Apolinar (film)
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Apolinar is a Mexican fantasy drama film directed in 1971 by Julio Castillo and produced by Alejandro Jodorowsky
and Robert Viskin. The film was shot on location in and around Atotonilco, San Miguel de Allende
, Guanajuato
, in Mexico. Art direction was by Octavio Ocampo
.
This was the only film direction undertaken by Castillo, later notable as a theatrical director.
Although a release date of 1972 is often given, the film was never released publicly, although stills were circulated by Peña (later Castillo's wife) and Torner, the co-writers with Castillo.
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky, known as Alejandro Jodorowsky, is a Chilean filmmaker, playwright, actor, author, comic book writer and spiritual guru...
and Robert Viskin. The film was shot on location in and around Atotonilco, San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel de Allende is a city and municipality located in the far eastern part of the state of Guanajuato in central Mexico. It is 274 km from Mexico City and 97 km from the state capital of Guanajuato...
, Guanajuato
Guanajuato
Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....
, in Mexico. Art direction was by Octavio Ocampo
Octavio Ocampo
Octavio Ocampo was born on 28 February 1943 in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. He grew up in a family of designers, and studied art from early childhood. At art school, Ocampo constructed papier mache figures for floats, altars, and ornaments that were used during carnival parades and other festivals....
.
This was the only film direction undertaken by Castillo, later notable as a theatrical director.
Although a release date of 1972 is often given, the film was never released publicly, although stills were circulated by Peña (later Castillo's wife) and Torner, the co-writers with Castillo.
Plot
Tancredo, a poor man, is in love with a rich girl, who does not return his feelings. One day when she is bathing in a river, a flood sweeps her away and Tancred is unable to save her. Mad with grief, he steals the sun. The gods call Apolinar to restore light to the earth, but he is obstructed by the magician of darkness, until by means of a telescope he is able to send a bag of light to Tancred, now grown old. Tancred goes to the seashore and opens the bag of light as an offering to his beloved, whereupon the sun returns to the earth.Cast
- Macaria
- Eduardo Garduño
- Fernando Rosales
- Aarón Hernán
- José Luis Castañeda
- Bertha MossBertha MossBertha Moss , born Juana Bertha Moscovish Holm, was an actress of the stage, telenovelas and cinema of Mexico. She was born in Buenos Aires Argentina...
- Pilar Souza
- Ofelia MedinaOfelia MedinaOfelia Medina is a Mexican actress, singer and screenwriter of Mexican films. She was married to film director Alex Philips Jr. and actor Pedro Armendáriz Jr..-Biography:...
- Enrique Rocha
- Sergio KleinerSergio KleinerSergio Kleiner is an Argentine actor of soap operas and the cinema of Mexico.He started his acting career at the age of 21 at a play in Buenos Aires...
(as Sergio Klainer) - Octávio Galindo
- Adrián Ramos
- José Gálvez
- Pancho CórdovaPancho CórdovaFrancisco 'Pancho' Córdova was a Mexican film actor who has starred in numerous films of United States and Mexico.-External links:...
- Tito Novaro
- Luis Torner
- Manuel Calvo (as Manolo Calvo)
- Enrique del Castillo
- María Clara Zurita
- Humberto Wagner
- Roberto Schlosser
- Julia Marichal
- Gabriela
- Susan Berger
- Abel WoolrichAbel Woolrich-Acting career:His career spanned over thirty years of Mexican cinema, including films such as Mujeres salvajes and El callejón de los milagros; in addition, he had small parts in a few Hollywood movies such as Solo, The Mask of Zorro, Apocalypto, Ravenous and My Family.-Apocalypto and...
- Paco Ignacio Taibo IPaco Ignacio Taibo IPaco Ignacio Taibo I , birth name Francisco Ignacio Taibo Lavilla González Nava Suárez Vich Manjón, was a prolific Spanish/Mexican writer and journalist....
- Alfredo Wally Barrón
- Consuelo Quezada