magical realism
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drama
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film directed by
Rodrigo Prieto
Rodrigo Prieto Stambaugh, American Society of Cinematographers, ASC, AMC (born November 23, 1965), is a Mexican cinematographer and film director.
He has collaborated with Martin Scorsese and Alejandro González Iñárritu, among other promine ...
from a screenplay written by
Mateo Gil
Mateo Gil Rodríguez (born 23 September 1972, Las Palmas, Spain) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, second unit director, assistant director, cinematographer, editor and producer.
He co-wrote most of Alejandro Amenábar's films with him ...
Juan Rulfo
Juan Nepomuceno Carlos Pérez Rulfo Vizcaíno, best known as Juan Rulfo (; 16 May 1917 – 7 January 1986), was a Mexican writer, screenwriter, and photographer. He is best known for two literary works, the 1955 novel ''Pedro Páramo'', and the ...
. It stars
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Manuel García-Rulfo Lapuente (born February 25, 1981) is a Mexico, Mexican actor. He is known for his starring role as lawyer Mickey Haller in the television legal drama series The Lincoln Lawyer (TV series), ''The Lincoln Lawyer'' since 2022. H ...
as the eponymous character and
Tenoch Huerta
José Tenoch Huerta Mejía (; born January 29, 1981) is a Mexican actor. He has appeared in a number of movies in Latin America and Spain, starring in both feature films, short films, and '' Narcos: Mexico'', credited as Tenoch Huerta. He is f ...
Deadline Hollywood
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'', July 23, 2024. and premiered worldwide on
Netflix
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on 6 November 2024.
Cast
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Manuel García Rulfo
Manuel García-Rulfo Lapuente (born February 25, 1981) is a Mexican actor. He is known for his starring role as lawyer Mickey Haller in the television legal drama series ''The Lincoln Lawyer'' since 2022. He previously appeared in films such a ...
as Pedro Páramo
*
Tenoch Huerta
José Tenoch Huerta Mejía (; born January 29, 1981) is a Mexican actor. He has appeared in a number of movies in Latin America and Spain, starring in both feature films, short films, and '' Narcos: Mexico'', credited as Tenoch Huerta. He is f ...
as Juan Preciado
*
Dolores Heredia
Dolores Heredia Lerma (; born October 6, 1966) is a Mexican actress.
Personal life
She is the seventh of ten children who grew up in La Paz, Baja California Sur. Her mother was a photographer from Sinaloa, Lusiana Kornal and her father was a ...
as Eduvigues
*
Ilse Salas
Ilse Salas (born 26 August 1981) is a Mexican actress. She appeared in more than fifteen films since 2010. For her lead role in the films '' Güeros'' and '' The Good Girls'' Salas received two nominations for the Ariel Award for Best Actress
...
Susana San Juan
* Héctor Kotsifakis as Fulgor Sedano
* Mayra Batalla as Damiana
* Roberto Sosa as Reverend Renteria
* Giovanna Zacarías as Dorotea
*Ishbel Bautista as Dolores
* Noé Hernández
* Yoshira Escárrega
Production
In August 2021, it was announced that
Netflix
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was working on a feature adaptation of ''
Pedro Páramo
''Pedro Páramo'' is a novel by Mexican writer Juan Rulfo, first published in 1955. This novel showcases the roots of Mexican culture and its beliefs on afterlife through deeply complex characters, spirituality, and a constant transition betwee ...
''. In August 2022, it was announced that cinematographer
Rodrigo Prieto
Rodrigo Prieto Stambaugh, American Society of Cinematographers, ASC, AMC (born November 23, 1965), is a Mexican cinematographer and film director.
He has collaborated with Martin Scorsese and Alejandro González Iñárritu, among other promine ...
was set to direct the film in his feature
directorial debut
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, with
Eugenio Caballero
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and Ana Terrazas joining as production designer and costume designer. In May 2023, it was announced that filming had begun on the film, with
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Manuel García-Rulfo Lapuente (born February 25, 1981) is a Mexico, Mexican actor. He is known for his starring role as lawyer Mickey Haller in the television legal drama series The Lincoln Lawyer (TV series), ''The Lincoln Lawyer'' since 2022. H ...
cast as the eponymous protagonist and
Tenoch Huerta
José Tenoch Huerta Mejía (; born January 29, 1981) is a Mexican actor. He has appeared in a number of movies in Latin America and Spain, starring in both feature films, short films, and '' Narcos: Mexico'', credited as Tenoch Huerta. He is f ...
as Juan Preciado. It was also announced that
Mateo Gil
Mateo Gil Rodríguez (born 23 September 1972, Las Palmas, Spain) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, second unit director, assistant director, cinematographer, editor and producer.
He co-wrote most of Alejandro Amenábar's films with him ...
had penned the script. Gil was previously attached to write and direct the film in 2007, but that iteration of the project felt through. Other cast members included
Ilse Salas
Ilse Salas (born 26 August 1981) is a Mexican actress. She appeared in more than fifteen films since 2010. For her lead role in the films '' Güeros'' and '' The Good Girls'' Salas received two nominations for the Ariel Award for Best Actress
...
Dolores Heredia
Dolores Heredia Lerma (; born October 6, 1966) is a Mexican actress.
Personal life
She is the seventh of ten children who grew up in La Paz, Baja California Sur. Her mother was a photographer from Sinaloa, Lusiana Kornal and her father was a ...
, Giovanna Zacarías, Noé Hernández and Yoshira Escárrega.
Gustavo Santaolalla
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served as composer, Carlos Y. Jacques joined Caballero as production designer, and Nico Aguilar served as cinematographer alongside Prieto. Stacy Perskie of Redrum Production and Rafael Ley of Woo Films produced the film. Filming wrapped by August 2023, when the film entered post production.
limited theatrical release
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in Mexico on September 12, 2024. It was released on Netflix on November 6, 2024.