Profundo Carmesi (aka Deep Crimson) (1996)

A lonely hearts advertisement leads a sexually frustrated obese woman (Regina Orozco) to an incredibly vain con man (Daniel Gimenez Cacho) with whom she becomes obsessed. Obsessed to the point of dumping her two children at an orphanage for him and an obsession that will leave a bloody trail. Directed by Arturo Ripstein (SUCH IS LIFE). This is yet another film version of the real life Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez serial killers, other notable versions include THE HONEYMOON KILLERS (1970) and LONELY HEARTS (2006). This is one of the most disturbing movies I've ever seen. I think Ripstein intended for us to find some empathy with these two monsters (seen as "outsiders") but I didn't bite. The acting is good and in the case of Orozco, much more than that. But there's a sleaziness to the film that never quite transcends its pulp roots. Still, there's no denying its visceral power. The cinematography of Guillermo Granillo is superb in capturing the 1940s mise en scene. With Marisa Paredes and Rosa Furman.