No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)
1h 58m
Running Time
June 2, 1999Release Date
No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)
1h 58m
Running Time
June 2, 1999Release Date
Network & Production Companies






Plot.
Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.
Where to Watch.

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Cast & Crew.

Fernando Luján
El coronel

Marisa Paredes
Lola

Salma Hayek Pinault
Julia

Rafael Inclán
Padre Ángel

Ernesto Yáñez
Don Sabas

Daniel Giménez Cacho
Nogales

Esteban Soberanes
Germán

Patricia Reyes Spíndola
Jacinta

Eligio Meléndez
Sotero

Odiseo Bichir
Dr. Pardo

Julián Pastor
Lugones

Eugenio Lobo
Álvaro

Arturo Ripstein
Director

Gabriel García Márquez
Novel

Gabriel Ripstein
Producer

David Mansfield
Original Music Composer

Guadalupe Sánchez
Costume Design

Jorge Sánchez
Producer

Gerardo Herrero
Co-Producer

Manuel Teil
Casting

Mayra Segura
Assistant Director

Jorge Ruiz
Sound

Thierry Forte
Co-Producer

Fernando Pardo
Editor

Nela Fernández
Second Assistant Director

Dionisio Horwath
Graphic Designer

Laura Imperiale
Executive Producer

Jorge Sánchez
Producer

Antonio Muñohierro
Art Direction

Pedro Alanís
Paint Coordinator

Mariela Besuievsky
Executive Producer

Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Screenplay

Tomás Rodríguez
Assistant Editor

Sandra Cabriada
Set Decoration

Mariana Gironella
Script Supervisor

Mario Alfaro
Property Master

Darío Ramos
Assistant Editor

Aristeo Ruiz
Construction Coordinator

Guillermo Granillo
Director of Photography

Hugo Gutiérrez
Second Assistant Director
Media.

Details.
Release DateJune 2, 1999
Original NameEl coronel no tiene quien le escriba
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 58m
Filming LocationsMexico
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Wiki.
No One Writes to the Colonel (Spanish: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba) is a 1999 Spanish-language film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was an international co-production between France, Spain and Mexico. It is based on the eponymous novella by Colombian author and Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez. The film was also selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 72nd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
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