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Macabre, haunting and wonderful
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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Ignacio López TarsoMacario
Pina PellicerEsposa de Macario
Enrique LuceroLa muerte
Mario Alberto RodríguezDon Ramiro
José GálvezEl Demonio
Eduardo FajardoVirrey
Consuelo FrankVirreina
Luis Aceves CastañedaVerdugo infartado (uncredited)
Miguel ArenasInquisidor (uncredited)
Alfredo Wally BarrónDon Alfredo, panadero (uncredited)Explore the crew
- Director
- Roberto Gavaldón
- Writer
- Emilio Carballido
- Writer
- Roberto Gavaldón
- Producer
- Armando Orive Alba
- Director of Photography
- Gabriel Figueroa
- Editor
- Gloria Schoemann
- Original Music Composer
- Raúl Lavista