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Nazarín (Spanish pronunciation: [nasaˈɾin], [naθaˈɾin]) is a 1959 Mexican film directed by Luis Buñuel and co-written between Buñuel and Julio Alejandro, adapted from the eponymous novel of Benito Pérez Galdós. It won the international prize at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 32nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Although Nazarín is not one of Buñuel's most renowned films, it still holds a very high reputation. The acclaimed director Andrei Tarkovsky named it one of his 10 favorite films.
Original Release
06/04/1959
US Release
06/20/1968
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marga Lopez | Beatriz |
Francisco Rabal | Padre Nazario / Father Nazario |
Rita Macedo | Andara |
Ignacio López Tarso | El sacrílego / Thief in church |
Ofelia Guilmáin | Chanfa |
Luis Aceves Castaneda | El parricida / Parricide |
Noé Murayama | El pinto |
Rosenda Monteros | La prieta |
Ada Carrasco | Josefa |
Antonio Bravo | Don Pablo, architecto / Don Pablo |
Directors
Writers
Luis Buñuel, Julio Alejandro, Benito Pérez Galdós, Emilio Carballido
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marga Lopez | Beatriz |
Francisco Rabal | Padre Nazario / Father Nazario |
Rita Macedo | Andara |
Ignacio López Tarso | El sacrílego / Thief in church |
Ofelia Guilmáin | Chanfa |
Luis Aceves Castaneda | El parricida / Parricide |
Noé Murayama | El pinto |
Rosenda Monteros | La prieta |
Ada Carrasco | Josefa |
Antonio Bravo | Don Pablo, architecto / Don Pablo |
Aurora Molina | La Camella |
David Reynoso | Juan |
Efraín Arauz | Vecino de Nazarin |
Manuel Arvide | Compañero de architecto |
Socorro Avelar | Vecina de Josefa |
Edmundo Barbero | don Ángel-cura |
Victorio Blanco | Viejo preso |
Lupe Carriles | Prostituta |
Arturo Castro 'Bigotón' | Coronel |
José Chávez | Capataz |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Federico Amérigo | Executive Producer |