Macario( 1960)

TV-MADramaFantasy

87%

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Macabre, haunting and wonderful

Overview

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.

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Ignacio López Tarso
Macario
Pina Pellicer
Esposa de Macario
Enrique Lucero
La muerte
Mario Alberto Rodríguez
Don Ramiro
José Gálvez
El Demonio
Eduardo Fajardo
Virrey
Consuelo Frank
Virreina
José Dupeyrón
Celia Tejeda
Chona
Luis Aceves Castañeda
Verdugo infartado (uncredited)
Miguel Arenas
Inquisidor (uncredited)
Alfredo Wally Barrón
Don Alfredo, panadero (uncredited)
Queta Carrasco
Vecina de Macario (uncredited)
Felipe de Flores
Nieto de abuelo enfermo (uncredited)
Alicia del Lago
Viuda (uncredited)
Manuel Dondé
Enviado de la inquisicion (uncredited)
Elizabeth Dupeyrón
Hija de Macario (uncredited)
Enedina Díaz de León
Vecina de Macario (uncredited)
Enrique García Álvarez
Inquisidor (uncredited)
Leonor Gómez
Señora recomendando caldo de zopilote. (uncredited)
Sonia Infante
Doña Eulalia, esposa de Don Ramíro (uncredited)
Inés Murillo
Vecina de Macario (uncredited)
Manuel Noriega
Abuelo enfermo (uncredited)
Francisco Pando
Sacerdote (uncredited)
Lidia Franco
Comadre de Chona (uncredited)
José Luis Jiménez
Dios

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Oct 19 2023

Ignacio López Tarso is super in this superior adaptation of the Traven story "The Third Guest". He and his wife (Pina Pellicer) are living an all but hand-to-mouth existence with their young family - who reminded me frequently of baby birds in a nest constantly looking to be fed. He collects and sells firewood to the local bakery, she takes in laundry and does mending work. It's whilst he is delivering his wood that he sees half a dozen plump turkeys being roasted in the bakery ovens for a local grandee. The smell and the sight of these sizzling birds leads him to vow that he will not eat again...