Macario (film)
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| Directed by | Roberto Gavaldón |
| Screenplay by | Emilio Carballido Roberto Gavaldón |
| Based on | Macario by B. Traven |
| Produced by | Armando Orive Alba |
| Starring | Ignacio López Tarso Pina Pellicer |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa |
| Edited by | Gloria Schoemann |
| Music by | Raúl Lavista |
Production companies | Clasa Films Mundiales Estudios Churubusco |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Macario is a 1960 Mexican supernatural drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón, starring Ignacio López Tarso and Pina Pellicer. It is based on the novel of the same name by B. Traven, loosely based on the Brothers Grimm story Godfather Death, set in the Viceroyalty of New Spain (modern-day Mexico).
It was the first Mexican film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Additionally, it was also entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. Macario has been widely regarded by critics and audiences as one of the greatest Mexican films ever made.