Man on Pink Corner (film)
| Hombre de la Esquina Rosada | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | René Múgica |
Release date | 1962 |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Hombre de la Esquina Rosada (Man on Pink Corner) is a 1962 Argentine film directed by René Múgica, based on the story by Jorge Luis Borges.[1] It was shown at the Cannes and San Sebastián film festivals.[1]
Borges viewed the film favourably, commenting "he did a good job with the possibilities provided by the plot".[2]
Cast
- Francisco Petrone - Francisco Real, "El Corralero"
- Walter Vidarte - El Oriental
- Susana Campos - La Lujanera
- Jacinto Herrera - Rosendo Juárez, "El Pegador"
- Berta Ortegosa - Julia
- Jorge de la Riestra - Eleodoro, "El Turco"
- María Esther Podestá - Casera de la pensión
- María Esther Buschiazzo - Madre de Nicolás Fuentes
- Mario Savino - Cosme
- Juan Carlos Galván - Juan
- Ricardo Argemí - Don Carmelo
- Alberto Barcel - Comisario
- Isidro Fernán Valdez - Tío de Nicolás Fuentes
- Adolfo Linvel - Nicanor
- Tino Pascali - Intendente
- Andrés Rivero - Padre de Nicolás Fuentes
- Claudio Lucero - Agente Medina
- Manuel Rosón - Ramón Santoro
- Susana Brunetti - Mujer en pulpería
- Zulma Grey - Prostituta
- Aída Villadeamigo - Florista
- Mercedes Escribano - Vieja
- Rafael Chumbita
- Délfor Medina - Comisario 2
- Rafael Diserio - Carrero
- Ovidio Fuentes - Puestero
- Héctor Fuentes - Muchacho en pulpería
- Reina del Carmen
- Mariel Comber - Mujer en pulpería
References
- ^ a b Plazaola, Luis Trelles (1989) South American Cinema, University of Puerto Rico Press, ISBN 978-0-8477-2011-8, p. 143
- ^ Burgin, Richard (1998) Jorge Luis Borges: Conversations, University Press of Mississippi, ISBN 978-1-57806-075-7, p. 64
External links
- Hombre de la esquina rosada at IMDb
- Hombre de la esquina rosada on "The Garden of Forking Paths" Borges site.
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