Antonio González Caballero Explained
Antonio González Caballero (pronounced as /es-419/; 1927–2003) was a Mexican painter, pedagogue and screenwriter.[2] [3] His best-known work is the play Nilo, mi hijo,[4] on which the film La casa del pelícano is based.[5]
He was born in San Luis Potosí and died in the historic center of Mexico City.
Works
- Señoritas a Disgusto[6] (1960)
- Una pura y dos con sal (1961)
- El medio pelo (1962)
- Nilo, mi hijo (1963)
- Los jóvenes asoleados (1965)
- Tres en Josafat (1965)
- Las vírgenes prudentes (1967)
- La ciudad de los carrizos (1967)
- Asesino imperfecto (1967)
- Una reverenda madre (1968)
- El estupendhombre (1971)
- Las devoradoras de un ardiente helado (1972)
- El mago (1973)
- Los amigos o La proliferación[7] (1975)
- Amorosos amorales (1980)
- El retablo (1982)
- Vicente y María (1984)
- ¿Quiere usted concursar? (1985)
- El Plop o Cómo escapar de la niebla[8] (1990)
- La maraña (1990)
- El pisapapel (1991)
- Cuestión de opiniones en regla de tres acerca del yo (1991)
- En ausencia de... (1992)
- Las embarazadas (1992)
- Amordidas (1993)
- Los nudistas del buzón sentimental (1993)
- El siniestro y escalofriante doctor Frederik Ludwing von Mamerto o Antes de ver a un psicólogo consulta con tu abogado o Y tú, ¿quién eres? (1993)
- Delito en el escenario (1994)
- La señora y sus amibas (1997)
- Vete al diablo, vida mía[9] (1999)
Nilo, mi hijo
Nilo, mi hijo is the most famous work by Caballero. It was filmed under the title La casa del pelícano ("The House of the Pelican").[10]
The main character Nilo was played by well known and beloved Enrique Álvarez Félix. Nilo's raped mother Margarita was Jacqueline Andere, and young Daniela Romo also appeared.[11] [12]
The film was shocking for some commentators who noticed a connection between castration of Nilo and Enrique's difficult relationship with his mother.[13]
On the poster for the film an egg is depicted. It is pierced by scissors. This is a symbolic representation of emasculation.
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater by Eladio Cortés, Mirta Barrea-Marlys. This volume traces the history of Latin American theater, including the Nuyorican and Chicano theaters of the United States, and surveys its history from the pre-Columbian period to the present.
- González Caballero, Antonio (2005). Obras de Vanguardia de Antonio González Caballero.
- Book: Mijares, Enrique . Prólogo a Obras de Vanguardia de Antonio González Caballero . I. 2005 . México, D.F.. Pax.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=pgLmAAAAMAAJ Nilo, mi hijo
- Web site: La Casa del Pelícano (1977) . 2012-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130617124645/http://ultimomundosalvaje.blogspot.com/2012/04/la-casa-del-pelicano-1977.html . 2013-06-17 . dead .
- Señoritas a disgusto
- Amigos o proliferación
- El plop o cómo escapar de la niebla
- Vete al Diablo vida mía
- La casa del Pelícano
- Web site: La Casa del Pelícano (1977) . 2012-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130617124645/http://ultimomundosalvaje.blogspot.com/2012/04/la-casa-del-pelicano-1977.html . 2013-06-17 . dead .
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081212111916/http://www.daniela-romo.com.ar/lacasadelpelicano/index.html Daniela Romo's acting in La Casa del Pelícano
- Celluloid Nationalism and Other Melodramas by Susan Dever, page 185. "For spectators who followed national news reports about the late Enrique Álvarez Felixʻs allegedly difficult relationship with (his) real-life mother María Félix, it may be hard to ignore the irony of Alvarez Felixʻs character suffering castrating stabs."