The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
Directed by Luis Buñuel
Starring Ernesto Alonso, Miroslava, Rita Macedo, Andrea Palma, Rodolfo Landa, Ariadna Welter, José María Linares Rivas, Leonor Llausás, Eva Calvo, Enrique Díaz 'Indiano'
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A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...
- Original title
- Ensayo de un crimen
- Original language
- Spanish
- Screenplay
- Luis Buñuel, Rodolfo Usigli, Eduardo Ugarte
- Music
- Jorge Pérez
- Cinematography
- Agustín Jiménez
- Cast
- Andrea Palma, Rodolfo Landa, Ariadna Welter, José María Linares Rivas, Leonor Llausás, Eva Calvo, Enrique Díaz 'Indiano', Carlos Riquelme, Carlos Martínez Baena
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Updated July 22, 2026
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