While watching El Infierno, and despite the fact that I was laughing out loud, I couldn't help to be really depressed. Here is a movie that depicts a reality that thousands of people live every day, towns that have been devastated by the drug cartels, corruption by the authorities of the highest rank and perhaps the fact most difficult to bear, that with drugs you can get rich and have sex and luxury, even if you have to sell your soul and life in the process. All the actors hit the right mark, specially Damian Alcazar (whom is Luis Estrada's muse, first appearing in the equally compelling and sarcastic "La Ley de Herodes") at the beginning as a naive assistant, and then as a ruthless assassin capable of anything but betray family. We Mexicans have the curious ability of laughing of ourselves and our misfortunes, but Estrada show us the limit. We know that this happens for real in practically all the northern states and even though, we can laugh and enjoy the sarcastic commentaries, the jokes at the expense of corrupt politics and even the depiction of a controlling wife and mother (that is a given in Mexico: matriarchy) This is not to say that I didn't like the movie, it is flawless, entertaining and very, very real. Every person in Mexico should watch this movie although it is a little violent.
