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Toña machetes

IMDb ID: tt0291519 · Year: 1985 · Rating: 6.6 (53 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance · Thriller

A landowner lady brings in an orphan boy whom everybody says is her estranged husband's illegitimate kid.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesMexico: Toña machetes
United States: Toña Machetes
Release Date1985-01-31Runtime122 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsMexicoLanguagesSpanishKeywordsfemale rear nudity
murder
female landowner
1930's
melodrama
Filming LocationsHacienda de San José del Refugio, en Amatitán, Jalisco, MexicoProduction CompaniesProducciones Pedro InfanteIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0291519/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0291519.jpgUpdated At2025-10-27T14:42:12

Stars

Sonia Infante
Andrés García
Ignacio López Tarso
Sergio Jiménez
José Carlos Ruiz
Tito Junco
César Adrian Sanchez
Miguel Suárez
Dina de Marco
Raúl Hernández

Directors

Raúl Araiza

Writers

Raúl Araiza
Edmundo Báez
Ricardo Garibay
Margarita López Portillo

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Sonia Infante | Character: Antonia Romero (Toña Machetes)
Actor: Andrés García | Character: Don José María Esparza
Actor: Ignacio López Tarso | Character: Don Jerónimo
Actor: Sergio Jiménez | Character: Emerenciano Torres
Actor: José Carlos Ruiz | Character: Filigonio
Actor: Tito Junco | Character: Abuelo de Antonia
Actor: César Adrian Sanchez | Character: Manuelito
Actor: Miguel Suárez | Character: Don Cuco
Actor: Dina de Marco | Character: Criada
Actor: Raúl Hernández | Character: Celso
Actor: Jaime Cuevas | Character: Actor
Actor: José Lozano | Character: Actor
Actor: Agustin Pérez | Character: Actor
Actor: Lorenzo Rojas | Character: Actor
Actor: Ramón Martínez | Character: Actor
Actor: Marco A. Kanizales | Character: Actor
Actor: Jose de Jesus Monreal | Character: Actor
Actor: Josefina González | Character: Actress
Actor: Jose Luis Medina | Character: Actor
Actor: Francisco Aguila Avila | Character: Actor
Actor: Adalberto Menéndez | Character: Esbirro de José María
Actor: Hernando Name | Character: Don Raúl

[Directors Group]
Name: Raúl Araiza | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Raúl Araiza | Role: Writer
Name: Edmundo Báez | Role: Writer
Name: Ricardo Garibay | Role: Writer
Name: Margarita López Portillo | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Sonia Infante | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Guillermo Méndez Guiú | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: José Ortiz Ramos | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Joaquín Ceballos | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Carlos Corona | Role: Casting Director

[Art Direction Group]
Name: David Antón | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Martín Cardenas | Role: Set Decorator

[Makeup Department]
Name: Francisco Jaramillo | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sara Mateos | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sara Maza | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Jaime Alfaro | Role: Production Manager
Name: Fidel Pizarro | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Manuel Muñoz | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: José García | Role: Sound Department
Name: Federico Navarro | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mario Pérez | Role: Sound Department
Name: René Ruiz Cerón | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alberto Vázquez | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Hernando Name | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Othón Argumedo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gabriel Castro | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Salvador de Anda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Manuel Luna | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrés Torres | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Antonia Esquivel | Role: Costume Department
Name: Abel Melo | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Juan Baños | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Felipe Martínez | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Javier Patiño | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Orquesta de la Sección de Filarmónicos del S.T.P.C. de la R.M. | Role: Music Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Jorge Bustos | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Rafael Leal | Role: Additional Crew
Name: 'Chema' Hernandez | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0291519/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Mexico: January 31, 1985

Awards

Winner | 1986 | Premios ACE | Premio ACE | Cinema - Best Supporting Actor | José Carlos Ruiz, Toña Machetes
Winner | 1986 | Mexican Cinema Journalists | Silver Goddess | Best Film (Mejor Película) | Toña Machetes
Winner | 1986 | Ariel Awards, Mexico | Silver Ariel | Best Supporting Actor (Mejor Coactuación Masculina) | José Carlos Ruiz, Toña Machetes
Nominee | 1986 | Ariel Awards, Mexico | Silver Ariel | Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografía) | José Ortiz Ramos, Toña Machetes
Nominee | 1986 | Ariel Awards, Mexico | Silver Ariel | Best Score (Mejor Música de Fondo) | Guillermo Méndez Guiú, Toña Machetes
Winner | 1986 | Mexican Cinema Journalists | Silver Goddess | Best Actor (Mejor Actor) | Andrés García, Toña Machetes

Box Office

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