El Año de la Peste () is a Mexican film categorized as drama, thriller and sci-fi. It was filmed in 1978 and released in 1979. The production counted with the famous Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez for the adapted screenplay from the novel of Daniel Defoe A Journal of the Plague Year published in March 1722.
Synopsis A dreadful sickness is found in a Mexican town. A doctor tries to alert the authorities when he discovers its epidemic nature. No one listens to him and soon the illness spreads. The government tries to manage the information in order to prevent terror.
Cast Alejandro Parodi as Dr. Pedro Sierra Genovés José Carlos Ruiz as Dr. Jorge Martínez Abasolo Rebeca Silva as Eva Aponte Tito Junco as President of Mexico Ignacio Retes as Dr. Mario Zermeño Eduardo Alcaraz as Dr. Luis Mario Zavala Héctor Godoy as Luis Armando Torreros Humberto Elizondo as R. C. Jiménez Leonor Llausás as Álvaro's widow Zully Keith as Magadalena Nora Larraga as Health inspector Arlette Pacheco as News reporter María Barber as President's wife Daniela Romo as Laura
Awards Date Award Category Recipients and nominees Result27 October 1970Ariel AwardsGolden ArielFelipe Cazals Best DirectionFelipe Cazals Best Screenplay Gabriel García MárquezJuan Arturo Brennan 18 May 1980Mexican Cinema JournalistsBest Screenplay, AdaptedGabriel García MárquezJuan Arturo Brennan
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