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No One Writes to the Colonel

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No One Writes to the Colonel

5.3

1h 58m

1999

Synopsis

Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.

Director

Arturo Ripstein

Drama

pensioncolonel

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Cast & Crew

Fernando Luján

Fernando Luján

as El coronel

Marisa Paredes

Marisa Paredes

as Lola

Salma Hayek Pinault

Salma Hayek Pinault

as Julia

Rafael Inclán

Rafael Inclán

as Padre Ángel

Ernesto Yáñez

Ernesto Yáñez

as Don Sabas

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Daniel Giménez Cacho

as Nogales

Esteban Soberanes

Esteban Soberanes

as Germán

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

as Jacinta

Eligio Meléndez

Eligio Meléndez

as Sotero

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