El comerciante

1999 1h 32m ES

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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A pair of ghosts haunt a criminal businessman who had them killed as two police officers try to take his organization down.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Valentín Trujillo
Hugo Stiglitz
Manolo Cárdenas
Fernando Sáenz
John Solis
Fredy Collado
Filiberto Parra
Scarlett Alvarado
Tomás Osuna

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Manuel Ramírez
Writers: Manolo Cárdenas
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Manuel Ramírez, shot by José Luis Lemus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Editor Adrián Castro Barcena 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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Valentín Trujillo and Hugo Stiglitz and Manolo Cárdenas carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0400309 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Manuel Ramírez directs. José Luis Lemus behind the camera. Adrián Castro Barcena cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Manuel Ramírez, shot by José Luis Lemus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Adrián Castro Barcena shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Valentín Trujillo and Hugo Stiglitz and Manolo Cárdenas carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0400309 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.