Un embrujo

Un embrujo ([un emˈbɾuxo], "A Magic Spell," sometimes translated as Under a Spell)^[2] is a 1998 Mexican drama film directed by Carlos Carrera.^[3] The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[4][5]

Un embrujo
Directed by	Carlos Carrera
Written by	Carlos Carrera Martín Salinas
Produced by	Guillermo del Toro
Starring	Blanca Guerra
Distributed by	NuVision (through 20th Century Fox)[1]
Release date	15 September 1998 (1998-09-15) (TIFF)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Cast

• Blanca Guerra as Felipa
• Mario Zaragoza as Eliseo (adult)
• Daniel Acuña as Eliseo (Young)
• Luis Fernando Peña as Burro
• Ricardo Rentería as Rafael (Young)
• Luisa Huertas as María
• Vanessa Bauche as Magda
• Elpidia Carrillo as Esposa del Brujo

See also

• List of submissions to the 71st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Mexican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Fox adds local duo to Mexican distribution slate". Screen International. 25 April 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
2. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. (2011:997). Germany: Bowker-Saur.
3. "Un embrujo". Sensacine. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
4. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
5. "45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

External links

• Un embrujo at IMDb