The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
7.3
181 votes
1955
1h 29m
Comedy
Drama
Crime
Overview
A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...
Directed by Luis Buñuel
Top cast
Ernesto Alonso
Archibaldo de la Cruz
Miroslava
Lavinia
Rita Macedo
Patricia Terrazas
Andrea Palma
Mrs. Cervantes
Rodolfo Landa
Alejandro Rivas
Ariadna Welter
Carlota Cervantes
José María Linares Rivas
Willy Corduran
Leonor Llausás
The GovernessE
Eva Calvo
Señora de la Cruz, Archibaldo's motherE
Enrique Díaz 'Indiano'
Señor de la Cruz, Archibaldo's father
Carlos Riquelme
The Commissioner
Carlos Martínez Baena
Priest
Manuel Dondé
Colonel at weddingA
Armando Velasco
Judge
Armando Acosta
Man at Gordo's (uncredited)E
Eduardo Alcaraz
Gordo Azuara (uncredited)
Janet Alcoriza
American tourist (uncredited)R
Rafael Banquells hijo
Archibaldo as a boy (uncredited)
Antonio Bravo
Antiques dealer (uncredited)E
Emilio Brillas
Mannequin maker (uncredited)Details
Status
Released
Release date
May 19, 1955
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
Spanish
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