Conozca la cabeza de Juan Pérez

2009 1h 23m ES

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 9

Comedy

Synopsis

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Juan Perez is a wizard who begins to remember how he lost his head, after an economic crisis in the Circus where he works, he promises to mount a spectacular act of beheading that it could again return it to its glory years. But without any fifth in the bag and with time running out to build a machine is forced to rob a real guillotine without this weighs a terrible curse.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Silverio Palacios
Juan Perez
Dolores Heredia
Lucia
José Sefami
Gorgo
Carlos Cobos
Compadre
María Aura
Contorsionista
Ernesto Yáñez
Dagoberto Gama
Capitán Juárez
Rubén Cristiany
Vizconde Morge Maledeti

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Emilio Portes
Writers: Emilio Portes
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Rodrigo Rios shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Silverio Palacios and Dolores Heredia and José Sefami carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0809920 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Emilio Portes directs. Rodrigo Rios cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Rodrigo Rios shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Silverio Palacios and Dolores Heredia and José Sefami carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0809920 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.