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RUNTIME
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Tight 43-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Una corona para mi madre
1957 0h 43m ES
Drama
Synopsis
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A newly orphaned boy attempts to raise money to buy a funeral wreath for his mother's grave, with the assistance of an alcoholic man. First medium-length film with direct sound produced in Central America.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Arturo Barrientos
Laura Estrada
Amado Mérida
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rafael Lanuza
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Guatemala
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rafael Lanuza directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Guatemala. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 43-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 269 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Arturo Barrientos and Laura Estrada and Amado Mérida carry the top of the cast.
The technical file
- Makeup / hair
- Claudio Lanuza
- Runtime
- 43 min · 0h 43m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
Also by
Rafael Lanuza
Key crew
- Assistant CameraCarlos Castellanos
- Lighting TechnicianHugo Morales
- Sound EngineerCarlos Moreno
- Assistant DirectorPercy Gallardo M.
- Still PhotographerRodolfo Marin
- Sound AssistantFabio Urrea
- Sound AssistantRamón Ponciano
- Production ManagerGuillermo Estrada
- Camera OperatorMauricio del Pinal
- Makeup ArtistClaudio Lanuza
- Lighting TechnicianHéctor Villanova
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere1957-01-01
