Drama
The life of a simple piñata salesman named Don Cleo is turned upside down when he falls victim to an extortionist he can’t possibly afford to pay. The harder he tries to raise the funds, the deeper into trouble he gets. If Don Cleo hopes to survive, he’ll have to face his fears and stand up to his tormentors.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Salvador
Innocent Voices
A Fish Out of Water
Fireflies at El Mozote
The City of Sirens
The Last Thing He Wanted
Remember Us
Today
Vientre Vacio
Saturday Fuego Diablo
Buscadores
I would Like to become Art
Topiltzin
One, the Story of a Goal
The Crazy Life
Maria's Story
Return to El Salvador
The Tiger and the Deer
Little Birds
Seeing El Salvador
SIMILAR MOVIES
Salvador
IMDB 7 | Apr , 1986
In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.Innocent Voices
IMDB 8.2 | Jan , 2005
A young boy, attempting to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life when he desperately tries to avoid the war that is raging all around him.A Fish Out of Water
IMDB 5.7 | Oct , 1969
Olivia is a disturbed woman who shows some signs of amnesia and madness. Accompanied only by Esther, she fantasizes that some day her beloved Julio will return, but he only writes her letters. Esther, however, keeps a terrible secret from her.Fireflies at El Mozote
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2025
During the 1980s civil war in El Salvador, a rebel group of leftist guerrillas fight to expose its government's death squads via an underground radio network and hope to end their government's reign of terror with the help of an American journalist.The City of Sirens
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2024
Diana develops a deep interest in the sound of the sirens that roam her city every night, until she starts to talk to them in her dreams.The Last Thing He Wanted
IMDB 4.9 | Feb , 2020
At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.Remember Us
IMDB 7 | May , 2024
A journalist documents the experiences of three different people who lived through the tragic Salvadoran civil war of the 1980s, which lasted twelve years.Today
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2020
In the capital of El Salvador, the drivers of a bus, a taxi, a minibus and a private car confront the ravages of 12 years of civil war that continue to torment the country.Vientre Vacio
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2026
Saturday Fuego Diablo
IMDB 2 | Oct , 2022
In 1981 Montreal, four Salvadoran siblings, new to Canada, seek distance from the uprisings occurring in their home country by hitting a night club, but it does not go as planned.Buscadores
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2021
Two friends decide to spend the last vacation together, before parting their ways forever in a journey they never will forget.I would Like to become Art
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2023
A monologue about the meaning of being art, delivered by the last character you’d expect: a pair of pants. A short film by Ponchi Simán.Topiltzin
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1975
An experimental short film about a day in the life of a barefoot boy who sells newspapers in San Salvador.One, the Story of a Goal
IMDB 7 | Mar , 2010
In the early 1980s, at the beginning of what would become a 12-year-long civil war, El Salvador's talented football team was one national institution upon which both the left and the right could agree. When the team pulled off a stunning 1-0 upset against Mexico and qualified to compete in the 1982 World Cup, it was a high point for the tiny country's national pride. Unfortunately, the team's Cinderella story devolved into a nightmarish farce.The Crazy Life
IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2008
A documentary about the rival gangs Mara 18 and Mara Salvatrucha, originating in Los Angeles but terrorizing El Salvador. It explores their origins as possible founding myths of organized crime in a globalized world.Maria's Story
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1991
It is El Salvador, 1989, three years before the end of a brutal civil war that took 75,000 lives. Maria Serrano, wife, mother, and guerrilla leader is on the front lines of the battle for her people and her country. With unprecedented access to FMLN guerrilla camps, the filmmakers dramatically chronicle Maria's daily life in the war.Return to El Salvador
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2010
Return to El Salvador explores the reconstruction of El Salvador, post-civil war. The film revisits the struggles of the nation and examines what drives over 700 Salvadorans to flee their homeland each day, often risking their lives to illegally enter countries in search of a better life for their families. The film also profiles a number of Salvadorans effected by the civil war. One couple, who fled death threats in the 1980s, finds asylum and a political platform in the United States. The film also follows a different couple who, after escaping the war, returned to El Salvador to work with churches and poor communities.The Tiger and the Deer
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2013
In El Salvador, Chelino tells about the indigenous massacre of 1932, of which he survived, while he teaches the melodies of traditional Salvadoran dances.Little Birds
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2023
Through dances and games, migrant boys and girls who live in a shelter in Reynosa, on the US-Mexico border, shared their dreams and stories of hope with us.Seeing El Salvador
IMDB 0 | Mar , 1945
This Traveltalk series short starts in San Salvador, El Salvador's capital, emphasizing the Spanish architectural heritage. We then go to the Izalco Volcano, which was created in 1770 by an eruption of the Santa Ana Volcano. The focus then shifts to the country's agriculture. The two main products are coffee and henequen, a plant with tough, fibrous leaves used to make rope, baskets, and other products.