El Año de la Peste (English: The Year of the Plague) is a Mexican film categorized as drama, thriller and sci-fi.[1] It was filmed in 1978 and released in 1979. The production counted with the famous Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez for the adapted screenplay from the novel of Daniel Defoe A Journal of the Plague Year published in March 1722.[2]
| El año de la peste | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Felipe Cazals |
| Written by | Gabriel García Márquez José Agustín Juan Arturo Brennan |
| Based on | A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe |
| Produced by | Felipe Cazals |
| Starring | Alejandro Parodi José Carlos Ruiz Rebeca Silva Tito Junco |
| Cinematography | Javier Cruz |
| Edited by | Raúl Caso |
| Music by | Laura Quiroz |
Production company | Conacite Dos |
| Distributed by | IMCINE |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Synopsis
editA dreadful sickness is found in a Mexican town. A doctor tries to alert the authorities when he discovers its epidemic nature. No one listens to him and soon the illness spreads. The government tries to manage the information in order to prevent terror.[3]
Cast
edit- Alejandro Parodi as Dr. Pedro Sierra Genovés
- José Carlos Ruiz as Dr. Jorge Martínez Abasolo
- Rebeca Silva as Eva Aponte
- Tito Junco as President of Mexico
- Ignacio Retes as Dr. Mario Zermeño
- Eduardo Alcaraz as Dr. Luis Mario Zavala
- Héctor Godoy as Luis Armando Torreros
- Humberto Elizondo as R. C. Jiménez
- Leonor Llausás as Álvaro's widow
- Zully Keith as Magadalena
- Nora Larraga as Health inspector
- Arlette Pacheco as News reporter
- María Barber as President's wife
- Daniela Romo as Laura
Awards
edit| Date | Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 October 1970 | Ariel Awards[4] | Golden Ariel | Felipe Cazals | Won |
| Best Direction | Felipe Cazals | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Gabriel García Márquez Juan Arturo Brennan |
Won | ||
| 18 May 1980 | Mexican Cinema Journalists[5] | Best Screenplay, Adapted | Gabriel García Márquez Juan Arturo Brennan |
Won |
References
edit- ^ Carl J. Mora (7 May 2015). Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004, 3d ed. McFarland. pp. 168–169. ISBN 978-0-7864-9187-2.
- ^ "El Año de la Peste | DANIELA ROMO". Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- ^ "El año de la peste (1979) : Plot Summary". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
- ^ "Ariel Awards, Mexico : Date: October 27 1980 : Location: Mexico". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
- ^ "Mexican Cinema Journalists : Date: May 18 1980 : Location: Mexico City, Mexico". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.