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Mexican Bus Ride (1952)

Original title: Subida al cielo

1952-06-25 · 1h 20m · ES
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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.

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Luis BuñuelDirector

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Lilia PradoLilia PradoRaquelEsteban MárquezEsteban MárquezOliverio GrajalesLuis Aceves CastañedaLuis Aceves CastañedaSilvestreManuel DondéManuel DondéEladio GonzalesRoberto CoboRoberto CoboJuanBeatriz RamosBeatriz RamosElisaManuel NoriegaManuel NoriegaLicenciado FigueroaRoberto MeyerRoberto MeyerDon Nemesio Álvarez y VillalbazoPedro ElviroPedro ElviroEl cojoLeonor GómezLeonor GómezDoña LindaChel LópezChel LópezCompadre ChemaPaz VillegasPaz VillegasDoña Ester - Mamá de Oliverio

Keywords

Race against timeFuneral1950sLawyerInheritanceBus rideTemptationRanchPolitical campaignAdult illiteracyTemptressDeathbed

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityRace Against Time · Funeral · 1950sDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortDirector preference141078Actor preference374905 · 375213 · 272952

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Frequently asked questions about Mexican Bus Ride

What is Mexican Bus Ride about?

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.

How long is Mexican Bus Ride?

Mexican Bus Ride has a runtime of 80 minutes.