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Pedro Páramo

  • 19671967
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
325
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POPULARITY
90,324
13,758
Pedro Páramo (1967)
DramaFantasyHorror
Highly symbolic and allegorical, this drama takes as its basis a son's search for his father in the chaotic times of the Mexican Revolution in the early 1900s. Stereotypical (or archetypal) ... Read allHighly symbolic and allegorical, this drama takes as its basis a son's search for his father in the chaotic times of the Mexican Revolution in the early 1900s. Stereotypical (or archetypal) figures from early Mexican cinema appear from time to time, and the violence of the revolu... Read allHighly symbolic and allegorical, this drama takes as its basis a son's search for his father in the chaotic times of the Mexican Revolution in the early 1900s. Stereotypical (or archetypal) figures from early Mexican cinema appear from time to time, and the violence of the revolutionary period is not ignored. Scenes of the father's earthy lifestyle are placed amid his... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
325
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
90,324
13,758
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Carlos Velo
    • Writers
      • Manuel Barbachano Ponce(screenplay)
      • Carlos Fuentes(screenplay)
      • Juan Rulfo(novel)
    • Stars
      • John Gavin
      • Ignacio López Tarso
      • Pilar Pellicer
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Carlos Velo
    • Writers
      • Manuel Barbachano Ponce(screenplay)
      • Carlos Fuentes(screenplay)
      • Juan Rulfo(novel)
    • Stars
      • John Gavin
      • Ignacio López Tarso
      • Pilar Pellicer
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    • 2User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Pedro Páramo (1967)
    Rosa Furman in Pedro Páramo (1967)
    Rosa Furman in Pedro Páramo (1967)
    John Gavin and Carlos Fernández in Pedro Páramo (1967)
    John Gavin in Pedro Páramo (1967)
    John Gavin in Pedro Páramo (1967)
    Pedro Páramo (1967)
    Pedro Páramo (1967)

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    John Gavin
    John Gavin
    • Pedro Páramo
    Ignacio López Tarso
    Ignacio López Tarso
    • Fulgor Sedano
    Pilar Pellicer
    Pilar Pellicer
    • Susana San Juan
    Julissa
    Julissa
    • Ana Rentería
    Graciela Doring
    • Damiana Cisneros
    Carlos Fernández
    • Juan Preciado
    Augusto Benedico
    Augusto Benedico
    • Padre Rentería
    Beatriz Sheridan
    Beatriz Sheridan
    • Eduviges Diada
    Claudia Millán
    • Dolores Preciado
    Rosa Furman
    Rosa Furman
    • Dorotea la Cuarraca
    Joaquín Martínez
    Joaquín Martínez
    • Abundio
    Jorge Russek
    Jorge Russek
    • Tilcuate
    Eric del Castillo
    Eric del Castillo
    • Perseverancio
    Amparo Villegas
    Amparo Villegas
    • Madre Villa
    Graciela Lara
    • Margarita
    Álvaro Ortiz
    • Cacarizo
    Juan Ferrara
    Juan Ferrara
    • Florencio
    Claudio Obregón
    Claudio Obregón
    • Licenciado
    • Director
      • Carlos Velo
    • Writers
      • Manuel Barbachano Ponce(screenplay)
      • Carlos Fuentes(screenplay)
      • Juan Rulfo(novel)
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    • Trivia
      John Gavin's favorite of his films.
    • Connections
      Remade as Pedro Páramo (1977)

    User reviews2

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    Top review
    10/10
    Flawless
    I truly feel that this film is an unsung masterpiece. From the opening credits to the Don's last cry of "Susana," it's a captivating, mysterious, and rich work. It is an epic both dark and profound, exploring a range of human motivations and emotions.

    This film, based on the short novel of the same title, opens the flood-gates for the "magical realism" that would afterward fill the Latino arts. I cannot emphasize how well done the mysticism is. This is by no means a "ghost movie," but it's not afraid to use them. One scene in particular is so haunting and powerful it made me absolutely giddy. Our protagonist's visits to various residents of the run-down village are some of my favorite bits of cinema.

    Potential "Spoilers" Begin Here:

    I felt a common chord in the Don's obsession with Susana and C.F. Kane's nostalgia with "Rosebud" in "Citizen Kane." Both men become so consumed with ambition that they can no longer possess their ideal. Both men long for something so fundamental and simple that they smother it in their quest. Perhaps it is because this ideal *cannot* be possessed. The themes of possession with Susana are clear. She thinks of herself as belonging to Florencio, her father thinks he owns her as both daughter and lover, and of course Pedro Páramo thinks of himself as owner. But can a person own another? Can a man own the careless joys of his childhood?

    In Páramo's yearning for the unattainable, he populates and destroys an entire region. And so resonates one of the last lines of the film: "Todos somos hijos de Pedro Páramo!" ("All of us are the children of Pedro Páramo!") But aren't we? Aren't we all the offspring of misled ambition--genetically, nationally, culturally, ethically, or religiously? There is a Pedro Páramo looming somewhere in our origins.

    I applaud this film.
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    • mlawrencewyatt
    • Mar 25, 2006

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    • Release date
      • August 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Pedro Paramo
    • Filming locations
      • Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Clasa Films Mundiales
      • Producciones Barbachano Ponce
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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