No One Writes to the Colonel

Jun 2, 1999

1h 58m

★ 4.8

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Producciones Amaranta

Gardenia Producciones

Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

Tornasol Media

DMVB Films

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Tabasco Films

Universidad Veracruzana

Ventanarosa

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Cast

El coronel

Fernando Luján

Lola

Marisa Paredes

Julia

Salma Hayek Pinault

Padre Ángel

Rafael Inclán

Don Sabas

Ernesto Yáñez

Nogales

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Germán

Esteban Soberanes

Jacinta

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

Sotero

Eligio Meléndez

Dr. Pardo

Odiseo Bichir

Lugones

Julián Pastor

Álvaro

Eugenio Lobo

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