Paper Flowers (1978)
On the thinnest of pretexts, a horde of homeless people descend on the apartments of two members of the comfortable middle class and proceed to loot and vandalize both homes, leaving the next morning with many of the belongings they found there, as well as one of the residents who has opted to join them. This political allegory is based on two plays by the Chilean playwright Egon Wolff.
Director: Gabriel Retes
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Ana Luisa Peluffo as La Señora |
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Gabriel Retes as Beto, el dientes |
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Tina Romero as Toletole |
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Claudio Brook as Héctor Trejo |
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Ignacio Retes as China |
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Adriana Roel as Esposa de Trejo |
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Silvia Mariscal as Marcela Trejo |
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Juan Ángel Martínez as Ali baba |
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Lucila Balzaretti as |
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Enrique Ontiveros as |
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Abel Woolrich as |
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Luis Couturier as |
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Ángel Aragón as |
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Evaristo Liceaga as |
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Salvador Godínez as Ruco |
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Alejandro Tamayo as |
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Ibet Reyna as |
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Hernán Ibarra as |
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José Solis as |
| Directing | Gabriel Retes | Director |
| Writing | Egon Wolff | Novel |
| Writing | Rosa Delia Caudillo | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elvira Oropeza | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Héctor López | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Nacho Méndez | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlos Horcasitas | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Juan Baños | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jesús González Gancy | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Salvador Pulido | Casting |
| Directing | Valerio Olivo | Assistant Director |
| Art | Alberto Ladrón de Guevara | Production Design |
| Art | Carlos Grandjean | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Mario Lavista | Music |
| Crew | Jesus G. Duran | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ana Guerrero | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Daniel López | Director of Photography |
| Production | Roberto Gebhard | Production Manager |
| Camera | Othón Argumedo | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Ignacio Retes | Writer |
| Editing | Eufemio Rivera | Editor |
| Lighting | Horacio Calvillo | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Esperanza Gómez | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Carlos Falomir | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Ángel Trejo | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Morgan Gutierrez | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Laurencio Cordero | Special Effects |
| Camera | Felipe Mariscal | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Raúl Lavista | Original Music Composer |