Pedro Páramo (1967 film)
| Pedro Páramo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Carlos Velo |
| Produced by |
Federico Amérigo Manuel Barbachano Ponce Felipe Subervielle |
| Written by |
Manuel Barbachano Ponce Carlos Fuentes Juan Rulfo Carlos Velo |
| Starring | John Gavin |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa |
| Edited by | Gloria Schoemann |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Pedro Páramo is a 1967 Mexican drama film directed by Carlos Velo. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It is based on the short novel of the same name.
Cast
- John Gavin as Pedro Páramo
- Ignacio López Tarso as Fulgor Sedano
- Pilar Pellicer as Susana San Juan
- Julissa as Ana Rentería
- Graciela Doring as Damiana Cisneros
- Carlos Fernández as Juan Preciado
- Augusto Benedico as Padre Rentería
- Beatriz Sheridan as Eduviges Diada
- Claudia Millán as Dolores Preciado
- Rosa Furman as Dorotea la Cuarraca
- Joaquín Martínez
- Jorge Russek
- Eric del Castillo as Perseverancio
- Amparo Villegas as Madre Villa
- Graciela Lara
Production
John Gavin was best known for appearing in Ross Hunter movies. He had a Mexican mother and said he made this film "so I could make something I was proud of."[2] He was first asked to make the film by Fuentes in 1962. Gavin:
In Mexico, Pedro Paramo is as important as Don Quixote is in Spain. This may sound grandiose but it can be compared with Dante's Divine Inferno or Goethe's Faust. It is the journey of a young man in search of his father but, as an allegory, it is man in search of himself... It's the biggest Mexican film ever made.[2]
Release
The film was released in the US in 1967.[3]
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Pedro Páramo". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gavin Gets Down to Business Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 02 June 1966: d12.
- ↑ 'Paramo' Echoes Bergman PEPE ARCIGA. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 24 Aug 1967: d11.