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 |
| Production | Marco Silva | Producer |
| Production | Leopoldo Silva | Producer |
| Editing | Eufemio Rivera | Editor |
| Directing | Mario Llorca | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Víctor Mondragón | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Gustavo César Carrión | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Xavier Rodríguez | Production Design |
| Camera | Carlos Montaño | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Palomino | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jesús González Gancy | Sound |
| Production | Luis García de León | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guadalupe Gorráez | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Abraham Cruz | Sound Editor |
| Art | Rafael Suárez | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Ángel Trejo | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Álex Phillips Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Othón Argumedo | Still Photographer |
