''Mexican Bus Ride'' (original title in es, Subida al cielo, "Ascent to Heaven") is a
1952
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Mexican
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comedy film
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directed by
Luis Buñuel and starring
Lilia Prado. It was entered into the
1952 Cannes Film Festival
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Plot
Much like the film The Illusion Rides the Tram, directed by Buñuel two years later, focuses on a tram ride, this film is essentially about a bus ride.
When Oliverio's mother is dying, she wants to quickly write a will so that the youngest son gets his share and the two older brothers don't collect everything. Because his mother is too weak to travel, Oliverio is supposed to bring a notary from the city to her. So he takes the bus, but unforeseen events constantly interrupt the journey. These interruptions affect all aspects of life; a birth as well as a funeral and a breakdown when the bus hits a river and breaks down. The most pleasant companion for Oliverio on this journey is the seductive Raquel. In the end, Oliverio returns to his mother, who has died in the meantime, without the notary, but can still secure his share of the inheritance by means of a fingerprint under the will she wants.
Cast
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Lilia Prado as Raquel
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as Oliverio Grajales
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Luis Aceves Castañeda as Silvestre
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Manuel Dondé as Eladio Gonzales
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Roberto Cobo
Roberto Garcìa Romero (20 February 1930 – 2 August 2002), better known as Roberto Cobo, was a Mexican actor. He appeared in more than eighty films between 1947 and 2002.
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as Juan
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Beatriz Ramos
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as Elisa
*Manuel Noriega
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Roberto Meyer
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as Don Nemesio Álvarez y Villalbazo
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Pedro Elviro
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Leonor Gómez
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as Doña Linda
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1952 films
1950s Spanish-language films
Mexican black-and-white films
1952 comedy films
Films directed by Luis Buñuel
Mexican comedy films
1950s Mexican films
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