Macario

Macario

91 mins | Drama, Fantasy | May 9, 1960

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.

Macario

91 mins | Drama, Fantasy | May 9, 1960

Macario
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.
IMDb rating 8.3
Producers Clasa Films Mundiales
Original title Macario
Directors Manuel Alcayde, Ignacio Villareal, Roberto Gavaldón
Writers Roberto Gavaldón, Emilio Carballido, B. Traven

Cast

Pina Pellicer

as Esposa de Macario

Enrique Lucero

as La muerte

Mario Alberto Rodríguez

as Don Ramiro

José Gálvez

as El Demonio

Eduardo Fajardo

as Virrey

Consuelo Frank

as Virreina

Celia Tejeda

as Chona

Luis Aceves Castañeda

as Verdugo infartado (uncredited)

Miguel Arenas

as Inquisidor (uncredited)

Alfredo Wally Barrón

as Don Alfredo, panadero (uncredited)

Queta Carrasco

as Vecina de Macario (uncredited)

Felipe de Flores

as Nieto de abuelo enfermo (uncredited)

Alicia del Lago

as Viuda (uncredited)

Manuel Dondé

as Enviado de la inquisicion (uncredited)

Elizabeth Dupeyrón

as Hija de Macario (uncredited)

Enedina Díaz de León

as Vecina de Macario (uncredited)

Enrique García Álvarez

as Inquisidor (uncredited)

Leonor Gómez

as Señora recomendando caldo de zopilote. (uncredited)

Sonia Infante

as Doña Eulalia, esposa de Don Ramíro (uncredited)

Inés Murillo

as Vecina de Macario (uncredited)

Manuel Noriega

as Abuelo enfermo (uncredited)

Francisco Pando

as Sacerdote (uncredited)

Lidia Franco

as Comadre de Chona (uncredited)