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Macario

Name: Macario
Director: Roberto Gavaldón
Released: 1960-05-00

1960 Mexican film directed by Roberto Gavaldón

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Released: May 1960
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, June 9, 1960
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Director: Roberto Gavaldón
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Screenwriter: Emilio Carballido
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, Roberto Gavaldón
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Cast: Ignacio López Tarso
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, Pina Pellicer
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, Enrique García Álvarez
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, Eduardo Fajardo
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Runtime: 91 min
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Genre: drama film
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Country of origin: Mexico
Original language: Spanish

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Macario is a 1960 Mexican supernatural psychological drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón, starring Ignacio López Tarso and Pina Pellicer. It is based on the novel of the same name by B. Traven, loosely based on the Brothers Grimm story Godfather Death and the Spanish fairy tale "Juan Holgado y la muerte”, set in the Viceroyalty of New Spain.

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Director of photography: Gabriel Figueroa
Title: Macario
Nominations: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film(February 27, 1961) statement is subject of: 33rd Academy Awards
International Submission to the Academy Awards(1961) nominee: Mexico · subject named as: Macario · significant event: 33rd Academy Awards
Color: black-and-white
Film editor: Gloria Schoemann
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Set during recurring event: Day of the Dead
Review score: 100%(January 5, 2026) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 6 critic review
9/10(October 9, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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Language: Spanish

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