Las aventuras de Pito Pérez
Las aventuras de Pito Pérez ("The Adventures of Pito Pérez") is a 1957 Mexican film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and produced by Fernando de Fuentes,[1] and starring Germán Valdés. It is based on the 1938 novel La vida inútil de Pito Pérez by José Rubén Romero.
| Las aventuras de Pito Pérez | |
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| Directed by | Juan Bustillo Oro |
| Produced by | Fernando de Fuentes |
| Written by | María Luisa Algarra (additional dialogue) Juan Bustillo Oro (additional dialogue) Fernando de Fuentes (adaptation) |
| Based on | La vida inútil de Pito Pérez by José Rubén Romero |
| Starring | Germán Valdés |
| Music by | Luis Hernández Bretón |
| Cinematography | Enrique Wallace |
| Edited by | Carlos Savage |
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| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
In 2012, in the 60th anniversary of José Rubén Romero's death, the film was shown in the Manuel M. Ponce Hall of the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.[2]
Plot
After a long absence, Pito Pérez (Germán Valdés), a homeless man, returns to his village and recounts all his adventures.
Cast
- Germán Valdés as Jesús Pérez Gaona "Pito Pérez" (as Tin Tan)
- Anabelle Gutiérrez as Chucha (as Anabel Gutierrez)
- Andrés Soler as Señor del Rincón
- Consuelo Guerrero de Luna as Doña Jovita
- Eduardo Alcaraz as Padre Pureco
- Marcelo Chávez as Don J. de J. Jiménez, apothecary (as Marcelo)
- Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo as Don Santiago Bolaños
- Lupe Inclán as Pelagia, nurse
- Guillermo Bravo Sosa as Gayosso's patient
- José Jasso as Dr. Gayosso
- Rafael Estrada as Don Pepe
- José Ortega as Don Goyo, barman
- Ramón Valdés as Truck Driver
- Amalia Gama as Doña Refugito
- Stephen Berne as Prisoner (uncredited)
- Carlos Bravo y Fernández as Gayosso's patient (uncredited)
- Lupe Carriles as Doña Huicha (uncredited)
- José Chávez as Don Ruperto (uncredited)
- Enedina Díaz de León as Angry bakery client (uncredited)
- Paquito Fernández as Boy who buys liquor (uncredited)
- Conchita Gentil Arcos as Spectator of false missionary (uncredited)
- Leonor Gómez as Tortilla seller (uncredited)
- Elodia Hernández as Doña Cholita (uncredited)
- Guillermo Hernández as Anticlerical prisoner (uncredited)
- Vicente Lara as Prisoner (uncredited)
- Ramón G. Larrea as Don Lino, baker (uncredited)
- Blanca Marroquín as Apothecary client (uncredited)
- José Muñoz as Religious prisoner (uncredited)
- Pepe Nava as Policeman (uncredited)
- José Pardavé as Gayosso's patient (uncredited)
- Ignacio Peón as Porter (uncredited)
- Alicia Reyna as Drink seller (uncredited)
- Humberto Rodríguez as Friend of don Pepe (uncredited)
- Aurora Ruiz as Doña Catita (uncredited)
- Ramón Sánchez as Prisoner (uncredited)
- Hernán Vera as Don Tacho (uncredited)
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References
- Dann Luna, p. 8
- "Exhiben cinta 'Las aventuras de Pito Pérez' en el ciclo Cinema Palacio" [Film 'Las aventuras de Pito Pérez' exhibited in the Cinema Palacio series]. Coordinación Nacional de Literatura (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes.
Bibliography
- Dann Luna, Ilana. Adapting Gender: Mexican Feminisms from Literature to Film. SUNY Press, 2018.
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