The Green Mile
1999 · Fantasy · Drama
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Film / 1960
Macario
Directed by
Roberto Gavaldón
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 …
The story
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.
Cast
Ignacio López TarsoMacario
Pina PellicerEsposa de Macario
Enrique LuceroLa muerte
Mario Alberto RodríguezDon Ramiro
José GálvezEl Demonio
Eduardo FajardoVirrey
Consuelo FrankVirreina
José Dupeyrón
Celia TejedaChona
Luis Aceves CastañedaVerdugo infartado (uncredited)
Miguel ArenasInquisidor (uncredited)
Alfredo Wally BarrónDon Alfredo, panadero (uncredited)
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Queta CarrascoVecina de Macario (uncredited)
Felipe de FloresNieto de abuelo enfermo (uncredited)
Alicia del LagoViuda (uncredited)
Manuel DondéEnviado de la inquisicion (uncredited)
Elizabeth DupeyrónHija de Macario (uncredited)
Enedina Díaz de LeónVecina de Macario (uncredited)
Enrique García ÁlvarezInquisidor (uncredited)
Leonor GómezSeñora recomendando caldo de zopilote. (uncredited)
Sonia InfanteDoña Eulalia, esposa de Don Ramíro (uncredited)
Inés MurilloVecina de Macario (uncredited)
Manuel NoriegaAbuelo enfermo (uncredited)
Francisco PandoSacerdote (uncredited)
Lidia FrancoComadre de Chona (uncredited)
José Luis JiménezDios
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