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The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

Luis Buñuel

1955 • 1h 29m

A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

Cast

Ernesto Alonso

Ernesto AlonsoArchibaldo de la Cruz

Miroslava

MiroslavaLavinia

Rita Macedo

Rita MacedoPatricia Terrazas

Andrea Palma

Andrea PalmaMrs. Cervantes

Rodolfo Landa

Rodolfo LandaAlejandro Rivas

Ariadna Welter

Ariadna WelterCarlota Cervantes

José María Linares Rivas

José María Linares RivasWilly Corduran

Leonor Llausás

Leonor LlausásThe Governess

Eva CalvoSeñora de la Cruz, Archibaldo's mother

Enrique Díaz 'Indiano'Señor de la Cruz, Archibaldo's father

Carlos Riquelme

Carlos RiquelmeThe Commissioner

Carlos Martínez Baena

Carlos Martínez BaenaPriest

Manuel Dondé

Manuel DondéColonel at wedding

Armando VelascoJudge

Armando Acosta

Armando AcostaMan at Gordo's (uncredited)

Crew

Luis Buñuel

Luis BuñuelDirector

Sergio Véjar

Sergio VéjarCamera Operator

Jesús Bracho

Jesús BrachoArt Direction

Alfonso Patiño Gómez

Alfonso Patiño GómezProducer

Agustín Jiménez

Agustín JiménezDirector of Photography

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