A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings 1988 Directed by Fernando Birri Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes
An elderly man with wings is blown off course during a tropical storm in this symbolic fantasy. The Old Man lands near a Caribbean island where a poor family gives him shelter in a chicken coop. Father Gonzaga is the skeptical priest who rushes to damn the creature. Soon the Old Man is the subject of curiosity seekers as Elisinda and Pelayo start charging admission. A traveling carnival of human oddities camps near the Old Man as people flock to see the show. The Old Man is reduced to being an unwanted pet, and after six years, he mends his wings and flies away. Nudity, simulated sex with a spider woman, and the ugliness of human exploitation definitely put this fantasy in a category not for children.
Cast
Fernando Birri
A very old man with enormous wings
Daisy Granados
Elisenda
Asdrúbal Meléndez
Pelayo
Adolfo Llauradó
Lucky O'Capitone
Silvia Planas
Eulalia
Luis Alberto Ramírez
Father Gonzaga
Márcia Barreto
Spider Woman
Pablo Milanés
Self
María Luisa Mayor
Myrurgia
Parmenia Silva
Pìa
Marabú
Talia
René Martinez
Usnavy
Rodrigo Utria
Anajan
José Miguel Lugo
Young Anajan
Adrián García
Young Anajan
Raúl Castellanos
Neighbor with Donkeys
Gregorio del Rio
Neighbor With Goat
Yorky Garcia
Child With Bike
Gonzalo Guerra
Banana Farmer #1
Orlando Cirino
Banana Farmer #2
Jose Luis Rodriguez
Canal Soldier #1
Samurai Garcia
Canal Soldier #2
Elsa Medina
Lady of the Square
Reynaldo de la Rosa
Dwarf Pilgrim
Camilio Hernandez
Soldier
Peki Pérez
Santería Priest #1
Aristides Barbon
Santería Priest #2
Victoriano Zambrano
Santería Priest #3
Luis Arias
Santería Priest #4
Dolores Serrate
Santería Priestess #1
Obdulia Lamina
Santería Priestess #2
Miguel Paz
Cowboy
Andy Garcia
King of the Gypsies
Ana Cortina
Pharaoh
Miguel Angel Fernandez
Gypsy Fire Eater
Orlando Apa
Gypsy #1
Ramon Battle
Gypsy #2
Silvio del Castillo
Gypsy #3
Yordanka Rodriguez
Gypsy Dancer
Luisa Rodriguez
Claraluz
Eva Barayobre
Old Woman at Raffle
Filiberto Romaer
Lazaro
Jorge Luis Sánchez
Reporter in Helicopter #1
Julio Simoneau
Reporter in Helicopter #2
Luis Alberto García
Usnavy (voice)
Amado del Pino
Child With Bike (voice)
Franco Carbon
Radio Announcer (voice)
Sarita Malberti
Claraluz (voice)
Jose Zamorano
Claraluz (voice)
Frank González
Dwarf Pilgrim(voice)
Camilo Hernandez
Soldier
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