No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)
Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.
Director:
Arturo Ripstein
Writer:
Paz Alicia Garciadiego
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Fernando Luján as El coronel |
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Marisa Paredes as Lola |
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Salma Hayek Pinault as Julia |
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Rafael Inclán as Padre Ángel |
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Ernesto Yáñez as Don Sabas |
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Daniel Giménez Cacho as Nogales |
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Esteban Soberanes as Germán |
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Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Jacinta |
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Eligio Meléndez as Sotero |
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Odiseo Bichir as Dr. Pardo |
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Julián Pastor as Lugones |
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Eugenio Lobo as Álvaro |
| Directing | Arturo Ripstein | Director |
| Writing | Gabriel García Márquez | Novel |
| Sound | David Mansfield | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Mayra Segura | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jorge Ruiz | Sound |
| Production | Manuel Teil | Casting |
| Production | Gerardo Herrero | Co-Producer |
| Production | Thierry Forte | Co-Producer |
| Production | Laura Imperiale | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mariela Besuievsky | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guadalupe Sánchez | Costume Design |
| Art | Antonio Muñohierro | Art Direction |
| Editing | Fernando Pardo | Editor |
| Camera | Guillermo Granillo | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Paz Alicia Garciadiego | Screenplay |
| Production | Jorge Sánchez | Producer |
| Directing | Hugo Gutiérrez | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nela Fernández | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Claudio Contreras | Set Decoration |
| Art | Sandra Cabriada | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Darío Ramos | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Tomás Rodríguez | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Dionisio Horwath | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Pedro Alanís | Paint Coordinator |
| Art | Aristeo Ruiz | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Mario Alfaro | Property Master |
| Directing | Mariana Gironella | Script Supervisor |