Directed by:
Roberto GavaldónScreenplay:
Emilio CarballidoCinematography:
Gabriel FigueroaComposer:
Raúl LavistaCast:
Ignacio López Tarso, Pina Pellicer, José Gálvez, Eduardo Fajardo, Luis Aceves Castañeda, Enrique Lucero, Miguel Arenas, Consuelo Frank, Manuel Noriega (more)Plots(1)
On All Souls Day, Macario, a Mexican peasant, is enjoying a rare feast when he is confronted by Death in disguise, who appears so desperate that Macario shares his food with the stranger. In return, Death gives him a gourd of water that will heal the sick - so long as Death grants approval. The liquid brings great fame and wealth to Macario - until the officers of the Inquisition come along and imprison him as an instrument of the Devil. He is given a single chance to escape his fate: if he can cure the Viceroy's ailing son, he will be set free. Will Death do his part? (Denver International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Felipe de Flores
Mexico
Best movies:
Nazarin (1959)
Macario (1960)
The Brainiac (1962)
Inés Murillo
Mexico
Best movies:
Los olvidados (1950)
Nazarin (1959)
This Strange Passion (1953)
José Luis Jiménez
Mexico
Best movies:
Santo in the Wax Museum (1963)
Macario (1960)
The Vampire (1957)
Celia Tejeda
Best movies:
Macario (1960)
Elizabeth Dupeyrón
Mexico
Best movies:
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Macario (1960)
Ángel Merino
Best movies:
Los olvidados (1950)
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Rehearsal for a Crime (1955)
Concepción Martínez
Best movies:
Santo in the Wax Museum (1963)
Macario (1960)
Alicia Reyna
Best movies:
Macario (1960)
Alicia del Lago
Mexico
Best movies:
El Norte (1983)
The Bravados (1958)
Macario (1960)
Mario García González
Best movies:
Macario (1960)