Overview
Desperate because of his son's illness, the peasant Eufemio steals a pearl from the image of Santa Lucía in the village church.
Fun facts
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best International Feature Film (1963)
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Music
Music by Sergio Guerrero
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Rosalío Solano
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jesús "Murciélago" VelázquezWriter
- Luis AlcorizaWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 27, 1962
- Original language
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
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In the United States
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Cast
Julio AldamaEufemio Zárate- Norma AngélicaChabela
Andrés SolerDon Tomás Cruz
Anita BlanchSeñorita Prisca
Noé MurayamaMatías
Jorge Martínez de HoyosPadre Aurelio
Pancho CórdovaRito, sacristán
Eric del CastilloDoroteo
Dolores CamarilloDolores
Antonio BravoDoctor
Amado ZumayaMáximo
Joaquín MartínezAmigo de Eufemio- Salvador TerrobaVecino
- Yolanda OrtizComadre de Chabela
Manuel DondéMendigo ciego- Manuel Vergara 'Manver'Mendigo ciego
- Ángel MerinoTurista
- Regino HerreraPueblerino
Armando AcostaPueblerino (uncredited)- Leonor GómezPueblerina (uncredited)
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