Life Is Most Important
| Life Is Most Important | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Luis Alcoriza |
| Written by | Janet Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza |
| Produced by | Héctor López |
| Starring | Gonzalo Vega |
| Cinematography | Miguel Garzón |
| Edited by | Federico Landeros |
| Music by | Pedro Plascencia |
Release dates |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Life Is Most Important (Spanish: Lo que importa es vivir) is a 1987 Mexican drama film directed by Luis Alcoriza. It was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.[1] The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but did not garner a nomination.[2]
Cast[edit]
- Gonzalo Vega as Candelario
- Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Lázaro
- María Rojo as Chabela
- Loló Navarro as Mamá Rosita
- Alejandro Parodi as Canales
- Justo Martínez as Gabriel
- Eduardo Borja as Padre Aurelio
- Bruno Rey as Comandante
- Ramón Menéndez as Gregorio
Accolades[edit]
| Award / Film Festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Awards | November 14, 1988 | Best Picture | Luis Alcoriza | Nominated | [3] |
| Best Director | Luis Alcoriza | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Gonzalo Vega | Won | |||
| Best Actress | María Rojo | Won | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Luis Alcoriza | Nominated | |||
| Goya Awards | March 22, 1988 | Best Spanish Language Foreign Film | Luis Alcoriza | Won | [4] |
See also[edit]
- List of submissions to the 60th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Mexican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References[edit]
- ^ "15th Moscow International Film Festival (1987)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "XXX 1988 — Ganadores y nominados" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. 1988. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ "Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 1988". Premios Goya (in Spanish). Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
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