Directed by Guy Maddin

Synopsis: In this Maxi-Mexi-Melancolour short, the widow Paramo attempts to prevent further familial tragedy - her daughter Dolores wants to join her father, the recently deceased Don Paramo, in death - by taking on El Muerto, Death himself, in the wrestling ring. While the widow struggles in the ring with her undefeatable opponent, Doloroes jumps into a river to end it all, but is saved by a handsome Samaritan, who brings her to the wrestling auditorium just in time to see a most mystical, death-affirming curiosity. And the sadness just won't stop!

Distribution Contact: WFG

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RUNTIME: 7 Minutes
GENRE: Narrative, Fiction
PRODUCTION FORMAT: 16mm
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Manitoba
KEYWORDS: Wrestling, Eclipse, Mexican, Suicide, Death, Surreal