A Sweet Scent of Death

A Sweet Scent of Death (Spanish: Un dulce olor a muerte) is a 1999 drama film directed by Gabriel Retes based on the novel of the same name by Guillermo Arriaga who also wrote the screenplay. It was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.^[1] It is a co-production among companies from Mexico, Spain, and Argentina.^[2]

A Sweet Scent of Death
Film poster
Original title	Un dulce olor a muerte
Directed by	Gabriel Retes
Written by	Guillermo Arriaga
Starring	Karra Elejalde Ana Álvarez Héctor Alterio Diego Luna
Cinematography	Claudio Rocha
Release date	July 1999 (1999-07) (Moscow)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Mexico Spain Argentina
Language	Spanish

Cast

• Diego Luna as Ramón
• Laila Saab as Adela
• Karra Elejalde as El Gitano
• Arap Bethke as Lucio
• Héctor Alterio as Justino
• Odiseo Bichir as Pascual
• Juan Carlos Colombo as La Amistad
• Alfredo Alfonso as Natalio
• Ignacio Retes as Marcelino
• Edna Necoechea as Francisca

See also

• List of Mexican films of 1999
• List of Spanish films of 1999
• List of Argentine films of 1999