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Cast
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
as Dionisio Pinzón
Blanca Guerra
as La Caponera
Alejandro Parodi
as Lorenzo Benavides
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
as La Pinzona
Socorro Avelar
as Madre de Dionisio
Juan Antonio Llanes
as Cura de San Miguel
Carlos Cardán
as Don Isabel
Loló Navarro
as Doña Iris
Edmundo Barahona
as Merenguero
Raymundo Gómez Cruz
as Quitamantas
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1986
Runtime2h 10m
LanguageSpanish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes23
DirectorArturo Ripstein
WritersPaz Alicia Garciadiego
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Realm of Fortune
About The Realm of Fortune
Poor Dionisio finds himself as recipient of the good fortune, but soon he forgets that everything that goes up also has to go down, and that in the depressing nothingness of his town it is easy to die.
Directed by Arturo Ripstein, The Realm of Fortune leans on a strong ensemble — Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Blanca Guerra, Alejandro Parodi — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1986.
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