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Mexican Bus Ride
Genres
ComedyDrama
Overview
Newlywed Oliverio receives disturbing news that his mother is on her deathbed. He travels to a remote part of Mexico to fetch a lawyer who can sort out her will. Leaving his wife behind, he embarks on a bus ride that’s interrupted by an increasingly absurd series of episodes, including an impromptu birthday celebration; a one-legged man writhing in the mud; come-ons from an insatiable small-town belle, Raquel; and Oliverio’s frequent, Freudian nightmares.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
80 min
Release Date
1952-06-25
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
30
Vote Average
6.4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Esteban Márquez
Oliverio Grajales
Lilia Prado
Raquel
Luis Aceves Castañeda
Silvestre
Manuel Dondé
Eladio Gonzales
Roberto Cobo
Juan
Beatriz Ramos
Elisa
Manuel Noriega
Licenciado Figueroa
Roberto Meyer
Don Nemesio Álvarez y Villalbazo
Pedro Elviro
El cojo
Leonor Gómez
Doña Linda
Chel López
Compadre Chema
Paz Villegas
Doña Ester - Mamá de Oliverio
Carmelita González
Albina
Gilberto González
Sánchez Coello
Enedina Díaz de León
Doña Sixta- mamá de Silvestre (uncredited)
Amparo Garrido
Justina - hermana de Silvestre (uncredited)
Isabel Herrera
Pasajera camión (uncredited)
Cecilia Leger
Doña Clara (uncredited)
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Guia de turistas (uncredited)
José Muñoz
Don Esteban (uncredited)
Diana Ochoa
Esposa de Manuel (uncredited)
Salvador Quiroz
Lucilo Peña (uncredited)
Francisco Reiguera
Miguel Suárez (uncredited)
Joaquín Roche
Manuel (uncredited)
Isabel Vázquez
Cocinera (uncredited)
Polo Ramos
(uncredited)
Salvador Terroba
(uncredited)
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