''The Paper Man'' ( es, El hombre de papel) is a 1963 Mexican
drama film
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directed by
Ismael Rodríguez
Ismael Rodríguez (October 19, 1917 – August 7, 2004) was a Mexican film director.
Rodríguez rose to fame due to the movies he directed starring Pedro Infante, and directed many major stars, including Dolores del Río, María Félix, Tos ...
. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
36th Academy Awards
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Best Picture winner '' Tom Jones'' became the only f ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Plot
A homeless deaf mute man named Adán is a waste picker who one day stumbles upon 10,000 pesos. As he marvels in his new fortune he meets many characters who now accept him trying to get their part of the money. Eventually Adán buys a puppet named Titino from an unscrupulous ventriloquist, thinking he will have a companion with whom to talk. When the obvious dawns on him Adán angrily breaks the puppet. Eventually he resigns to take care of some puppies and to decide to do some change to the world.
Cast
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Ignacio López Tarso
Ignacio López López (born 15 January 1925), known professionally as Ignacio López Tarso, is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He has acted in about 50 films and appeared in documentaries and in one short feature. In 1973 he was g ...
as Adán
*
Alida Valli
Alida Maria Laura, ''Freiin'' Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli (or simply Valli), was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, s ...
as La Italiana
*
Susana Cabrera Susana may refer to:
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as La Gorda
*
Guillermo Orea
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*Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player
*Guillermo Ar ...
as Tendero
*
Alicia del Lago Alicia may refer to:
People
* Alicia (given name), list of people with this name
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Places
* Alicia, Bohol, Phil ...
as María
*
José Ángel Espinoza
José Ángel Espinoza Aragón (2 October 1919 – 6 November 2015), also known as ''Ferrusquilla'', was a Mexican singer-songwriter and film actor. He was the father of actress Angélica Aragón. There is a statue of him along Olas Altas Promen ...
as Torcuato (as Ferrusquilla)
*
Famie Kaufman
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Biography
Early life
Kauffman was born on April 11, 1924, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She m ...
as Prostituta (as 'Vitola')
*
Mario García 'Harapos' as El Gorgojo (as Harapos)
*
Dolores Camarillo
Dolores Camarillo (March 31, 1910 – February 8, 1988) was a Mexican character actress of film, television, and theater. She also was a makeup artist for films, and was frequently billed as "Fraustita".
Personal life
The daughter of actors ...
*
Raúl Castell as Don Trini
*
Tizoc Rodríguez
*
Jana Kleinburg
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Entertainment
* ''Jana'' (film), a 2004 Tamil film by Shaji Kailas
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*
Carlos Ancira
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Selected filmography
Awards
* TVyNovelas Award for Best First Actor (1986, 1987)
References
Extern ...
as Comisario
Awards
Ignacio López Tarso
Ignacio López López (born 15 January 1925), known professionally as Ignacio López Tarso, is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He has acted in about 50 films and appeared in documentaries and in one short feature. In 1973 he was g ...
won the Golden Gate Award for Best Actor at the
San Francisco International Film Festival
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,
and
Alida Valli
Alida Maria Laura, ''Freiin'' Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli (or simply Valli), was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, s ...
was nominated for the
Best Motion Picture Actress at the
Golden Globes
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.
See also
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References
External links
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1963 films
1963 drama films
1960s Spanish-language films
Mexican black-and-white films
Films directed by Ismael Rodríguez
1960s Mexican films
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