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Macario

Macario

Macabre, haunting and wonderful

1960 1h 31mDramaFantasy

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.

4.4/5

TMDB score· 217 votes

Synopsis

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.

The vibe

mexicoinquisitionhungerhunger striketorturedevildeathstarvationdepiction of godstarving child

Behind it

Roberto GavaldónRoberto GavaldónDirectorEmilio CarballidoEmilio CarballidoWriterRaúl LavistaRaúl LavistaComposerGabriel FigueroaGabriel FigueroaCinematography

Cast

Ignacio López TarsoIgnacio López TarsoMacario
Pina PellicerPina PellicerEsposa de Macario
Enrique LuceroEnrique LuceroLa muerte
Mario Alberto RodríguezMario Alberto RodríguezDon Ramiro
José GálvezJosé GálvezEl Demonio
Eduardo FajardoEduardo FajardoVirrey
Consuelo FrankConsuelo FrankVirreina
José Dupeyrón
Celia TejedaChona
Luis Aceves CastañedaLuis Aceves CastañedaVerdugo infartado (uncredited)
Miguel ArenasMiguel ArenasInquisidor (uncredited)
Alfredo Wally BarrónAlfredo Wally BarrónDon Alfredo, panadero (uncredited)
Queta CarrascoQueta CarrascoVecina de Macario (uncredited)
Felipe de FloresNieto de abuelo enfermo (uncredited)
Alicia del LagoViuda (uncredited)
Manuel DondéManuel DondéEnviado de la inquisicion (uncredited)
Elizabeth DupeyrónElizabeth DupeyrónHija de Macario (uncredited)
Enedina Díaz de LeónVecina de Macario (uncredited)

Director

Roberto Gavaldón

Writers

Roberto Gavaldón, Emilio Carballido

Release date

9 Jun 1960

Runtime

1h 31m

Studio

Clasa Films Mundiales, Estudios Churubusco Azteca

Language

Spanish

Country

Mexico

Where to watch · US

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