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A Time to Die (Spanish: Tiempo de morir), also called Time to Die, is a 1985 Colombian drama film directed by Jorge Alí Triana starring Gustavo Angarita, María Eugenia Dávila and Sebastián Ospina. The script, written by Gabriel García Márquez, had been shot twice before, first in 1965 by Mexican director, Arturo Ripstein and in 1982 also by Jorge Alí Triana as a TV series produced by RTI Producciones.
Using the style of the Westerns, the film deals with Latin American themes of machismo, family honor and revenge. It was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Tiempo de morir was very well received and it is considered one of the best Colombian films of the 1980s with Condores no Entierran Todos los dias and Milagro en Roma.
Original Release
04/15/1986
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gustavo Angarita | Juan Sayago |
Sebastián Ospina | Julian Moscote |
Jorge Emilio Salazar | Pedro Moscote |
Maria Eugenia Davila | Mariana |
Lina Botero | Sonia |
Enrique Almirante | Mayor |
Carlos Barbosa | Doctor |
Mónica Silva | Sonia's Mother |
Héctor Rivas | Don Tulio |
Luis Chiape | Hairdresser |
Directors
Writers
Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel García Márquez
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gustavo Angarita | Juan Sayago |
Sebastián Ospina | Julian Moscote |
Jorge Emilio Salazar | Pedro Moscote |
Maria Eugenia Davila | Mariana |
Lina Botero | Sonia |
Enrique Almirante | Mayor |
Carlos Barbosa | Doctor |
Mónica Silva | Sonia's Mother |
Héctor Rivas | Don Tulio |
Luis Chiape | Hairdresser |
Reynaldo Miravalles | Casildo |
Lucy Martínez | Rosa |
Nelly Moreno | Prostitua |
Patricia Bonilla | Girl of market |
Cesar Ambalema | Cop |
Berta Catano | Dolores |
Alicia De Rojas | Ama de Llaves |
Giovanni Vargas | Mariana's son |
Zoé Stehle | Diego |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Gloria Zea | Producer |