Chacaleria is a crime film about Antonia, a self-made entrepreneur who, after losing her livelihood to the COVID-19 pandemic, wants to secure her financial future by selling and distributing alcohol illegally using a drone during Panama's nationally mandated dry law. This becomes increasingly difficult when Ronny, a by the book cop, who is forced to be corrupt, catches Antonia in the act and blackmails her into robbing a bank.
Alma dreams of getting married, but the man never appears. Juana wants the white dress, the ring. Malena is free...maybe too much. Miguel is almost normal: he wants to jump with a parachute. Love. Marry. Be faithful. Decisions to make, go to the new and unknown. Stories with a touch of irony and reflection; in a hotel, discos and the door of an airplane towards the void.
The stories of a Panamanian officer who feels betrayed by his superiors, of a young man from the neighborhood trying to prevent his friends from going out to fight, of a fisherman going through a thousand adventures trying to bury his compadre, of an imprisoned American businessman for conspiring as a CIA agent against the dictatorship and an alcoholic prostitute who cannot escape her past ... all in the middle of the Christmas preparations, just as the US invasion of Panama begins.
The dream of Panama is to qualify for the World Cup. Jamel, a big fan of the national team, is depressed after a 4-0 loss to the United States. When making a promise to the Black Christ of Portobelo, Jamel goes towards Russia. On his arrival, he meets a compatriot who helps him in the adaptation of the new culture and thus fulfills the promise made to the saint.
In the traditional carnival of the small town called Las Tablas, there are two rival streets: Up Street and Down Street. A young couple, after an unexpected encounter at the airport, fall hopelessly in love.
For Pablo Escobar family is everything. When young surfer Nick falls for Escobar's niece, Maria, he finds his life on the line when he's pulled into the dangerous world of the family business.