The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)

7.3/10 89 min 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...

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 Governess

Carlos Riquelme

The Commissioner

Carlos Martínez Baena

Priest

Manuel Dondé

Colonel at wedding

Armando Acosta

Man at Gordo's (uncredited)

Eduardo Alcaraz

Gordo Azuara (uncredited)

Janet Alcoriza

American tourist (uncredited)

Antonio Bravo

Antiques dealer (uncredited)

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