Tizoc (film)
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ismael Rodríguez |
| Written by | Manuel R. Ojeda Carlos Orellana Ricardo Parada de León Ismael Rodríguez |
| Produced by | Antonio Matouk |
| Starring | Pedro Infante María Félix |
| Cinematography | Fernando Martínez Álvarez |
| Edited by | Fernando Martínez Álvarez |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Tizoc is a 1957 Mexican drama film directed by Ismael Rodríguez. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival, where Pedro Infante won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.[1] The film also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 15th Golden Globe Awards.[2][3] It was to be Infante's last film before his death in a plane crash in 1957.[4]
Plot
In a small village near the
When Maria gives Tizoc her handkerchief, he begins to feel a greater love that has grown since he first saw her. As Tizoc begins to realize he no longer loves Machinza, she complains about this to her brother Nicuil. He kills her as he believes her to be a traitor to her family, who is obstinate in ruining Tizoc's reputation. He then decides to go after Tizoc, who kills Nicuil due to his evil action. As Maria sees that her lifestyle doesn't reflect her own goals and as she realizes that she loves Tizoc she decides to go with him to his abode.
Nevertheless, just as they near the cave's entrance that can be their temporary hideout, Cosijope, Machinza's father shoots an arrow aimed at Tizoc, but instead strikes Maria, killing her. Heartbroken, Tizoc grabs the arrow and kills himself by piercing his heart with it.
The film ends with Tizoc's voice repeating an earlier belief that the souls of lovers become nightingales after death.
Cast
- Pedro Infante as Tizoc
- María Félix as María
- Andrés Soler as Fray Bernardo
- Carlos Orellana as Don Pancho García
- Alicia del Lago as Machinza
- Eduardo Fajardo as Arturo
- Julio Aldama as Nicuil
- Miguel Arenas as Don Enrique del Olmo
- Manuel Arvide as Cosijope
- Guillermo Bravo Sosa as Sorcerer
- Polo Ramos
- Paco Crow as Dancer
References
- ^ "Berlinale 1957: Prize Winners". Berlinale. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "Golden Globes, USA". IMDb. 1958. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ Rasmussen, Cecilia (11 February 2007). "Pedro Infante". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA, USA. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ Avendaño, Reyna (18 November 2018). "Cuando Pedro Infante hizo llorar a María Félix (When Pedro Infante made María Félix cry)". El Universal. Mexico City, Mexico. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
External links
- Tizoc at IMDb
- Tizoc = Amor indio in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
