Old Gringo (1989)


Old Gringo
Release Date08 September 1989
US Box Office$4,000,000
TaglineA woman inspired by a man of dreams swept into the arms of a general, and drawn into a worlds of danger.
GenreAdventure, History
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsDurango, Mexico
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRomantic Adventure
ThemesAmericans Abroad, Love Triangles, Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance, Political Unrest
TonesAtmospheric, Lavish, Sweeping, Intimate, Passionate
TagsArmy, Life Changes, Love, Mexican Revolution, Missing Person, Officer, Quest, Revolution, Romance, Spinster, Teacher

Old Gringo is a 1989 film directed by Luis Puenzo and co-written with Aída Bortnik, based on the novel Gringo Viejo by Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Harriet Winslow

Ambrose Bierce

Gen. Tomas Arroyo

Patricio Contreras
Col. Frutos Garcia

Jenny Gago
La Garduna

Gabriela Roel
La Luna

Sergio Calderón
Zacarias

Guillermo Ríos
Monsalvo

Samuel Valadez De La Torre
Consul Saunders

Anne Pitoniak
Mrs. Winslow

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Pancho Villa

Stanley Grover
Gen. Saunders

Josefina Echánove
Clementina

Pedro Damián
Capt. Ovando

Dolores

José Olivares
Trinidad

Alicia del Lago
Trinidad's wife

Carlos Cardán
Matias Salazar

Evangelista Sosa Martinez
Guadalupe

Hector Rivera
Ataulfo

Víctor Carpinteiro
Hilario

Salvador Sánchez
Floreal

María Victoria Mondragón
Old woman

José Juan Rodriguez
Old man

Mário Arévalo
Casimiro

Laurel Lyle
Librarian

Richardson Morse
Editor

José Jorge Zepeda
Administrator of hacienda

Roberto Sosa
Lucio

María Luisa Coronel
Maria

Amelia Zapata
Juana

Mark Kelty
Journalist #1

John Williams
Journalist #2

Arturo Rodríguez Doring
Mexican journalist

Fernando Moya
Hotel clerk

Juan Antonio Llanes
Assistant hotel clerk

Abel Woolrich
Tall soldier

René Pereyra
Short soldier

Martín Palomares
Wounded man

Roberto Ortiz
Federal officer

Stewart Smith
Journalist

Cinematographer

Steven Spencer
Assistant consul

Director

Luis Puenzo
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Aída Bortnik

Luis Puenzo

Producer

Lois Bonfiglio
producer

David Wisnievitz
executive producer

Original Music

Lee Holdridge
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Cinematographer

Félix Monti

Editor

William M. Anderson

Glenn Farr
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Juan Carlos Macías
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Casting Director

Wallis Nicita
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Production Designer

Bruno Rubeo
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Stuart Wurtzel
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Art Director

Scott Ritenour
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Jorge Sainz
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Set Decorator

Tessa Davies
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Costume Designer

Enrico Sabbatini
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Makeup Department

Kathryn Blondell
hair stylist

Bertha Chiu
hair stylist

Lee Harman
makeup artist

Paul Huntley
wig maker

Alberto López
makeup artist

Raúl Sarmiento
additional makeup artist

Peggy Schierholz
makeup artist

Production Manager

Luis Bekris
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Rodrigo Fürth
second assistant director

Raúl Outeda
first assistant director

Art Department

Steve Alexander
construction coordinator

Horacio Altuna
sketch artist

Ron Downing
property master

Joseph Forbes
scenic artist

Ricardo Gil
property master

Jorge González
assistant property master

Pedro González Sánchez
swing gang

Peter Hackman
scenic artist

Francisco López
swing gang

Antonio Mata Jr.
assistant to production designer

Marcos Neumann
prop buyer

Andrew 'Sandy' Overholtzer
construction coordinator

Bryce Perrin
assistant art director

Francisco Ramirez
scenic artist

German Ramirez
greensman

Jon Ringbom
scenic artist

Steve Saklad
set designer

Jeanne Vertigan
decorator buyer

Theresa Wachter
art department coordinator

Tom Warren
set designer

Alejandro Ayala
draughtsman

Sound Department

Gregg Baxter
foley editor

Steve Borne
assistant sound editor

Mick D'Andrea
assistant sound editor

Carlos Delarios
sound re-recording mixer

Bruce Foster
foley editor

Mark Gordon
sound editor

Taffy Haines
sound engineer

William Hartman
sound editor

Chris Jargo
sound editor

Simon Kaye
production sound mixer

Michael J. Kohut
sound re-recording mixer

Tom C. McCarthy
supervising sound editor

Pedro Mejía
cable person

Lauren Palmer
supervising adr editor

Jorge Palomino
boom operator

Aaron Rochin
sound re-recording mixer

Tommy Staples
boom operator

Bill Voigtlander
adr editor

Don S. Walden
sound editor

Steve Kohler
foley recordist

Special Effects

Adrián Durán
special effects head

Alejandro Durán
special effects head

Fermín Durán
special effects head

Jesus G. Duran
special effects head

Visual Effects

Rocco Gioffre
matte artist

Stunts

Blair Burrows
stunts

Danny Costa
stunts

Bob K. Cummings
stunts

Richard L. Duran
stunts

Joe Finnegan
stunts

Lance Gilbert
stunts

Mickey Gilbert
stunt coordinator

Tim Gilbert
stunts

Troy Gilbert
stunts

Johnny Hock
stunt double: Mr. Peck

Clint Lilley
stunt double: Mr. Smits

Bruce W. Morgan
stunts

James Pratt
stunts

Karen Price
stunt double: Ms. Fonda

Bob Terhune
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Marcelo Camorino
camera operator: second unit

Arturo de la Rosa
additional camera operator

Rodolfo Denevi
gaffer

Gerardo Flores
second assistant camera

Juan Iniestra
best boy dolly grip

Aldo Lobótrico
camera operator

Carlos Montaño
additional camera operator

Hector Morini
camera operator: second unit

Salvador Gutierrez Morreno
chief lighting technician

Tessa Racine
first assistant camera

Antonio Ramírez 'Puma'
key grip

Pablo Ríos
second assistant camera

Isidro Rosas
second assistant camera

Zade Rosenthal
still photographer

Tim Ross
first assistant camera

Gonzalo Zaragoza Torres
best boy electric

Kyle T. MacDowell
electrician

René Marquéz
grip

Casting Department

Claudia Becker
casting: Mexico

Joanne Zaluski
casting associate: Los Angeles

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Vincenzo Cancellara
costume supervisor: men

Thomas Casterline
assistant costume designer

Simonetta Leoncini
assistant costume designer

Teresa Micocci
supervising seamstress

Jaime Ortiz
wardrobe assistant

Olga Pagnotta
wardrobe assistant

Paola Pedricca
costumer: women

Uliva Pizzetti
costume supervisor: women

Enrique Villavicencio
costumer: men

Giovanni Viti
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Melinda Cooke
apprentice editor

Jorge Firdman
assistant editor

Pablo Mari
assistant editor

Lloyd Nelson
assistant editor

Carlos Patiño
assistant editor

Hugo Primero
assistant editor

Kimberly Ray
assistant editor

Lorraine Salk
assistant editor

José Antonio Torres
assistant editor

Music Department

Thomas A. Carlson
music editor

Hiram Dordelly De Cenidim
music recordist

Robert Fernandez
music mixer

Transportation Department

Charles Enzen
transportation supervisor

Margarito Fuentes Gutiérrez
transportation captain

Luis Pérez
transportation captain

Enrique Díaz
driver

Alfonso Paredes
driver

Lowell D. Smith
driver

Other Crew

Raúl Álvarez
production assistant

Roland Armstorff
production assistant

Erika Arteta
government supervisor

Judy Arthur
unit publicist

Guillermo 'Memo' Carreno
production assistant

Andrea Coppola
assistant: Mr. Puenzo

Efren Del Moral
production assistant

Jack Descent
assistant production auditor

Susan Dukow
production coordinator

Sean H. Ferrer
second unit supervisor

Lily Flaschner
assistant location manager

Emily Gamboa
production coordinator: Mexico

José Luis García
production assistant

Gastone Grassi
supervising tailor

Jesús Guerrero
extras coordinator

Jill Gurr
script supervisor

Ed Hart
delegate: American Humane Society

Jay Johnson
title designer

Mara Llantada
assistant production coordinator

Ana Mérida
choreographer

Pat Newcomb
public relations

Sebastián Puenzo
production assistant

Anna Roth
location manager

David N. Schrager
assistant to second unit supervisor

Katherine Silver
script translator

Roberto Sneider
assistant location manager

Gordon A. Spencer
wrangler

Tammy Stockfish
assistant: Ms. Fonda

Alexandra Stone
assistant: Mr. Bonfiglio

Simone Study
assistant: Mr. Bonfiglio

Lydia Telo
production auditor

Rudy Ugland
livestock coordinator

Donna Wells
production coordinator: Los Angeles

Jerry Young
wrangler

Emilia Arau
assistant to unit publicist

'Chico' Hernandez
wrangler

Debi Karolewski
assistant: Jane Fonda

Harry Kopoian
airport liaison: Mexico

Jorge Valdés García
production assistant

Thanks

Tessa Davies
in loving memory of

Jose Hernandez And The Mariachi Sol De Mexico
special thanks

Marcos Loya
special thanks

Production Company

Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Fonda Films
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Distributor

Argentina Video Home

Columbia Pictures
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Columbia TriStar Home Video

LK-TEL Vídeo

RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video

Sony Pictures Video
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Miscellaneous

ARRI München
camera equipment provided by

Cinema Research
titles and optical effects

Lorimar Studios
recorded at






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