''La ilusión viaja en tranvía'' (English: ''Illusion Travels by Streetcar'') is a 1954 Mexican film, written by
Luis Alcoriza
Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor.
Alcoriza was born in Spain and, exiled because of the Spanish Civil War, established himself in Mexico from 1940 ...
and directed by
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and ...
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Plot
Two Mexican
tram
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
drivers are devastated that their favourite tram will be taken out of service. The pair decide to take it for "one last spin" but end up driving it around
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
for a day and a night.
Cast
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Lilia Prado
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Agustín Isunza
Agustín Isunza (1900–1978) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez p.158 He appeared in over two hundred films during his career.
Selected filmography
* ''In the Times of Don Porfirio'' (1940)
* ''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941)
* '' Jesusita in ...
- Papá Pinillos
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Miguel Manzano
Miguel Manzano (14 September 1907 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico – 21 January 1992 in Mexico City) was a Mexican actor during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, winning an Ariel Award in 1985, for best supporting actor for the film ''Las glo ...
- Don Manuel
* Guillermo Bravo Sosa - Don Braulio
* José Pidal - El Profesor
* Felipe Montoya - Jefe del taller
* Javier de la Parra - Pablo
* Paz Villegas - Doña Mechita
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Conchita Gentil Arcos
Conchita Gentil Arcos (1897 – 23 December 1982) was a Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema as a character actress in supporting roles.
She was the sister of María Gentil Arcos, also an actress in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema; ...
- Pasajera con santo
* Diana Ochoa - Maestra del internado
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