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 | Ignacio Retes | Writer |
| Writing | Rosa Delia Caudillo | Writer |
| Production | Héctor López | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Mario Lavista | Music |
| Sound | Raúl Lavista | Music |
| Sound | Nacho Méndez | Music |
| Camera | Daniel López | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Eufemio Rivera | Editor |
| Production | Salvador Pulido | Casting |
| Art | Alberto Ladrón de Guevara | Production Design |
| Art | Carlos Grandjean | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ana Guerrero | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elvira Oropeza | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Morgan Gutierrez | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Esperanza Gómez | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlos Horcasitas | Hairstylist |
| Production | Roberto Gebhard | Production Manager |
| Directing | Valerio Olivo | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Juan Baños | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jesús González Gancy | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Ángel Trejo | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Laurencio Cordero | Special Effects |
| Crew | Jesus G. Duran | Special Effects |
| Camera | Othón Argumedo | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Horacio Calvillo | Gaffer |
| Camera | Felipe Mariscal | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Carlos Falomir | Script Supervisor |