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Waiting for the Hearse

Name: Waiting for the Hearse
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1985
Duration: 87 min
Cast: China Zorrilla, Julio De Grazia, Antonio Gasalla, Betiana Blum, Luis Brandoni

1985 Comedy

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This comedy satirizes Latin American soap operas in following a dysfunctional family. Mama Cora is a senile woman in her 80s who lives with her oldest son and his wife. Cora manages to make life unbearable with her presence. She is asked to baby-sit for the neighbor's kids for a few hours, but the parents return to find the old woman has gone. All four of Cora's children mistakenly identify another woman's body to be that of their mother at a Buenos Aires morgue.~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

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Actors

China Zorrilla

Julio De Grazia

Antonio Gasalla

Betiana Blum

Luis Brandoni

Part of: Waiting for the Hearse Collection

Waiting for the Hearse (Esperando la carroza in Spanish) is a 1985 Argentine comedy film directed by Alejandro Doria. It is considered a cult film. It opened on 6 May 1985. The story belongs to the criollo grotesque (costumbrismo) genre or black comedy. It's based on the play of the same name by Jacobo Langsner, premiered by the Comedia Nacional company in 1962. The film adaptation starred some great local stars from the theater world like Antonio Gasalla, China Zorrilla, Luis Brandoni and Betiana Blum. In the River Plate culture, it's considered to be a classic and its reruns on TV still draw large audiences. On April 2, 2009, 23 years after the original film's release, a sequel, Waiting for the Hearse 2, was released.