An unnamed man goes to a hotel to commit suicide with pills while listening to songs by Marlene Dietrich. But that act that seems to trigger the mere memory of places and experiences before dying, suddenly merges with other characters and dramatic experiences, which give life to a limit work, of desperate, almost intolerable courage, obstinate in dismantling all institutional discourses of the history of Mexico, without ceasing to use extraordinarily all possible cinematographic resources.
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Cast
12 people
Juan Barrón
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Desires
Armando Coria
Known for
The Accident
The Mosquito Coast
Jose Estrada
Victor Monjaras
Rafael Bernal
Eugenia Dolores
Known for
The Return of a Man Called Horse
Marcelino Aupart
José Estrada
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Tiempo de lobos
Perseguido por la ley
Tamara Garina
Known for
Fando and Lis
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Enrique Grey
Also in
Chabelo y Pepito Detectives
The Flight of the Stork
Alfredo Gurrola
Also in
Los Rollos Perdidos
They're Here
Agustín Silva
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Adiós, adiós ídolo mío
No se asombre sargento
José Estrada Director · Marcelino Aupart Editor
First release January 1, 1975 · Produced in Mexico · Production Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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UNAM
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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Mexico
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Spanish
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Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · January 1, 1975
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