Idle curiosity about what Javier Bardem did earlier in his career and a vague memory of the title from the 1990s. Brother Carlos Bardem played his cousin. Both are so young. For reasons unknown Rosie Perez starred; this is a big climb down from White Men Can't Jump (1992). Also James Gandolfini as a DEA agent and Don Stroud. So no excuses really.
This is some sort of offshoot of Wild at Heart (1990), an expansion of Isabella Rossellini's character. The plot is nonsensical (all summaries sound ridiculous): voodoo, rape, murder, bank robberies, foetuses for skin cream. Much of the production is barely B grade. Álex de la Iglesia co-wrote and directed; Jorge Guerricaechevarría and David Trueba also helped Barry Gifford adapt his novel for the screen.
Apparently none of the usual venues reviewed it at the time. Catherine Texier on the source material. References Burt Lancaster in Vera Cruz (1954).
