Tlayucan
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Tlayucan is a 1962 Mexican comedy film
directed by Luis Alcoriza
and based on a novel by Jesús Murciélago Velázquez. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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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 Luis Alcoriza
Luis Alcoriza
Luis Alcoriza de la Vega was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. His 1962 film Tlayucan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.- Screenwriter :...
and based on a novel by Jesús Murciélago Velázquez. It was nominated for the Academy Award for 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...
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Cast
- Julio Aldama as Eufemio Zárate
- Norma Angélica as Chabela
- Andrés Soler as Don Carlos
- Anita Blanch as Prisca
- Noé MurayamaNoé MurayamaNoé Murayama was a Mexican actor, who starred in numerous Mexican films.-Biography:Noé was born in Ciudad del Maíz in the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. His father was Japanese Mexican. His name is a Spanish form of the name Noah.Noé studied for a dentist.He played a key role in the Mexican...
as Matías - Juan Carlos Ortiz as Nico (as niño Juan Carlos Ortíz)
- Pancho CórdovaPancho CórdovaFrancisco 'Pancho' Córdova was a Mexican film actor who has starred in numerous films of United States and Mexico.-External links:...
as Sacristán - Eric del CastilloEric del CastilloEric del Castillo is a well-known Mexican actor.He is the father of Kate del Castillo. Del Castillo is famous in Mexico as a star in telenovelas and many motion pictures....
as Doroteo - Dolores CamarilloDolores CamarilloDolores Camarillo was a Mexican character actress of film, television, and theater. She also was a makeup artist for films, and was frequently billed as "Fraustita".-Personal life:...
as Dolores (as Dolores Camarillo 'Fraustita') - Antonio Bravo as Doctor
- Amado Zumaya as Máximo
- Joaquín Martínez
See also
- List of submissions to the 35th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Mexican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film