Mariana Mariana (1987)
The story runs in the 1940s Mexico City. A schoolboy (Carlos) falls in love with his best friend's mother (Mariana). Carlos is impressed because this family is not like the ordinary mexican families of the time, because they have many expensive American things, although they are not rich. The drama begins when Carlos gets out of school to go to declare his love to Mariana, and is discovered by his teachers.
Director: Alberto Isaac
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Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Carlos (adult) |
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Elizabeth Aguilar as Mariana |
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Saby Kamalich as Carlos' Mother |
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Aarón Hernán as Carlos' Father |
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Luis Mario Quiroz as Carlos |
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Gerardo Quiroz as Héctor |
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José Luis Cruz as Profesor Mondragón |
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Adolfo Olmos as Rosales |
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Jun Kawabe as Toru |
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Cuautli Arau as Alberto |
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Salvador Rodríguez as Ayala |
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Andrés Sánchez as Alcaráz |
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Julio Monterde as School Principal |
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Fernando Palavicini as Rosales (adult) |
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Héctor Ortega as The Priest |
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Ignacio Retes as Psychiatrist |
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Ángeles González as Psychologist |
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Isabel Andrade as Isabel |
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Mariana Luiselli as Estelita |
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Dinorah Corti as Luisa María |
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Roberto Palazuelos as Esteban, Isabel's boyfriend |
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Corina Mendoza as Clara |
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Jorge Rocha as Sir (El Señor) |
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Agustín Silva as Don Sindulfo, the janitor |
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Alejandro Ripstein as Hector's friend |
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Bruno Bichir as Hector's friend |
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Yamil Atala as Hector's friend |
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María Luisa Coronel as Doorwoman |
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Lorena Shelley as Woman II |
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Alfredo Rosas as Doorman |
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Rubén Márquez as Griever |
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Eugenia Leñero as Griever |
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Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Gardener |
| Directing | Luis Gaitán | Assistant Director |
| Production | Héctor López Lechuga | Producer |
| Production | Gerardo Barrera | Production Manager |
| Camera | Ángel Goded | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Antonio Álvarez | Lighting Director |
| Art | Anna Sánchez | Production Design |
| Crew | Xavier Rodríguez | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Jorge Morales | Scenic Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antonieta Esquivel | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sara Mateos | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | María Teresa Sánchez | Hair Supervisor |
| Editing | Carlos Savage | Editor |
| Sound | Daniel García | Sound |
| Sound | Javier Patiño | Sound Editor |
| Production | Claudia Becker | Casting |
| Crew | Claudio Isaac | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Alberto Isaac | Director |
| Camera | Daniel López | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Carlos Warman | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Vicente Leñero | Writer |
| Writing | José Emilio Pacheco | Novel |