''La casa del pelícano'' ("The House of the Pelican") is a 1978 Mexican

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. It was shot in 1976 and released in 1978. Main themes of this film are

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and difficult possessive relationship between mother and her son. Young

Enrique Álvarez Félix Enrique Álvarez Félix (5 April 1935 – 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 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 by his mother.''Dictionary of Mexican Literature''. Edited by Eladio Cortes. * Isabela Corona as Clementina * Rosa Furman as Amelia * Carlos Agostí – An

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of Margarita * Mónica Prado as Aurelia * Daniela Romo 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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