Oedipus Mayor
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“Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Steamy Adaptation of OEDIPUS REX”
Edipo, is appointed mayor of a town plunged in misery and violence. His first mission is to discover and punish the murderers of Layo, a well-known potentate of the region. His investigation is directed towards all the armed factions that exist in Colombia.
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Jorge Perugorría
Edipo
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Ángela Molina
Yocasta
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Francisco Rabal
Tiresias
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Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Priest
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Jairo Camargo
Creonte
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Miriam Colon
Deyanira
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Juan Sebastián Aragón
Mayor's Driver
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Marcela Agudelo
Urban Guerrilla
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Fabiana Medina
Rural Guerrilla
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Juan Carlos Arango
Paramilitary Chief
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Manuel José Chaves
Guerrilla Child
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Sigifredo Vega
Sergeant
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Jorge Alí Triana Director · Gabriel García Márquez Screenplay Orlando Senna Writer
First release August 23, 1996 · Produced in Colombia, Cuba, France, Mexico, Spain · Production Sogetel, Canal+
Production
Caracol Televisión
Production
Sogetel
Production
Canal+
Production
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Production
Grupo Colombia
Production
Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Colombia · Cuba · France · Mexico · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Edipo alcalde
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Colombia · August 23, 1996
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
January 25, 2002 · Digital
Poland
June 10, 2001 · Digital
Romania
August 23, 1996 · Theatrical
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