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Pedro Pramo (1967 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Pedro Pramo' is a 1967 Mexican drama film directed by Carlos Velo. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on the short novel of the same name.
Cast
* John Gavin as Pedro Pramo
* Ignacio Lpez Tarso as Fulgor Sedano
* Pilar Pellicer as Susana San Juan
* Carlos Fernndez as Juan Preciado
* Julissa as Ana Rentera
* Graciela Doring as Damiana Cisneros
* Augusto Benedico as Padre Rentera
* Beatriz Sheridan as Eduviges Diada
* Claudia Milln as Dolores Preciado
* Rosa Furman as Dorotea la Cuarraca
* Joaqun Martnez as Abundio Martnez
* Jorge Russek as El Tilcuate
* Eric del Castillo as Perseverancio
* Amparo Villegas as Madre Villa
* Graciela Lara
* Alfonso Arau as Saltaperico
Production
John Gavin was best known for appearing in films produced by Ross Hunter. He had a Mexican mother and said he made this film "so I could make something I was proud of". He was first asked to make the film by Fuentes in 1962. Gavin:
In Mexico, 'Pedro Pramo' 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.
Release
The film was released in the US in 1967.
References
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