La Cucaracha (1998)
Storyline:
La Cucaracha 1998 Walter has problems Hes an American whos recently moved to a small Mexican village where he wants to live and write, but he barely knows the language and has no money He wants to write but has no idea how to do this and he has nothing in the US to go back to He spends his nights in a broke down abandoned shed by the lake trying to write and he spends his days in a local tavern drinking local beer he cant afford and receiving some food on the account of the barkeepers pity Hes truly a lost man waiting for something to happen and save him Thats when a shady man who writes epitaphs for the recently departed introduces himself He wants Walter to do a job for him A powerful local man committed a grave crime against his boss, a powerful shady local businessman, and he needs to die Walter is offered 100 000 US dollars to be the triggerman After some consideration, Walter accepts the offer, since theyll kill him if he doesnt, now that he knows their illegal plan Besides, this money could allow him to finally ask the local girl hes been secretly in love with, but never had the gall to introduce himself to, to elope with him The assassination attempt ends in an unexpected way, and Walter gets shot in the back by his employers who never intended to let him live with his knowledge of the assassination However, Walter survives Now a cripple, he plans to take vengeance He has finally found his true purpose in life However, fate has one more cynical and ironic twist in store for him
