Talpa
Produced on a grand scale, the Mexican Talpa relates the simple story of two brothers. The older of the siblings, Tanilo (Victor Manuel Mendoza) is a well-to-do family man; the other, Estaban (Jamie Fernandez), is one step above a wastrel. When Tanilo is felled by illness, Estaban is forced to take over the family's blacksmith business. He also inaugurates a romance with Tanilo's attractive young wife Juana (Lilia Prado). Punishment is eventually doled out in a manner which suggests that God Himself is exacting retribution on the adulterous couple. Originally released at 87 minutes, Talpa was pared down to 73 minutes for American consumption.
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Top Cast
Lilia Prado
Juana
Víctor Manuel Mendoza
Tanilo
Jaime Fernández
Esteban
Hortensia Santoveña
La mère
Leonor Llausás
La presumida
Lourdes Azcarraga
La consentida
Ethel Carrillo
Muchacha pueblerina
Alicia del Lago
La prieta
Emilio Garibay
Peregrino
Blanca Estela Limón
Cabaretera
Estela Matute
Pueblerina chismosa
Alicia Montoya
Peregrina
José Muñoz
Don Vitorio
Ignacio Peón
Anciano cabaret
Guillermo Ramírez
Peregrino
Ignacio Solorzano
Peregrino
Ramón Sánchez
Peregrino
Fernando Torre Laphame
Don Pancho
Aurora Walker
Señora peregrina
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