La casa del pelícano
La casa del pelícano ("The House of the Pelican") is a 1976 Mexican thriller film.[1] It was shot in 1976 and released in 1977. Main themes of this film are rape and difficult possessive relationship between mother and her son.
| La casa del pelícano | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Sergio Véjar |
| Screenplay by | Jorge Patiño |
| Story by | Jorge Patiño |
| Based on | Nilo, mi hijo by Antonio González Caballero |
| Starring | Jacqueline Andere Daniela Romo Enrique Álvarez Félix |
| Cinematography | Rosalío Solano |
| Edited by | Joaquín Ceballos |
| Music by | Luis H. Bretón |
| Distributed by | Conacine |
Release date |
|
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Young Enrique Álvarez Félix played Nilo in this film.[2] This was his most famous film role. Nilo was castrated at the end of the film, and this was interesting for some spectators who noticed that Enrique had a difficult relationship with his mother in his real life.[3]
This film was based on the play Nilo, mi hijo by Antonio González Caballero.[4]
Plot
Elementary school teacher Margarita Ramírez tries to make her life beautiful once again with her son Nilo. He is a result of a rape in a distant city, but Margarita loves him nonetheless.[5]
Nilo, the son of the madman of the city, tries to grow up in a common way, but his mother overprotects him and raise him away from other people.[6]
Cast
- Jacqueline Andere as Margarita Ramírez, a beautiful woman who bore Nilo after she was raped
- Enrique Álvarez Félix as Nilo Ramírez, Margarita's son; he is not free in his life. At the end, he was castrated by his mother.[7]
- Isabela Corona as Clementina
- Rosa Furman as Amelia
- Carlos Agostí – An uncle of Margarita
- Mónica Prado as Aurelia
- Daniela Romo as Engracia – Young and lovely woman
- Marta Zamora as Serafina
- Carlos Romo as Federico
- Federico Falcón as Domingo, Nilo's father
- Carlos Rotzinger
- León Singer
- Roberto Montiel as Honorio, Margarita's fiancé
- Carlos Villarreal
- Patricia Arredondo
- Cecilia Leger as Justina
See also
- Emasculation
- Nilo, mi hijo
References
- Analysis of La Casa del Pelícano by Blanca Elena Mancilla Gómez.
- Enrique Álvarez Félix at IMDb
- Celluloid Nationalism and Other Melodramas by Susan Dever, page 185. "For spectators who followed national news reports about the late Enrique Álvarez Felixʻs allegedly difficult relationship with (his) real-life mother María Félix, it may be hard to ignore the irony of Alvarez Felixʻs character suffering castrating stabs."
- Nilo, mi hijo
- "La Casa del Pelícano (1977)". Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- Daniela Romo's acting in La Casa del Pelícano
- Dictionary of Mexican Literature. Edited by Eladio Cortes.