Not only is this the greatest portrayal of the Mexican upper class and lower class pretending to be richer, but it’s Mexico itself. Throughout the journey, we see typical scenes of Mexico City and the Mexican highway. I think this film is to Mexican cinema what Pedro Páramo was to its literature, a turning point (along with Amores Perros and Japón) in which the horrible tradition of “fichera” films of the 70’s and 80’s finally comes to an end