La Pachanga (film)

La Pachanga (The Party) is a 1981 Mexican comedy film, directed by José Estrada. The film received three Ariel Awards in 1983: Best Director, Best Editing and Best Art Direction.^[1]

La Pachanga
Mexican theatrical release poster
Directed by	José Estrada
Screenplay by	Rogelio Agrasánchez Ramón Obón
Produced by	Rogelio Agrasánchez
Starring	Julissa Claudia Islas Gregorio Casal Alejandro Ciangherotti Sergio Jiménez Carmelita González
Cinematography	Rosalío Solano
Edited by	Rafael Ceballos
Music by	Armando Briseño E. Davidson
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Plot

During a weekend in Mexico City, the inhabitants of an old apartment building held two separate ceremonies: a quinceañera and a wake. Neighbors are mixed between the two parties while love, sex, comedy and tragedy are combined.

Main cast

• Julissa as Adela
• Claudia Islas as Carmen
• Gregorio Casal as Alejo
• Sergio Jiménez as Don Moshe Mostkoff
• Alejandro Ciangherotti as Vicente
• Patricia Rivera as Elodia
• Elsa Cárdenas as Laura
• Noé Murayama as Rey
• Carmelita González as Doña Eugenia

Awards

Ariel Awards

The Ariel Awards are awarded annually by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in Mexico. La Pachanga received three awards out of eight nominations.^[1]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1983	José Estrada	Best Director	Won
	Noé Murayama	Best Actor	Nominated
	Sergio Jiménez		Nominated
	María Rojo	Best Actress	Nominated
	Alejandro Ciangherotti	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
	José Morales Montáñez	Best Art Direction	Won
	Rosalío Solano	Best Cinematography	Nominated
	Rafael Ceballos	Best Editing	Won

External links

• La Pachanga at IMDb