Amores Perros — Characters & Cast

To reconnect with Maru, who believes he is dead, and to atone for a wasted life.

El Chivo is a former guerrilla who left his daughter for his political cause. He now lives among stray dogs and works as a hitman. After Cofi kills his dogs, he refuses the killing he was hired for and tries to win back his daughter's love, a man falling from grace and trying to regain it.

Money and freedom for himself and Susana.

Octavio moves from a crush on his brother's wife to a dangerous plan to fund their escape with Cofi's dogfight winnings. His plans fall apart in violence and the crash.

Security for herself and her child.

Susana is stuck in a marriage to Octavio's abusive brother. She is torn between Octavio's promises and a cautious, fatalistic sense of what is realistic.

To keep her beauty, her career and her new love.

Valeria is a model whose image hangs on billboards across the city. After the crash, she is confined to an apartment and a wheelchair, and her identity falls apart.

Escape into an idealized romance.

Daniel leaves his wife and children for Valeria. The dream life he chose becomes a life of caring for her amid growing bitterness.