The Realm of Fortune
1985·Mexico·135 min.
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Based on a Juan Rulfo story, this film tells the story of Dionisio Pinzon, a poor peasant who becomes wealthy by raising gamecocks. He marries "La Caponera", whom he takes as his lucky charm, but eventually looses all his money in gambling. This film marks the first collaboration between Ripstein and his scriptwriter Paz Alicia Garciadiego.
DirectorArturo Ripstein
MusicLucía Alvarez
CinematographyÁngel Goded
CastErnesto Gómez Cruz·Blanca Guerra·Alejandro Parodi·Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez·Margarita Sanz·Carlos Cardan·Socorro Avelar·Federico González·Ernesto Yáñez·Leonor Llausás·Raymundo Gómez·Regino Herrera·Jorge Fegán·Amado Zumaya·Ignacio Retes·Eduardo López Rojas·Alfredo Sevilla·Yaco Alva·Wolf Ruvinskis·Fernando Palavicini·Víctor Lozoya·Loló Navarro·Francisco Llopis·José Ruvinskis·Emilio Ebergenyi·René Pereyra·Raúl Valerio·Margarita Narváez·Alfonso Godínez·José Escandón·Tito Guillén·Eduardo Cassab·Alberto Estrella·Míriam Aragón·Isela Díaz·Luisa Huertas·Carlos Chávez·Teresa Sánchez·Abel Woolrich·Juan Antonio LlanesShow all
Original titleEl imperio de la fortuna