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'La casa del pelcano' ("The House of the Pelican") is a 1976 Mexican thriller film.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100508185137/http://pavlov.psicol.unam.mx:8080/site/servcom/pdf/Boletin_6.pdf Analysis of 'La Casa del Pelcano'] by Blanca Elena Mancilla Gmez. It was shot in 1976 and released in 1977. Main themes of this film are rape and difficult possessive relationship between mother and her son.

Young Enrique lvarez Flix played Nilo in this film. This was his most famous film role. Nilo was castrated at the end of the film, and this was interesting for some spectators who noticed that Enrique had a difficult relationship with his mother in his real life.'Celluloid Nationalism and Other Melodramas' by Susan Dever, page 185. "For spectators who followed national news reports about the late Enrique lvarez Felixs allegedly difficult relationship with (his) real-life mother Mara Flix, it may be hard to ignore the irony of Alvarez Felixs character suffering castrating stabs."

This film was based on the play 'Nilo, mi hijo' by Antonio Gonzlez Caballero.[https://books.google.com/books/about/Nilo_mi_hijo.html?id=pgLmAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y Nilo, mi hijo]

Plot



Elementary school teacher Margarita Ramrez tries to make her life beautiful once again with her son Nilo. He is a result of a rape in a distant city, but Margarita loves him nonetheless.

Nilo, the son of the madman of the city, tries to grow up in a common way, but his mother overprotects him and raise him away from other people.[http://www.daniela-romo.com.ar/lacasadelpelicano/index.html Daniela Romo's acting in 'La Casa del Pelcano']

Cast



* Jacqueline Andere as Margarita Ramrez, a beautiful woman who bore Nilo after she was raped

* Enrique lvarez Flix as Nilo Ramrez, Margarita's son; he is not free in his life. At the end, he was castrated by his mother.'Dictionary of Mexican Literature'. Edited by Eladio Cortes.

* Isabela Corona as Clementina

* Rosa Furman as Amelia

* Carlos Agost An uncle of Margarita

* Mnica Prado as Aurelia

* Daniela Romo as Engracia Young and lovely woman

* Marta Zamora as Serafina

* Carlos Romo as Federico

* Federico Falcn as Domingo, Nilo's father

* Carlos Rotzinger

* Len Singer

* Roberto Montiel as Honorio, Margarita's fianc

* Carlos Villarreal

* Patricia Arredondo

* Cecilia Leger as Justina

See also



* Emasculation

* 'Nilo, mi hijo'

References




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