El gran calavera (1949)

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1h 32min | Comedy | Nov 25, 1949 | Released

Buñuel's first "comeback" film since "L'Age d'Or" in 1930 (he made only a few musicals in the interim), "El Gran Calavera" concerns a family's attempts to change the patriarch's somewhat indulgent and hedonistic ways by fooling him into thinking his large fortune is gone. They assume a life of poverty in Mexico in an attempt to teach him a lesson. However, he discovers it's a ruse, but continues to perpetuate the facade of ignorance while sneaking off during the day to conduct his thriving business. Why? To teach his family a lesson - they are all lazy, worthless leeches!

Director: Luis Buñuel

Producer: Óscar Dancigers Fernando Soler

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Cast & Crew

Cast (21 Members)

Alfredo

Francisco Jambrina

Gregorio de la Mata

Eduardo de la Mata

Alfonso

Ladislao de la Mata

Prisionero (uncredited)

Pablo

Rosario Granados

Virginia de la Mata

Ramiro de la Mata

Nicolás Rodríguez

Don Carmelito (uncredited)

Milagros

Antonio Monsell

Juan, mayordomo

(uncredited)

Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)

Josefina Burgos

Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)

Vecina vecindad (uncredited)

Invitado a fiesta (uncredited)

María Luisa Serrano

Mamá de Alfredo

Doña Chole, mamá de Pablo (uncredited)

Ana María Hernández

Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)

(uncredited)

Luis Alcoriza Alfredo

Francisco Jambrina Gregorio de la Mata

Gustavo Rojo Eduardo de la Mata

Antonio Bravo Alfonso

Andrés Soler Ladislao de la Mata

José Chávez Prisionero (uncredited)

Rubén Rojo Pablo

Rosario Granados Virginia de la Mata

Fernando Soler Ramiro de la Mata

Nicolás Rodríguez Don Carmelito (uncredited)

Maruja Grifell Milagros

Antonio Monsell Juan, mayordomo

Juan Pulido (uncredited)

Ángel Infante Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)

Josefina Burgos Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)

Leonor Gómez Vecina vecindad (uncredited)

Daniel Arroyo Invitado a fiesta (uncredited)

María Luisa Serrano Mamá de Alfredo

Carmen Cabrera Doña Chole, mamá de Pablo (uncredited)

Ana María Hernández Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)

Pepe Martínez (uncredited)

Crew (22 Members)

Director

Adaptation

Óscar Dancigers

Producer

Editor

William W. Claridge

Other

Rafael Ruiz Esparza

Sound Recordist

Makeup Artist

Adaptation

Producer

Theatre Play

Antonio de Salazar

Administration

Manuel Esperón

Original Music Composer

Production Design

Alberto A. Ferrer

Production Manager

Moises M. Delgado

Assistant Director

Alberto Valenzuela

Assistant Editor

Federico Amérigo

Production Manager

Jesús González Gancy

Sound Director

Ezequiel Carrasco

Director of Photography

Manuel Santaella

Camera Operator

Hairstylist

Set Decoration

Luis Buñuel Director

Luis Alcoriza Adaptation

Óscar Dancigers Producer

Carlos Savage Editor

William W. Claridge Other

Rafael Ruiz Esparza Sound Recordist

Ana Guerrero Makeup Artist

Janet Alcoriza Adaptation

Fernando Soler Producer

Adolfo Torrado Theatre Play

Antonio de Salazar Administration

Manuel Esperón Original Music Composer

Luis Moya Production Design

Alberto A. Ferrer Production Manager

Moises M. Delgado Assistant Director

Alberto Valenzuela Assistant Editor

Federico Amérigo Production Manager

Jesús González Gancy Sound Director

Ezequiel Carrasco Director of Photography

Manuel Santaella Camera Operator

Juana Lepe Hairstylist

Dario Cabañas Set Decoration

Age At Time Of Release

49

31

Óscar Dancigers

N/A

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William W. Claridge

N/A

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