''El Gran Calavera'' ( ''The Great Madcap'') is a 1949 Mexican
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and ...
. The plot concerns a family patriarch who fakes losing all his wealth to end his family's self-indulgent ways.
Plot
Everyone takes advantage of Ramiro de la Mata (
Fernando Soler), a funny drunkard and rich widower. His daughter Virginia (Rosario Granados), and his son Eduardo (
Gustavo Rojo
Gustavo Rojo Pinto (5 September 1923 – 22 April 2017) was a Uruguayan-Mexican actor.
Life and career
Gustavo Rojo was born on 5 September 1923 on a German ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. His mother was the prominent Spanish auth ...
), as well as his lazy brother Ladislao (
Andrés Soler), and his sister-in-law Milagros (Maruja Grifell), all do nothing while living at Ramiro's expense. Gregorio (Francisco Jambrina), his other brother tries to help him by making everyone believe that Ramiro is financially ruined, forcing the family to look for jobs of their own.
Cast
See also
* ''
Nosotros los Nobles
', also called ''The Noble Family'' and ''We Are the Nobles'', is a 2013 Mexican dark comedy film directed by Gary Alazraki, starring Gonzalo Vega, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Karla Souza and Juan Pablo Gil, with Ianis Guerrero, Carlos Gascón and Mar ...
'', a 2013 Mexican film that reuses the plot.
References
External links
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1949 films
Mexican comedy films
1940s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Luis Buñuel
1949 comedy films
Mexican black-and-white films
1940s Mexican films
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