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Macabre, haunting and wonderful - Macario
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Title: Macario

Release Date: 9 May 1960

Runtime: 1h 31m

Genre: Drama, Fantasy

Director: Clasa Films Mundiales

Production Companies: Clasa Films Mundiales

Overview: Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.

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Average Vote: 8.648 (183 votes)

Cast

  • Macario: Ignacio López Tarso
  • Esposa de Macario: Pina Pellicer
  • La muerte: Enrique Lucero
  • Don Ramiro: Mario Alberto Rodríguez
  • El Demonio: José Gálvez
  • Virrey: Eduardo Fajardo
  • Virreina: Consuelo Frank
  • : José Dupeyrón
  • Chona: Celia Tejeda
  • Verdugo infartado (uncredited): Luis Aceves Castañeda
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