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Macario is a 1960 Mexican supernatural drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Ignacio López Tarso and Pina Pellicer. It is based on the novel of the same name by B. Traven, set in the Viceroyalty of New Spain (modern-day Mexico).
It was the first Mexican film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. The film received criticism in Mexico when released because it was considered a film made for the foreign viewer. The film was released when Mexico was experiencing a nationalist era of cinema.
Original Release
05/09/1960
US Release
09/26/1961
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ignacio López Tarso | Macario |
Pina Pellicer | Esposa de Macario |
Enrique Lucero | La muerte |
Mario Alberto Rodríguez | Don Ramiro |
José Gálvez | El diablo / El Demonio |
José Luis Jiménez | Dios |
Eduardo Fajardo | Virrey |
Consuelo Frank | Virreina |
José Dupeyrón | (as Jose Dupeiront) |
Celia Tejeda | Chona |
Directors
Writers
Roberto Gavaldon, B. Traven, Emilio Carballido
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ignacio López Tarso | Macario |
Pina Pellicer | Esposa de Macario |
Enrique Lucero | La muerte |
Mario Alberto Rodríguez | Don Ramiro |
José Gálvez | El diablo / El Demonio |
José Luis Jiménez | Dios |
Eduardo Fajardo | Virrey |
Consuelo Frank | Virreina |
José Dupeyrón | (as Jose Dupeiront) |
Celia Tejeda | Chona |
Pepé y sus Marionetas | Marionetas que aparecen en el sueño de Macario |
Luis Aceves Castaneda | Verdugo infartado |
Miguel Arenas | Inquisidor |
Alfredo Wally Barrón | Don Alfredo, panadero |
Queta Carrasco | Vecina de Macario |
Felipe de Flores | Nieto de abuelo enfermo |
Alicia del Lago | Viuda |
Manuel Dondé | Enviado de la inquisicion |
Elizabeth Dupeyron | Hija de Macario |
Enedina Díaz de León | Vecina de Macario |
Producers
Name | Role |
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José Luis de Celis | Executive Producer |
Armando Orive Alba | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1961 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |