El lugar sin límites (film)
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El lugar sin límites is a 1978
film directed by Arturo Ripstein
, produced in Mexico and based on the 1966 novel of the same name
written by Chile
an José Donoso
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1978 in film
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 1 - Bob Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour premieres in Los Angeles, California....
film directed by Arturo Ripstein
Arturo Ripstein
Arturo Ripstein y Rosen is a Mexican film director.-Life and career:Ripstein got his break into movies working as an uncredited assistant director for Luis Buñuel. In 1965, he directed his first feature, Tiempo de Morir...
, produced in Mexico and based on the 1966 novel of the same name
El lugar sin límites
Hell Has No Limits is a 1966 novel written by Chilean José Donoso. The novel tells the story of a bordello, and details the prostitutes' way of life. The main character is Manuela, the transvestite who owns the bordello. A number of other memorable characters are introduced...
written by Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an José Donoso
José Donoso
José Donoso Yáñez was a Chilean writer. He lived most of his life in Chile, although he spent many years in self-imposed exile in Mexico, the United States and mainly Spain. Although he had left his country in the sixties for personal reasons, after 1973 he claimed his exile was also a form of...
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Cast
- Roberto Cobo ... La Manuela
- Lucha Villa ... La Japonesa
- Ana MartínAna MartínAna Martín is a Mexican actress best known for her work in telenovelas, movies and the stage. She has had a very successful and lengthy career since winning the Miss Mexico title in 1963.-Early life and career:...
... Japonesita - Gonzalo Vega ... Pancho
- Julián Pastor ... Octavio
- Carmen Salinas ... Lucy
- Fernando Soler ... Don Alejo
- Emma Roldán ... Ludovinia
- Hortensia Santoveña ... Clotilde
- Blanca Torres ... Blanca
- Marta Aura ... Emma, hermana de Pancho
- Tere Olmedo ... Lila
- Paco Sañudo
- Socorro de la Campa
- Agustín Silva
- Francisco Llopis (as Paco Llopis)
- Nery Ruiz
- Cecilia Leger
- María Barber
- Ana Iris
- Ramón Neves
- César Sobrevals
- Rubén Monterrubio
- María Clara Zurita
- José Antonio Estrada
Production crew
- Produced by Francisco del Villar
- Original Music by Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras & José Padilla
- Cinematography by Miguel Garzón
- Film Editing by Francisco Chiu