Los Cuervos están de luto
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Los Cuervos están de luto (English
: The crows are in mourning) is a 1965
Mexican comedy film
directed by Francisco del Villar
and starring Silvia Pinal
and Lilia Prado
. The film is based on the play of the same name by Mexican author Hugo Arguelles.
), anxiously awaiting his death to collect the inheritance. But the old man refuses to die. In his hallucinations, the old man sees the ghost of his dead wife (Kitty de Hoyos), who reveals that one of his three children, not theirs. The man takes his last moments to torment all in doubt. Things get complicated on the arrival of third child with his wife (Lilia Prado
) and by the indiscretions of the townspeople. One of the extraordinary masterpieces of the "black comedy".
English language
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: The crows are in mourning) is a 1965
1965 in film
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Mexican comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Francisco del Villar
Francisco del Villar
Francisco del Villar was a Mexican film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 22 films between 1952 and 1975...
and starring Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal is a Mexican actress, who had roles in several of Luis Buñuel's movies such as El ángel exterminador and Viridiana...
and Lilia Prado
Lilia Prado
Lilia Prado was a Mexican actress. After winning a beauty contest she started working in the Mexican cinematographic industry, first as an extra, and later on in leading roles....
. The film is based on the play of the same name by Mexican author Hugo Arguelles.
Plot
Don Lacho (Narciso Busquets)a greedy old man, is about to die. Their three children, but mainly his daughter-in-law Piedad (Silvia PinalSilvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal is a Mexican actress, who had roles in several of Luis Buñuel's movies such as El ángel exterminador and Viridiana...
), anxiously awaiting his death to collect the inheritance. But the old man refuses to die. In his hallucinations, the old man sees the ghost of his dead wife (Kitty de Hoyos), who reveals that one of his three children, not theirs. The man takes his last moments to torment all in doubt. Things get complicated on the arrival of third child with his wife (Lilia Prado
Lilia Prado
Lilia Prado was a Mexican actress. After winning a beauty contest she started working in the Mexican cinematographic industry, first as an extra, and later on in leading roles....
) and by the indiscretions of the townspeople. One of the extraordinary masterpieces of the "black comedy".
Cast
- Silvia PinalSilvia PinalSilvia Pinal is a Mexican actress, who had roles in several of Luis Buñuel's movies such as El ángel exterminador and Viridiana...
as Piedad - Kitty de Hoyos as Wife's ghost
- Lilia PradoLilia PradoLilia Prado was a Mexican actress. After winning a beauty contest she started working in the Mexican cinematographic industry, first as an extra, and later on in leading roles....
as Mariana - Narciso BusquetsNarciso BusquetsNarciso Busquets was a Mexican actor of film, television, theater, radio, and voice-over. He also directed a film, Sin fortuna, in 1980. Busquets started his acting career in 1937, as a child actor, and appeared as one of Cantinflas' sons in Ahí está el detalle...
as Don Lacho - Jose Luis Jimenez as Gervasio
- José Gálvez as Manuel
- Enrique Álvarez FélixEnrique Álvarez FélixEnrique Álvarez Félix was a Mexican actor, he died of a heart attack on 24 May 1996. He was the son of legendary Mexican actress, María Félix, and her first husband, Enrique Álvarez.-Telenovelas:* Corazón salvaje...
as Enrique - Fanny Schiller
- Ada CarrascoAda CarrascoAda Carrasco was a Mexican film and television actress. She started her career as an actress in 1952, and went on to make over 38 soap operas, including Los Ricos También Lloran, with Verónica Castro in 1979, Rosa Salvaje in 1987, De Frente al Sol in 1992, Más Allá del Puente in 1994, and finally,...