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 |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guadalupe Sánchez | Costume Design |
| Production | Gerardo Herrero | Co-Producer |
| Production | Manuel Teil | Casting |
| Directing | Mayra Segura | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jorge Ruiz | Sound |
| Production | Thierry Forte | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Fernando Pardo | Editor |
| Directing | Nela Fernández | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Dionisio Horwath | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Laura Imperiale | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jorge Sánchez | Producer |
| Art | Antonio Muñohierro | Art Direction |
| Art | Pedro Alanís | Paint Coordinator |
| Production | Mariela Besuievsky | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Paz Alicia Garciadiego | Screenplay |
| Editing | Tomás Rodríguez | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Sandra Cabriada | Set Decoration |
| Art | Mario Alfaro | Property Master |
| Editing | Darío Ramos | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Aristeo Ruiz | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | Guillermo Granillo | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Hugo Gutiérrez | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Claudio Contreras | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Mariana Gironella | Script Supervisor |