Chocolate
★ 5.2 · 1980 · 97m · Drama
El Muertes and El Jato travel to Morocco to get some chocolate but run into trouble when they are assaulted by locals. Magda, El Jato's girlfriend, waits for them in Algeciras where they decide to steal a car to get back.
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