Los Cuervos están de luto (English: The crows are in mourning) is a 1965 Mexican comedy film directed by Francisco del Villar and starring Silvia Pinal and Lilia Prado. The film is based on the play of the same name by Mexican author Hugo Arguelles.

This film was shot at Estudios Churubusco.

Los Cuervos están de luto

Plot

Don Lacho (José Luis Jiménez), a greedy old man, is about to die. His three children, but mainly his daughter-in-law Piedad (Silvia Pinal), are anxiously awaiting his death to collect the inheritance, but the old man refuses to die.

Los Cuervos están de luto

In his hallucinations, the old man sees the ghost of his dead wife (Kitty de Hoyos), who reveals that one of his three children is not his child. The man takes his last moments to torment all in doubt.

Los Cuervos están de luto

Things get complicated on the arrival of his third child with his wife (Lilia Prado) and by the indiscretions of the townspeople.

Cast

Silvia Pinal as Piedad

Kitty de Hoyos as a Wife's ghost

Lilia Prado as Mariana

Narciso Busquets as Mateo

José Luis Jiménez as don Lacho

José Gálvez as Gelasio

Enrique Álvarez Félix as Enrique

Fanny Schiller

Ada Carrasco

Manuel Zozaya

Dalia Íñiguez

External links

1965 films

Mexican black-and-white films

1965 comedy films

Mexican films based on plays

1960s Mexican films