A humble peasant (Cruz) who works as the town crier is hired to be the announcer at a cockfight. When the victorious but badly injured bird is about to be killed, he persuades the owner to give it to him. At home, Cruz nurses the bird back to health, oblivious to the fact that his mother
is lying dead on the floor. He enters the rooster in the fights and wins several bouts, leading gambler Parodi to try to buy the bird. Shunned by Cruz, the angry gambler predicts the bird will lose its next fight, which it does. Later Parodi and his girl friend (Guerra) tell Cruz the fight was
fixed, revealing that the bird's ribs were cracked before the bout. The gambler then take...
Released:
1986
Rated:
NR
Length:
132 mins