Jackal of Nahueltoro

Name: Jackal of Nahueltoro
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Released: 1974-01-01
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 7.70
Cast: Marcelo Romo, Shenda Román, Nelson Villagra, Héctor Noguera

– Based on an actual event that occurred in the southern region of Chillán in 1960, tells the story o..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.70 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 35 Minutes

Release Year:

1969

Original Name:

El chacal de Nahueltoro

Jackal of Nahueltoro (1969) - Also known as El chacal de Nahueltoro

Based on an actual event that occurred in the southern region of Chillán in 1960, tells the story of an illiterate peasant who, while drunk, murdered the woman with whom he had relationships and her five daughters

Styles:

Based On True Events

Story Timeline:

1950s, 1960s

Producing Country:

Chile, Mexico

Filming Locations:

Chile

Genre:

Biography, Crime, Drama

Release Date:

01 Jan 1974

Language:

Spanish

Directed by:

Miguel Littin

Story Written By:

Miguel Littin

Main Actors:

Marcelo Romo, Shenda Román, Nelson Villagra, Héctor Noguera

Plot:

In 1960, José del Carmen Valenzuela Torres, from the small town of Nahueltoro in Chile, brutally murdered Rosa Rivas Acuña and her five children. This classic film of the Latin American cinema is based on testimonies provided by the murderer himself while he was being prosecuted and the journalists who interviewed him before his sentence was executed. Thirty two months after the massacre at age 23 and after learning how to read and write, "The Jackal of Nahueltoro" faced a firing squad.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.7/10