Chanoc en el foso de las serpientes

1975 1h 25m ES

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★4.5TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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Chanoc and Tzekub are hired to hunt two black jaguars, but they've tasted human flesh and strange occurrences have been going on.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Humberto Gurza
Chanoc
Rosalba Brambila
Ramón Valdés
Tzekub
Miguel Gurza
Juan Garza
Gerardo Zepeda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gilberto Martínez Solares
Writers: Rafael Pérez Grovas, Gilberto Martínez Solares, Adolfo Martínez Solares
Languages: Spanish

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Chanoc Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares, shot by Gabriel Torres. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Manuel Esperón. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Humberto Gurza and Rosalba Brambila and Ramón Valdés carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gilberto Martínez Solares directs. Gabriel Torres behind the camera. Manuel Esperón scores. Gloria Schoemann cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Spanish.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Chanoc Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares, shot by Gabriel Torres. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Manuel Esperón. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Gloria Schoemann shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Humberto Gurza and Rosalba Brambila and Ramón Valdés carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0071303 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.