Cumbia Callera (2007) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2007 · 94 mins · Spanish

Directed by

René Villarreal

Starring

Rubén González Garza, Andul Zambrano, Oliver Cantú Lozano, Fernanda García Castañeda, Emma Mirthala Cantú

Set against the towering mountain ranges encircling Monterrey, Mexico, the film follows three young adults as they grapple with love, ambition and moral choices while moving between the city’s gritty hillside barrios and its affluent districts, all underscored by the pulsing beats of the regional cumbia known as “colombia regiomontana.”