Americano

“Americano” a movie full of flash backs

By Jenny Alvarez

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Martin lives in Paris with Claire, although the passion has gone out of their relationship.  When he learns of the death of his mother, Martin returns to his home town in California to take care of the legal formalities.  Shortly after his arrival, he meets up with Linda, an old family friend who takes him to his mother’s apartment in an area he got to know well when he was living with her.  Immediately, he experiences a resurgence of childhood memories.  The ensuing emotional crisis drives him to Tijuana, where he hopes to find Lola, a young Mexican woman he once knew and who occupied an important part in his mother’s life.   He finds her at the Americano, a nightclub where she dances every evening.

Martin brings a heart touching when he receives news that his mother has died in the United States despite of he hasn’t felt a connection to his mother in years many  memories and how he might be able to recreate his mother and the impression comes back again.

All the main actors were: Mathieu Demy, Salma Hayek, Geraldine Chaplin and more. The plot is somewhat predictable, but is deeply moving drama especially in some interesting aspects and many subjects are involved in this movie such as prostitution, emotional journeys, sadness, robbery, death, depression and so on. Hayek’s role is another stripper character with no changes to her previous roles. Martin’s shows a deep voyage between past and present (something that anyone’s can suffer in anytime of life).