''La casa del pelícano'' ("The House of the Pelican") is a 1978 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 1978. Main themes of this film are
rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault involving sexual intercourse, or other forms of sexual penetration, carried out against a person without consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or against a person ...
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
*
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 ...
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
uncle
An uncle is usually defined as a male relative who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent, as well as the parent of the cousins. Uncles who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. The female counterpart of an un ...
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
See also
*
Emasculation
* ''
Nilo, mi hijo''
References
External links
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*
La Casa del Pelícano'
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1978 drama films
1978 films
1978 thriller films
Mexican thriller films
1970s Spanish-language films
Castration
Mexican films based on plays
Films set in Mexico
Films shot in Mexico
Films about mental health
1970s Mexican films
Spanish-language thriller films