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Ignacio López Tarso, Pina Pellicer, Enrique Lucero, José Gálvez, José Luis Jiménez ... see more see more... , Mario Alberto Rodríguez , Enrico Garcia Alvarez , Eduardo Fajardo , Consuelo Frank , Sonia Infante , Celia Tejeda , Jose Dupeiront , Pepe y sus Marionetas

B. Traven, the reclusive author of Treasure of the Sierra Madre, used an old Mexican folk tale as the basis for his novel The Third Guest. The book was in turn adapted for film as Macario. Ignacio Tar... read more read more...so plays a poverty-stricken peasant who goes on a hunger strike, hoping that someone will take pity on him and give him a turkey dinner. Torres' wife Pina Pellecier steals a turkey, and just as Torres is about to wolf down his food, he is visited by Death (Enrique Lucerio). The grim reaper offers to bestow magical powers upon Torres in exchange for part of the meal. Torres is gifted with the ability to restore health to sick people, but he is permitted to utilize this gift only upon persons of Death's choosing. At first, Torres is lauded as a hero, but before long he is being shunned as an instrument of Satan. Torres' last-ditch effort to redeem himself causes him to renege on his bargain with Death--and you know what that means. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Roberto Gavaldón

Release Date: May 1, 1960

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  • RicC
    July 1, 2009
    RicC
    Interesting premise, funny performances, very eventful - though sort of tedious - and positively ambiguous.
  • aaaartstar
    October 27, 2008
    aaaartstar
    Interesting adaptation of the book. I like it and I think parts are even humorous :) Overall a good movie with a good lesson to be learned!
  • rodrigos99
    June 21, 2007
    rodrigos99
    macario is a great movie, that talks about the way people in mexican celebrate the great tradition of dy of the dead... or dia de los muertos. its a good movie of macario giving his soul to the devil and then he dies

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Emanuel Levy
June 17, 2011
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

Gabriel Figueroa's cinematography is the best element of this Mexican folk tale, which was the country's first nominee for Foreign Language Oscar. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
May 25, 2005
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

First Mexican production to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film. Full Review

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