico, United States, Spain

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 242 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A fake Santeria priest robs banks to pay off debts. He teams up with a woman who pushes him into cannibalistic rituals and kidnapping American college students. They travel to Las Vegas to meet a gangster who wants him dead.

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What happens

Perdita Durango, released as Dance with the Devil in the United States, is a 1997 action-crime-horror film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, based on Barry Gifford's 1992 novel 59° and Raining: The Story of Perdita Durango. It stars Rosie Perez as the title character and Javier Bardem. Harley Cross, Aimee Graham, James Gandolfini, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins appear in supporting roles. It is a Spain–United States–Mexico coproduction. In the film, an imposter Santeria priest resorts to bank robbery to pay his debts. Afterwards, he finds a new partner in a woman he randomly met. She convinces him to include human cannibalism in his ceremonies, and to kidnap gringo college students with her. The priest heads to Las Vegas with his new companions, to meet with a gangster. Unfortunately for the priest, his supposed business associate wants him dead and has already hired a hit man for the job. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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