38 Especial
1992, Spanish. Directed by Miguel Marte.
On the gritty streets of Mexico City, Commander Quiroga and his partner Miranda more than have their hands full. Between firefights with drug traffickers and the chronic minibus stickups that the public is usually too afraid to report, there's now a demented murderer, Raúl, who uses an unusual jeweler's tool to stab his random victims
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Miguel MarteDirector
- Fernando AlmadaCmdt. Horacio Quiroga
- Nora TorreroThelma Rodriguez
- Miguel MarteRaúl
- Julio RasecMiranda
- Susana ConterasRaul's Mother
- Adrian GomezOfficial 1
- Marisol del CuetoAna Luisa
- José Luis ChávezGuy 1
- Martín CasanovaGuy 2
- Luis GuevaraRadio Engineer
- Claudia FuentesSecretary
- Enrique MirandaErnesto
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1992
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Patricia F. Sáenz
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38 Especial runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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38 Especial isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1992. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed 38 Especial?
38 Especial (1992) was directed by Miguel Marte and stars Fernando Almada, Nora Torrero, Miguel Marte.