Perdita Durango

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Perdita Durango
Theatrical release poster by Oscar Mariné
Directed by	Álex de la Iglesia
Screenplay by	Barry Gifford David Trueba Jorge Guerricaechevarría Álex de la Iglesia
Based on	59° and Raining: The Story of Perdita Durango by Barry Gifford
Produced by	Andrés Vicente Gómez
Starring	Rosie Perez Javier Bardem Harley Cross Aimee Graham Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Cinematography	Flavio Martínez Labiano
Edited by	Teresa Font
Music by	Simon Boswell
Release date	31 October 1997 (1997-10-31) (Spain)
Running time	126 minutes
Countries	Spain United States Mexico
Languages	English Spanish

Perdita Durango, released as Dance with the Devil in the United States, is a 1997 action-crime-horror film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, based on Barry Gifford's 1992 novel 59° and Raining: The Story of Perdita Durango. It stars Rosie Perez as the title character and Javier Bardem. Harley Cross, Aimee Graham, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins appear in supporting roles. It is a Spain–United States–Mexico coproduction.^[1]

In the film, an imposter Santeria priest resorts to bank robbery to pay his debts. Afterwards, he finds a new partner in a woman he randomly met. She convinces him to include human cannibalism in his ceremonies, and to kidnap gringo college students with her. The priest heads to Las Vegas with his new companions, to meet with a gangster. Unfortunately for the priest, his supposed business associate wants him dead and has already hired a hit man for the job.