''La casa del pelícano'' ("The House of the Pelican") is a 1976 Mexican

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

. It was shot in 1976 and released in 1977. Main themes of this film are

rape Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or ...

and difficult possessive relationship between mother and her son. Young

Enrique Álvarez Félix Enrique Álvarez Félix (5 April 1934 – 24 May 1996) was a Mexican actor, known for his roles in telenovelas and in films, such as '' The Monastery of the Vultures'' and '' The House of the Pelican''. Family and personal life Enrique Álvarez ...

played Nilo in this film. This was his most famous film role. Nilo was castrated at the end of the film, and this was interesting for some spectators who noticed that Enrique had a difficult relationship with his mother in his real life. This film was based on the play '' Nilo, mi hijo'' by Antonio González Caballero.

Plot

Elementary school teacher Margarita Ramírez tries to make her life beautiful once again with her son Nilo. He is a result of a rape in a distant city, but Margarita loves him nonetheless. Nilo, the son of the madman of the city, tries to grow up in a common way, but his mother overprotects him and raise him away from other people.

Cast

Jacqueline Andere María Esperanza Jacqueline Andere-Aguilar (born August 20, 1938) is a Mexican actress. Life and career Andere was born in a Jewish family located Mexico City on August 20 1938. Her appearances in telenovelas began with 1960's '' Vida por Vid ...

as Margarita Ramírez, a beautiful woman who bore Nilo after she was raped *

as Nilo Ramírez, Margarita's son; he is not free in his life. At the end, he was

castrated Castration is any action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which an individual loses use of the testicles: the male gonad. Surgical castration is bilateral orchiectomy (excision of both testicles), while chemical castration uses pharmac ...

by his mother.''Dictionary of Mexican Literature''. Edited by Eladio Cortes. *

Isabela Corona Isabela Corona''Cronología de Teatro en México - 1926/10 (in Spanish) (July 2, 1913 – July 8, 1993) was a Mexican actress. She debuted during the first decade of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Biography Isabela Corona was born as Refugi ...

as Clementina * Rosa Furman as Amelia * Carlos Agostí – An

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of Margarita * Mónica Prado as Aurelia *

Daniela Romo Daniela Romo (born Teresa Presmanes Corona; 27 August 1959) is a Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess. During her career, she has sold 17 million records, making her one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Biography Born Teresa Presman ...

as Engracia – Young and lovely woman * Marta Zamora as Serafina * Carlos Romo as Federico * Federico Falcón as Domingo, Nilo's father * Carlos Rotzinger * León Singer * Roberto Montiel as Honorio, Margarita's fiancé * Carlos Villarreal * Patricia Arredondo * Cecilia Leger as Justina

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