Cadena perpetua (1979)"El Tarzan" Lira is an ex-convict who decides to give up his criminal past and reform his life. However, a corrupt policeman blackmails him leaving "El Tarzan" no other option but to ... See full summary » Director:Arturo Ripstein |
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Title: Cadena perpetua (1979)
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Javier Lira; El Tarzan
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Narciso Busquets | ... |
Comandante Prieto
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Ernesto Gómez Cruz | ... |
Cabo Pantoja
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Angélica Chain | ... |
Rosa Martinez
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Ana Ofelia Murguía | ... |
Sra Romero
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Roberto Cobo | ... |
Gallito
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Rodrigo Puebla | ... |
Cotorra
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Yolanda Rigel | ... |
Ojitos
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Jorge Patiño | ... |
Muclan
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Pilar Pellicer | ... |
Mujer de Pantoja
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Ana Martín | ... |
Criada
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Ramón Menéndez | ... |
Empleado del banco
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Julián Pastor |
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Yaco Alva |
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Salvador Garcini |
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"El Tarzan" Lira is an ex-convict who decides to give up his criminal past and reform his life. However, a corrupt policeman blackmails him leaving "El Tarzan" no other option but to continue committing robberies. Adapting the genre conventions of the film noir to the Mexican context, Ripstein's film focuses on Mexican police corruption and questions the judicial system. Written by Leo Urbina
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MexicoLanguage:
SpanishRelease Date:
9 August 1979 (Mexico) See more »Also Known As:
Isovia desma See more »Company Credits
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Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE), Avant Films S.A., Dasa Films S.A. See more »
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Ripstein likes to put his characters in difficult situations. Especially when it comes to past events that haunt them in the present. Every Ripstein´s films are full of really claustrophobic places and situations. In this case the main character cannot escape his past nor his nemesis. So, it all becomes claustrophobic in a greek tragedy way. EXCELLENT!!!!