Bajo la metralla

Last updated
Bajo la metralla
Bajo la metralla poster.jpg
Directed by Felipe Cazals
Screenplay byXavier Robles
Based on A Journal of the Plague Year
by Daniel Defoe The Just Assassins
by Albert Camus
Produced byHéctor López
Starring Humberto Zurita
María Rojo
José Carlos Ruiz
Manuel Ojeda
CinematographyDaniel López
Edited byRafael Ceballos
Music byLeonardo Velázquez
Distributed byIMCINE
Release date
  • 17 November 1983 (1983-11-17)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Bajo la metralla (English: Under the shrapnel) is a 1983 Mexican thriller film directed by Felipe Cazals. It tells the story of a guerilla group that hides in a safe house with a hostage after a failed attack on a government official. The film is loosely based on the play The Just Assassins by Albert Camus. [1]

Contents

The film received the 1984 Ariel Awards for Best Picture, Director, Best Actor for Humberto Zurita and Best Editing for Rafael Ceballos. It was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Beatriz Marín), Best Music and Best Set Design. [2]

Plot

A guerrilla group commanded by Pedro (Humberto Zurita) tries to kidnap a senior government official but things go wrong and there are several casualties, including policemen and a guerrilla member. By chance, Pedro encounters Pablo (Manuel Ojeda), a former colleague, and the group decides to kidnap Pablo to prevent him from blowing the whistle. [3]

Cast

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marga López</span> Mexican actress

Catalina Margarita López Ramos, known professionally as Marga López, was an Argentine-born Mexican actress.

<i>El derecho de nacer</i> (1981 TV series)

El derecho de nacer is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1981. Based on the Cuban radionovela of the same name written by Félix B. Caignet adapted for TV by Fernanda Villeli and directed by Raúl Araiza.

Azela Robinson is a Mexican actress of British origin. Famous for her antagonistic interpretations in numerous Mexican telenovelas, among which are Cañaveral de pasiones (1996), Contra viento y marea (2005), Llena de amor (2010) and Yo no creo en los hombres (2014), among many others.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pedro Infante</span> Mexican actor and singer (1917–1957)

Pedro Infante Cruz was a Mexican ranchera music singer and actor, whose career spanned the golden age of Mexican cinema. His popularity spread across Latin America.

La antorcha encendida is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso and Carlos Sotomayor for Televisa in 1996. It was the last historical telenovela produced by Televisa. The plot tells the Independence of Mexico, with an emphasis on historical accuracy. It was written by Fausto Zeron Medina in collaboration with Liliana Abud. It premiered on Canal de las Estrellas on May 6, 1996 and ended on November 15, 1996.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fanny Schiller</span>

Fanny Schiller Hernández was a Mexican award-winning character actress and television star, who also acted in operettas and musicals, during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She won two Ariel Awards for best supporting actress, and was nominated for two additional films. She was a social activist, creating the Actor's Union and inspiring the creation of “Rosa Mexicano”. She was accomplished at dubbing and was the voice of many animated characters as well as the official voice of several other notable Mexican actresses.

<i>Dawn of America</i> 1951 film

Dawn of America is a 1951 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Antonio Vilar, María Martín and José Suárez. The film depicts the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in the late fifteenth century.

Al filo de la muerte is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 1991.

Events in the year 1954 in Mexico.

Events in the year 1988 in Mexico.

Events in the year 1969 in Mexico.

Un rostro en mi pasado is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1989. Based on the Mexican telenovela produced in 1960 Un rostro en el pasado.

<i>De pura sangre</i> Mexican telenovela

De pura sangre is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1985. Its original story of María Zarattini and directed by José Rendón.

<i>El ministerio del tiempo</i> Spanish television series

El ministerio del tiempo is a Spanish fantasy television series created by Javier and Pablo Olivares and produced by Onza Partners and Cliffhanger for Televisión Española (TVE). It premiered on 24 February 2015 on TVE's main channel La 1. The series follows the exploits of an investigative team in the fictional Ministry of Time, which deals with incidents caused by time travel that can cause changes to the present day.

El vuelo del águila is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso and Carlos Sotomayor for Televisa in 1994–1995. Telenovela based on the Mexican soldier and President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz, from his name had come out the title "Época Porfiriana" or "Porfiriato" during the period of his rule, in the years 1876–1911.

<i>Bajo un mismo rostro</i> (TV series)

Bajo un mismo rostro is a Mexican telenovela produced by Christian Bach and Humberto Zurita for Televisa in 1995.

The Reprieve is a 1961 Spanish drama film directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia and starring Pedro Armendáriz, Concha Velasco and Manuel Monroy.

Events in the year 1960 in Mexico.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marina Stavenhagen</span>

Marina Stavenhagen is a Mexican screenwriter, writer, and film director. She is the daughter of anthropologists Rodolfo Stavenhagen and María Eugenia Vargas. Her family arrived in Mexico after escaping Nazi Germany.

References

  1. "Bajo la metralla". Cine Mexicano (in Spanish). Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  2. "Nominados y Ganadores: "Bajo la metralla"". Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas . Retrieved 2016-05-28.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Bajo la metralla". México es cultura (in Spanish). 16 July 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.