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1960 | B/N | 91:00

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for a good meal on the Day of the Dead. When his wife cooks him a turkey, he meets three ghostly apparitions: the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks for some turkey, but Macario refuses them all—except for Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water that will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is wealthier than the village doctor, which attracts unwanted attention.


Direction: Gavaldón; Roberto
Script: Carballido; Emilio, basado en la novela homónima de B. Traven, Gavaldón; Roberto
Production: Orive Alba; Armando, Luis Celis; José
Photography: Figueroa; Gabriel
Sound: Bustos; Teódulo, L. Fields; James
Music: Lavista; Raúl
Cast:Lucero; Enrique, Fajardo; Eduardo, Pellicer; Pina, Jiménez; José Luis, Gálvez; José, López Tarso; Ignacio, Frank; Consuelo, Rodríguez; Mario Alberto
Art direction: Fontanals; Manuel
Participation year at FICM: 2017

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