The Adolescents (1968 film)
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The Adolescents is a 1968 Mexican drama film
directed by Abel Salazar
. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 40th Academy Awards
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Abel Salazar
Abel Salazar (actor)
Abel Salazar was a Mexican actor, producer and director. He appeared in 70 films between 1941 and 1989.-Selected filmography:* La Vírgen morena * El hombre y el monstruo...
. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 40th Academy Awards
40th Academy Awards
The 40th Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1967. Originally scheduled for 8 April 1968, the awards were postponed to two days later, 10 April 1968, because of the assassination of Dr...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Cast
- Luis Aragón as Rafael
- Sandra Boyd
- Ismael Camacho
- Elizabeth Dupeyrón
- Carlos Fernandez as Raúl
- Lucy Gallardo as Lala
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as María - Claudia Martell
- Carmen MontejoCarmen MontejoCarmen Montejo is a Mexican actress of telenovelas, stage and the Golden age of the cinema of Mexico....
as Lucía - Alfonso Munguía
- Carlos Navarro as Mauricio
- Julián Pastor as Ramón
- Carlos Piñar as Juan
- Renata Seydel as Kikis
See also
- List of submissions to the 40th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Mexican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film