''Cuando quiero llorar no lloro'' (English: ''When I Want To Cry, I Don't'') is a 1973 Venezuelan
drama film
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directed by
Mauricio Walerstein
Mauricio Walerstein (29 March 1945 – 3 July 2016) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter and film producer who spent much of his career in Venezuela.homonymous novel by
Miguel Otero Silva
Miguel Otero Silva (October 26, 1908 – August 28, 1985), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician. A figure of great relevance in Venezuelan literature, his literary and journalistic works related strictly to the socio-politi ...
. It was entered into the
8th Moscow International Film Festival
The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film '' Affection'' directed by L ...
.
Plot
In 1948 Venezuela three children are born on the same day, all named Victorino were born. One is a poor
mulatto
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, Victorino Pérez; the second is Victorino Perdomo, from a middle class communist family; and the third is Victorino Peralta, of society's upper echelons.
Eighteen years later, the three are living very different lives. Pérez is in and out of prison and violent situations from childhood; Perdomo falls from middle-class grace as communism is rejected; Peralta spends much of his time surrounded by luxury and many women, ensconced in the same violence as the other Victorinos but never getting in trouble. However, all three die young: Pérez shot when running from police, Perdomo tortured by enemies, and Peralta crashed his car dreaming of being a boy racer.
Cast
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Orlando Urdaneta
Orlando Urdaneta (b. October 24, 1950 - Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actor and television personality. He was one of the most outspoken critics of President Hugo Chávez and his fear of retaliation from the Bolivarian Circles made him d ...
as Victorino Pérez
* Pedro Laya as Victorino Perdomo
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Valentin Trujillo
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Miguel Ángel Landa
Miguel Ángel Landa (born November 4, 1936) is a Venezuela
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Liliana Durán
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Verónica Castro
Verónica Castro (), full name Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (born 19 October 1952), is a Mexican actress, singer, producer, former model and presenter.
She started her career as a television actress, where she met comedian Manuel Valdés, fa ...