Pedro Páramo
1981 · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama
The third film version of the popular Mexican novel, about a wayfarer who travels to a mysterious arid village, to meet the father who long ago abandoned his wife.
Directed by Salvador Sánchez
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