El rey del tomate ("The Tomato King") is a 1964 Mexican comedy-drama film, directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Eulalio González, Luz Márquez, and Emma Roldán.
Miguel M. Delgado
Director
Eulalio González
Librado Cantú Escamilla (as Lalo González Piporro)
Luz Márquez
Silvia
Emma Roldán
Tía Milagros
Alfredo Wally Barrón
El Toro, bandido (as Alfredo Walli Barrón)
Luis Lomelí
Enrique
María Elena Velasco
Clienta de Librado (uncredited)
José Jasso
Chema
Antonio Bravo
Don Cosme
José Chávez
Bandido
Antonio Haro Oliva
Entrenador de esgrima
Julián de Meriche
Ronco, cantinero
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A direct fall into the white savior narrative
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Audition should be on everyone's list of Greatest Horror Film. So I urge you to give it a watch. Maybe watch the last twenty minutes with your hands in front of your eyes.
This is ambitious horror filmmaking, and in a lot of ways, I fully admire its ambitions. For me, the film’s sloppiness defines its overall quality.
Unfortunately, People We Meet on Vacation didn’t hold up quite as well as I’d hoped.