National Mechanics (Mecanica nacional)

Cast: Manolo Fabregas, Lucha Villa, Héctor Suárez, Sara García, Fernando Casanova, Pancho Cordova, Fabiola Falcón, Gloria Marín, Alma Muriel, Maritza Olivares

Director: Luis Alcoriza

Rated: Unrated

Running Time: 1 hr. 40 min.

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Theater Release:

DVD Release: Aug 17, 2004

Synopsis: The humor in this Mexican social comedy has more to do with the aptly depicted characters shown than with the story. When Enfermio (Manolo Faregas) takes his family on an outing, he encounters every possible calamity. A group of unconnected lotharios almost romance his wife and his daughter away from him, he encounters a military man who is a little too ready to draw his gun at the slightest provocation, and his mother manages to eat herself to death. This last event leads to a macabre drive through town, as he takes his family, including the propped-up corpse of his mother, back home. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi