Pedro Páramo

Name: Pedro Páramo
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978-08-10
Duration: 3 h
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Manuel Ojeda, Venetia Vianello, Bruno Rey, Narciso Busquets, Blanca Guerra

IMDb ID: tt0329492 · Year: 1978 · Rating: 7.5 (101 votes)

Genres: Drama

Remake of the 1967 literary adaptation, in which a wayfarer travels to a mysterious arid village to meet the father who long ago abandoned his wife.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesMexico: El hombre de la media luna (Alternative Title)
United States: Pedro Paramo
Mexico: Pedro Páramo
Mexico: Pedro Páramo - El hombre de la media luna (TV Title)
El hombre de la media lunaRelease Date1978-08-10Runtime180 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsMexicoLanguagesSpanishKeywordsmale nudity
male rear nudity
village
father
female topless nudityFilming LocationsBaja California Sur, MexicoProduction CompaniesEstudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
Workers, Studios and Laboratories of Estudios Churubusco (S.T.P.C.)IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329492/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0329492.jpgUpdated At2026-08-20T00:14:41

Directors

José Bolaños

Writers

José Bolaños
Juan Rulfo

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Manuel Ojeda | Character: Pedro Páramo
Actor: Venetia Vianello | Character: Susana San Juan
Actor: Bruno Rey | Character: Padre Rentería
Actor: Narciso Busquets | Character: Fulgor Sedano
Actor: Blanca Guerra | Character: Dolores Preciado
Actor: Abelardo San Miguel | Character: Juan Preciado
Actor: Patricia Reyes Spíndola | Character: Eduviges Dyada
Actor: Elena Berkovich | Character: Ana Rentería
Actor: Roberto Cobo | Character: Inocencio Osorio 'Saltaperico'
Actor: Fernando Soler | Character: Lic. Gerardo Trujillo
Actor: Carlos East | Character: Cura
Actor: Rodrigo Puebla | Character: Tilicuate
Actor: Martha Verduzco | Character: Dorotea
Actor: Socorro Avelar | Character: Justina Díaz
Actor: Ana Ofelia Murguía | Character: Damiana Cisneros
Actor: Julio Bracho | Character: Bartolomé San Juan
Actor: German Eslava | Character: Abundio
Actor: René Casados | Character: Miguel Páramo
Actor: Elpidia Carrillo | Character: Isabel
Actor: Ada Carrasco | Character: Madre de Pedro Páramo
Actor: Diana Querci | Character: Caridad
Actor: Carmen Bolaños | Character: Ángeles
Actor: Adela Osuna | Character: Fausta
Actor: Carlos Rotzinger | Character: Toribio Aldrete
Actor: Martín Palomares | Character: Donis
Actor: Julio Alejandro Lobato | Character: Isaias
Actor: Fernando Pinkus | Character: Tartamudo
Actor: Jaime Ramos | Character: Pistolero I
Actor: Pedro Aguilar | Character: Pistolero II
Actor: Antonio Leo | Character: Pistolero III
Actor: Rigoberto Carmona | Character: Pistolero IV
Actor: Abraham Swan | Character: Jesús
Actor: Perla Jiménez | Character: Prudencia
Actor: Herben Darien | Character: Actor
Actor: Inés Murillo | Character: Sirvienta de Dolores

[Directors Group]
Name: José Bolaños | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: José Bolaños | Role: Writer
Name: Juan Rulfo | Role: Writer

[Music Group]
Name: Ennio Morricone | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Jorge Stahl Jr. | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Carlos Savage | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Pedro F. Miret | Role: Art Director
Name: Javier Rodríguez | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Guillermo Barclay | Role: Set Decorator
Name: José Tirado | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Graciela Castillo | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Maria Luisa Carrasco | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Bertha Chiu | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Gloria Morgan Gutierrez | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sara Mateos | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Héctor Zamarripa | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Fidel Pizarro | Role: Production Manager
Name: Luz María Rojas | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Mario Cisneros | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Armando Bolaños | Role: Sound Department
Name: Daniel García | Role: Sound Department
Name: Manuel Topete | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: León Ortega | Role: Special Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Raúl Argumedo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Damián Beltrán | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Salvador de Anda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Cirilo Rodríguez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Javier Patiño | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Miguel Ángel Garrido | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Luis Gaytán | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Pablo Palomino | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mario Váldez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: 'Chema' Hernandez | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329492/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Spain: September 19, 1977 (San Sebastian Film Festival)
Mexico: August 10, 1978

Awards

Box Office

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