The Bricklayers (1976)
When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.
Director:
Jorge Fons
Writers:
Jorge Fons, Luis Carrión.
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Ignacio López Tarso as Don Jesus |
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Adalberto Martínez as Patotas |
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Jaime Fernández as Perez Gomez |
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José Alonso as Federico |
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Salvador Sánchez as Chapo Álvarez |
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Katy Jurado as Josefina |
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José Carlos Ruiz as Jacinto Martínez |
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David Silva as Ing. Zamora |
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Eduardo Cassab as Munguia |
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Salvador Garcini as Sergio García |
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Gerardo Zepeda as Marcial |
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Mario García González as Delegado |
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Ramón Menéndez as Dávila, policía |
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Guillermo Gil as Valverde, policía |
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Leonor Llausás as Madre de Isidro |
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Evangelina Martínez as Rosa |
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César Bono as Suárez, policía |
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Manuel Garay as Sacerdote |
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Baltazar Oviedo as Baltazar |
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Agustín Fernández as Choforo |
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Regino Herrera as Darío |
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José Luis Avendaño as Policía |
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Bernabé Palma as Cojo |
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Arsenio Campos as Amigo de Federico (uncredited) |
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Pedro Damián as Amigo de Federico (uncredited) |
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Lluís Torner as Amigo de Federico (uncredited) |
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Graciela Lara as Lencha, amiga de Chapo (uncredited) |
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Yolanda Rigel as Secretaria (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jorge Fons | Director |
| Writing | Vicente Leñero | Novel |
| Writing | Jorge Fons | Screenplay |
| Writing | Luis Carrión | Screenplay |
| Camera | Carlos Montaño | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Eufemio Rivera | Editor |
| Editing | Víctor Mondragón | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Álex Phillips Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Art | Xavier Rodríguez | Production Design |
| Camera | Othón Argumedo | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Abraham Cruz | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ángel Trejo | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Marco Silva | Producer |
| Sound | Jesús González Gancy | Sound |
| Production | Leopoldo Silva | Producer |
| Art | Rafael Suárez | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Palomino | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guadalupe Gorráez | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Gustavo César Carrión | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Mario Llorca | Assistant Director |
| Production | Luis García de León | Production Manager |
