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El tragabalas

1966 · 85 min

A gentle, talky Western comedy where charm and sly wit do the work instead of gunplay, ambling along at an easy pace.

Directed by
Rafael Baledón
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Western
Starring
Eulalio González, Julio Aldama, Flor Silvestre
Overview
Piporro doesn’t need to use his gun to get away with murder.

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Directed by
Rafael Baledón
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Western
Starring
Eulalio González, Julio Aldama, Flor Silvestre
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • power
  • deception
  • class
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, drama, western
Directed by
Rafael Baledón
Starring
Eulalio González, Julio Aldama, Flor Silvestre, Evangelina Elizondo, José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla', Dagoberto Rodríguez, Lorena Velázquez, Eric del Castillo
Music
Raúl Lavista
Cinematography
Manuel Gómez Urquiza
Runtime
85 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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