Antonio González Caballero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Caballero.
Antonio González Caballero
Born1927
San Luis Potosí, Mexico[1]
Died2003 (aged 75–76)
Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationScreenwriter
Known forNilo, mi hijo

Antonio González Caballero (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtonjo ɣonˈsales kaβaˈʎeɾo]; 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][6]

He was born in San Luis Potosí and died in the historic center of Mexico City.

Works

  • Señoritas a Disgusto[7] (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[8] (1975)
  • Amorosos amorales (1980)
  • El retablo (1982)
  • Vicente y María (1984)
  • ¿Quiere usted concursar? (1985)
  • El Plop o Cómo escapar de la niebla[9] (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[10] (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").[11][12]

The main character Nilo was played by well known and beloved Enrique Álvarez Félix.[13] Nilo's raped mother Margarita was Jacqueline Andere, and young Daniela Romo also appeared.[14][15]

The film was shocking for some commentators who noticed a connection between castration of Nilo and Enrique's difficult relationship with his mother.[16]

On the poster for the film an egg is depicted. It is pierced by scissors. This is a symbolic representation of emasculation.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ González Caballero, Antonio (2005). Obras de Vanguardia de Antonio González Caballero.
  3. ^ Mijares, Enrique (2005). Prólogo a Obras de Vanguardia de Antonio González Caballero. Vol. I. México, D.F.: Pax.
  4. ^ Nilo, mi hijo
  5. ^ La Casa del Pelícano at IMDb
  6. ^ "La Casa del Pelícano (1977)". Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  7. ^ Señoritas a disgusto Archived 2012-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Amigos o proliferación
  9. ^ El plop o cómo escapar de la niebla
  10. ^ Vete al Diablo vida mía
  11. ^ La casa del Pelícano
  12. ^ La Casa del Pelícano at IMDb
  13. ^ Enrique Álvarez Félix at IMDb
  14. ^ "La Casa del Pelícano (1977)". Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  15. ^ Daniela Romo's acting in La Casa del Pelícano
  16. ^ 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."