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Él (Spanish: Him; re-issued in the US as This Strange Passion) (1953), by Luis Buñuel, is a Mexican film based upon the novel by Mercedes Pinto. It deals with many themes common to Buñuel’s cinema, including a May–December romance between a woman and her obsessively overprotective bourgeois husband, and touches of surrealism. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.
Original Release
07/09/1953
US Release
12/03/1955
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Arturo de Cordova | Francisco Galván de Montemayor |
| Delia Garcés | Gloria Milalta / Gloria Vilalta |
| Aurora Walker | Esperanza Peralta / Doña Esperanza Vilalta |
| Carlos Martínez Baena | Padre Velasco |
| Manuel Dondé | Pablo |
| Rafael Banquells | Ricardo Luján |
| Fernando Casanova | Beltrán / Lic. Beltrán |
| José Pidal | Padre prior |
| Roberto Meyer | Licenciado |
| Luis Beristáin | Raúl Conde |
Directors
Writers
Luis Buñuel, Luis Alcoriza, Mercedes Pinto
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Arturo de Cordova | Francisco Galván de Montemayor |
| Delia Garcés | Gloria Milalta / Gloria Vilalta |
| Aurora Walker | Esperanza Peralta / Doña Esperanza Vilalta |
| Carlos Martínez Baena | Padre Velasco |
| Manuel Dondé | Pablo |
| Rafael Banquells | Ricardo Luján |
| Fernando Casanova | Beltrán / Lic. Beltrán |
| José Pidal | Padre prior |
| Roberto Meyer | Licenciado |
| Luis Beristáin | Raúl Conde |
| León Barroso | Camarero |
| Antonio Bravo | Invitado a fiesta |
| Manuel Casanueva | Invitado a fiesta |
| Jorge Chesterking | Invitado a fiesta |
| Carmen Dorronsoro de Roces | Pianista |
| Enedina Díaz de León | Anciana en iglesia |
| María Gentil Arcos | Sirvienta en cena |
| Georgina González | Lupe, sirvienta |
| Leonor Gómez | Portera |
| Isabel Herrera | Mujer en iglesia |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Óscar Dancigers | Producer |
