No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)

  • NR
  • 06/02/1999 (ES)
  • Drama
  • 1h 58m

Overview

Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.

Arturo Ripstein

Director

Gabriel García Márquez

Novel

Paz Alicia Garciadiego

Screenplay

Cast

Fernando Luján's headshot

Fernando Luján

El coronel
Marisa Paredes's headshot

Marisa Paredes

Lola
Salma Hayek Pinault's headshot

Salma Hayek Pinault

Julia
Rafael Inclán's headshot

Rafael Inclán

Padre Ángel
Ernesto Yáñez's headshot

Ernesto Yáñez

Don Sabas
Daniel Giménez Cacho's headshot

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Nogales
Esteban Soberanes's headshot

Esteban Soberanes

Germán
Patricia Reyes Spíndola's headshot

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

Jacinta

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