Love Around the Corner

Love Around the Corner

If you still believe in love, watch...

1986 · 95 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

Maria escapes from prison. On the run, she breaks her ankle. Julian, a truck driver, finds her sitting at the roadside, crying. He picks her up and takes her to a hospital. On her first chance, Maria flees again and goes to a hotel, where she ends up as a prostitute. She frequents bars and saloons, commits some robberies, but neither sex, nor the tequila, can replace love.

Directed by Alberto Cortés · Written by Alberto Cortés

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