Director

Luis Alcoriza

Synopsis

In Lo que importa es vivir (lit. Living Is What Matters) the unknown Candelario arrives at a ranch and offers to work there in exchange for food and a shelter. To the surprise of the owner Lázaro and his wife Isabel, the ranch begins to prosper with the stranger's help. Soon Candelario and Isabel become lovers and when Lázaro finds out, he tries to punish them, but suffers an accident that leaves him with the intellect of a child. The lovers have a child and a family is formed, which scandalizes the local authorities.

Cast

Gonzalo Vega, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, María Rojo, Loló Navarro, Alejandro Parodi, Justo Martínez, Eduardo Borja

Crew

Writers: Janet Alcoriza, Luis Alcoriza; Composer: Pedro Plascencia; Cinematographer: Miguel Garzón; Editor: Federico Landeros

Festivals

Director's Filmography

- La sombra del ciprés es alargada, 1990

- Día de muertos, 1988

- Lo que importa es vivir, 1987

- Terror and Black Lace, 1985

- El amor es un juego extraño, 1983

- Tac-tac, 1982

- Semana santa en Acapulco, 1981

- A paso de cojo, 1980

- Las fuerzas vivas, 1975

- Presage, 1974

- Fe, esperanza y caridad, segment: Esperanza, 1974

- El muro del silencio, 1974

- National Mechanics, 1972

- Paraíso, 1970

- El oficio más antiguo del mundo, 1970

- La puerta y la mujer del carnicero, segment: La Puerta, 1969

- Juego peligroso, segment: Divertimento, 1967

- The Gangster, 1965

- Always Further On, 1965

- Amor y sexo (Safo 1963), 1964

- The Shark Hunters, 1963

- Tlayucan, 1962

- Young People, 1961