Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf
| Nazareno Cruz y el lobo | |
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| Directed by | Leonardo Favio |
| Screenplay by | Leonardo Favio Jorge Zuhair Jury |
| Based on | Nazareno Cruz y el lobo (radio program) by Juan Carlos Chiappe |
| Produced by | Leonardo Favio Orlando De Benedetti |
| Starring | Juan José Camero Marina Magalí Alfredo Alcón Lautaro Murúa |
| Cinematography | Juan José Stagnaro |
| Edited by | Cristián Kaulen Antonio Ripoll |
| Music by | Juan José García Caffi and Jorge Candia |
Production company | Choila Producciones Cinematográficas |
| Distributed by | Producciones del Plata S.A. |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
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| Languages | Spanish Quechua |
Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf (
The film is a co-production between Argentina and Mexico.It was selected as the Argentine entry for the
In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 30th position.[5] In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by the specialized magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema, presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the film reached the 17th position.[6] Also in 2022, the film was included in Spanish magazine Fotogramas's list of the 20 best Argentine films of all time.[7]
Synopsis
Nazareno Cruz is a young farmer living in a rural town. He is known for being the seventh son of his father, and so he is seen by the locals as the victim of the werewolf curse. Despite this he lives happily in the community. When Nazareno is about to turn 18 he meets Griselda and they both fall in love. Soon after, "Mandinga" (the Devil) presents himself to Nazareno and explains that his curse is real. Mandinga makes Nazareno a proposition: if Nazareno gives up his love, he will receive in exchange his freedom and many riches. Nazareno refuses the deal and eventually turns into a werewolf, becoming involved in a series of tragedies.
Cast
- Juan José Camero ... Nazareno Cruz
- Marina Magali ... Griselda
- Alfredo Alcón ... The Powerful/Mandinga
- Lautaro Murúa ... Julián
- Nora Cullen ... The Lechiguana
- Elcira Olivera Garcés ... Damiana
- Saul Jarlip ... The Old Man Pancho
- Juanita Lara ... Fidelia
- Yolanda Mayorani ... The Powerful's Godmother
- Marcelo Marcote ... The Child
- Josefina Faustín
- Augusto Kretschmar
See also
- List of submissions to the 48th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Argentine submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ El multifacético Leonardo Favio La corneta cultural magazine, June 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ The Secret in Their Eyes is already a record Archived 2009-12-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- ^ "Las 100 mejores del periodo 1933-1999 del Cine Argentino". La Mirada Cautiva (3). Buenos Aires: Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken: 6–14. 2000. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022 – via Encuesta de cine argentino 2022 on Google Drive.
- ^ "Top 100" (in Spanish). Encuesta de cine argentino 2022. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ Borrull, Mariona (July 17, 2022). "Las 20 mejores películas argentinas de la historia". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Madrid: Hearst España. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
External links
- Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf at IMDb
- Nazareno Cruz y el Lobo at Cinenacional.com (in Spanish)