Macario (1960)
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Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.
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Ignacio López TarsoMacario
Pina PellicerEsposa de Macario
Enrique LuceroLa muerteMario Alberto RodríguezDon Ramiro
José GálvezEl Demonio
Eduardo FajardoVirrey
Consuelo FrankVirreinaJosé DupeyrónCelia TejedaChona
Luis Aceves CastañedaVerdugo infartado (uncredited)
Miguel ArenasInquisidor (uncredited)Alfredo Wally BarrónDon Alfredo, panadero (uncredited)Keywords
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Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.
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Macario has a runtime of 91 minutes.
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