El Pirata
2015
Skip it. Without director pedigree, cast names, or critical validation, this sounds like a generic revenge thriller that's been done to death — all face-stabbing brutality and underworld clichés with nothing to distinguish it from the dozen other gritty revenge flicks gathering dust. Life's too short for anonymous B-movies.
Plot
During a clandestine card game, a bitter loser conspires with men the gambler once considered friends. In a violent act of betrayal, he is stabbed in the face and loses an eye. Marked for life and reborn under the nickname “The Pirate,” he descends into a world of underground bars, illegal gambling, prostitution rings, and drug trafficking. Fueled by rage and humiliation, he begins a relentless search for everyone involved in the attack. From one shadowy corner of the underworld to another, The Pirate will not rest until he finds the coward who betrayed him and makes them all pay for the night that changed his life forever.
Director: Alonso O. Lara
Cast: John Solis, Luis Huizar, Vianey Huizar, Amador Granados, Jesus Heredia El Gatillo