Americano (2011) - film review

Martin lives in Paris with Claire, although the passion has gone out of their relationship.  When he learns of the death of his mother, Martin returns to his home town in California to take care of the legal formalities.  Shortly after his arrival, he meets up with Linda, an old family friend who takes him to his mother’s apartment in an area he got to know well when he was living with her.  Immediately, he experiences a resurgence of childhood memories.  The ensuing emotional crisis drives him to Tijuana, where he hopes to find Lola, a young Mexican woman he once knew and who occupied an important part in his mother’s life.   He finds her at the Americano, a nightclub where she dances every evening.  To overcome his grief, Martin has no choice but to revisit his past...

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