The Golden Cockerel / El gallo de oro (1964)

A poor man nurses a near-dead fighting rooster, or cockerel, back to life. The cockerel regains its glory in the ring, bringing its owner fame, wealth and romance. Seduced by the glamour of the cock-fighting arenas, this beginner gamesman is tempted into a partnership with a rich gambler and his free-wheeling songstress.

El Gallo De Oro is adapted from a story by Juan Rulfo, one of the greatest Latin American writers. The film adaptation itself was co-scripted by the equally acclaimed Carlose Fuentes and Nobel prize-winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Rulfo's work intertwines two great trends in Mexican literature: explorations of the countryside and the Revolution. El Gallo De Oro is a great example of this intertwining mythology on film.

I found it very interesting. Lots of cultural information. The singing was fantastic. The clothing was very culturally relevant and informative. The status of the people in the rural areas was relevant. The story ends with all those involved returning to their former positions of social status and positions, a variant on the psychology of the Mexican dream as given by Juan Rulfo the famous Mexican author of this story. Although I don't agree with cockfighting it is part of the Latin American culture just like boxing is part of our American culture. I liked the singing of Lucha Villa she really belts it out. THe card shark portrayed by Soler is a great job.

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