No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)
"El coronel no tiene quien le escriba" (original title)

Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. ... See full summary »

Director:

Arturo Ripstein

Writers:

Paz Alicia Garciadiego, Gabriel García Márquez (novel)

Stars:

Fernando Luján, Marisa Paredes, Salma Hayek

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Fernando Luján	...	El coronel
Marisa Paredes	...	Lola
Salma Hayek	...	Julia
Rafael Inclán	...	Padre Ángel
Ernesto Yáñez	...	Don Sabas
Daniel Giménez Cacho	...	Nogales
Esteban Soberanes	...	Germán
Patricia Reyes Spíndola	...	Jacinta
Odiseo Bichir	...	Dr. Pardo
Julián Pastor	...	Lugones
Eugenio Lobo	...	Álvaro
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Enrique Castillo
Jorge Castillo	...	El cartero
Juana Garza
Mercedes Gironella

Storyline

Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.

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Plot Keywords:

pension | colonel | husband wife relationship | evil man | shoes | 

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Taglines:

Basada en la novela de Gabriel García Márquez.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Fox (Mexico)

Country:

Mexico France Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

2 June 1999 (France)

Also Known As:

No One Writes to the Colonel

Filming Locations:

Veracruz, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

ESP 84,528,773 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amaranta Films, Canal+, DMVB Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Una familia de diez: TV por cable (2007)

User Reviews

great cinematography

a bit slow and boring, the tale of an old man and his wife living a delapidated building and interacting with a fixed cast of characters like the mailman, the brothers sitting on the porch, the wealthy cigar smoking man. The photography of the river is marvelous, as is the interior period decoration. If you like decoration of Banana Republic stores, this is a must.