Caray, Caray!

Then I choose "Gone with the Wind" or "Lo que el triunfo"

Rhett Butler - Ramiro Peniche - Fernando Colunga
Scarlett O' Hara - Susana Herrera y Rinaldi - Ana Brenda Contreras
Melanie Hamilton - Maria Ruiz - Sandra Echeverria
Ashley Wilkes - Alejandro Vale - Eugenio Siller


THe story would take place during the Mexican American War. It starts on the family ranch "lirio azul"
 

Not bad, although I'd probably look for someone a bit less macho than Eugenio Siller (who is totally gorgeous).

Now for another serving of 1940s noir:

Laura

Laura Hunt............. Susanna Gonzales
Det. McPherson........... Jorge Salinas
Shelley Carpenter....... Sergio Sendel
Waldo Lydecker.......... Lisardo Guarinos
Ann Treadwell............ Felicia Mercado
Bessie (Laura's maid).......... Sachi Tamashiro
Other Detective........... David Zepeda
 

I am not into movies much and I have the memory of a goldfish so I cannot contribute much to the topic. I liked your suggestions and would love to see SS again but he is almost fifty. I wonder how he would fit in with Marlene. I also ack anytime I see David Zepeda on screen.

If Star Wars IV-V counts as a classic I would love to see a telenovela occuring in space! It would be a fantastic flop!

Luke SkyWalker...Daniel Arenas
Princess Leia... Fabiola Guajarado
Han Solo.... Jorge Poza
Darth Vader....Jorge Salinas
Lando...Alberto Estrella
Palpantine ... Rogelio Guerra
Yoda... ( The guy playing Detective Ayala in El Hotel)














 

Jorge Salinas as Han Solo? Oh, why not. And Jesus Ochoa is a bit large for Yoda, but I guess we could just make Yoda bigger.

I would actually have Jorge Poza be C3PO. He's so good at standing like a waiter, it's just a few steps away from being a protocol droid.

Although I don't have an specific casting ideas, one classic movie I'd put forward would be The Seven Samurai, adapted for some Mexico-specific situation. Opportunities for lots of male actors there, and a juicy role for the guy who plays Kikuchiyo.

If you wanted a more gender-balanced cast, you could go with Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. I've never seen it, but you've got a cast of fourteen just in the title.
 

I hated the original Star Wars but I think that Darth Vadar needs a voice more like Enrique Rocha's or Cesar Evora's.

Julie, any thoughts on your cast for that western?
 

Whoops, I read that wrong. Salinas as Vader and Poza as Solo? No, I disagree. I like Salinas as Solo.

I don't know enough actors to make up a meaningful cast for 7 Brides (never saw it), but I feel certain that the Televisa Repertory Theater can handle it. A movie with that many people in it probably isn't very deep, and it's a chance to show off a lot of pretty faces and costumes rather than heavy acting chops.

Rear Window is another opportunity to feature a variety of actors in amusing cameos with more action than dialogue. Moreover (and I swear I'm not trying to work this guy to death), I think Jorge Salinas looks a lot like a young Raymond Burr. So there's one bit of casting there. I'm not sure who I'd put in the James Stewart and Grace Kelly roles, but I'd like Carmen... um... what's her last name, older lady, in the Thelma Ritter role.

One more thought. I'm sufficiently impressed with Angelique Boyer in Tres Veces (even if I'm not impressed with the cliche-ridden TN itself) that I'd give her a role like Scarlett O'Hara.

Would anyone like to recommend an actor to play Norman Bates? There's a role that I wouldn't offer to just anyone, and in fact I'm not sure whom to give it to. Erik Elias has the right look, but Carlos de la Mota (now that we're seeing him as a bad guy in Tres Veces) has crazier eyes. Any other suggestions?
 

His Girl Friday

Walter.......Ricardo Fastlicht
Hildy.........Silvia Navarro
Bruce........Arath de la Torre
Mother........Macaria
Earl Williams......Ricardo Margaleff
Molly........Gaby Mellado

 

Julie, how about Margorie Souza playing Grace Kelly? I thought she has that classy blonde look.
And Yes, Angelique is perfect as Scarlett. Bingo!

I am thinking I would love to see Wuthering Heights.
Heathcliff could be played by that tall dark/haired young man who was the artist in love with Turquesa in La Malquerida. (his last name is DeLeon) Or even Colunga. Catherine played by Susana Gonzales, her husband played by Carlos De La Mota. His sister played by Ms. wilkens ( think thats Jennifers name in 3xAnna)

 

Urban, thanks for coming up with this movie classic weekend activity. It is fun to hear what other's fave classic movies are. I also think " An affair to remember." But I would like to get real creative with cast. Perhaps some actors/actresses that we think are wonderful but for whatever reason have not been cast in awhile.
Thx
Leticia
 

Julie

Norman Bates would be tough since that's a mommy obsessed character that soon get's tired of mommy dearest. I would say Flavio Medina but that would sound lame. For strange reasons I feel like putting William Levy in the role, maybe because he too is a motherboy at times but more independant . I did watch some episodes of the TV series Bates Motel though. The mother Norma is a toxic witch.

I felt the choice of Jorge Poza being Han Solo as badass because he could make a fine lonesman also the gorilla would love him! I wouldn't see how Jorge Salinas would feel chemistry with peachy Fabiola Guajarado but your choice as Poza being C3PO is hilarious!
 

I don't know Margorie Souza, but she does have the right look for Grace Kelly. The thing is that we need a couple with good chemistry, but not TOO good - we need a little sexual tension. So, no "real-life" couples. And I can't think of any TN actors that remind me of James Stewart. (That's not a slam against our telenovios, it's just that JS was one of a kind.)

Countx, I wouldn't have thought of William Levy for Norman Bates, but I think he could do it. (He can probably do anything.) I've never actually seen the TV series Bates Motel, so I'm attached to the Anthony Perkins version of the character, but much like Bruce Wayne or The Joker there's room for interpretation.
 

...okay, Eduardo Capetillo for Han Solo. No mustache though. I hate the mustache.

And Sergio Sendel as Vader. Hear me out on this one: he flings enough stuff around with his bare hands - just think what he could fling with the Force! Plus, he'll have five girlfriends. And a mustache on the outside of his mask. He'll be a super-badass Sith lord. He'll kill the Emperor in the very first movie and just run everything by himself. And the Death Star will have a HUUUUGE bar. Instead of dueling with light sabers, Obi-Wan and Vader will have a drinking contest.
 

Sleepless in seattle: christian de la fuete playing Tom hanks part and that young woman that was his love interest in "quiero amarte". She'd be prefect for meg ryans part. And the lady thats playing Esperanza on "Sueno de Amor" could be her best friend, the one that rosey Odonald played. And the little boy that plays paco on "Un Camino Hacia Destino" could be his son. He'd be perfect for his son.

Im not much into classics, [if you even call that a classic]. And you did say the 40s didn't ya? OH OH my bad!!! Maybe its a modern-day classic. Anyway that'd be interesting to see.
 

Tee Hee--
I think I would just make up a new movie that stars Horacio Pancheri playing all the male character parts. I just can't get enough of one of him on Camino.

Sorry, Julie, it won't be a 7 Brides for 7 Brothers remake. That movie was one of my favorite young adolescent movies when I was still into musicals with lots of comedy, singing and dancing. It looks pretty dated now.
 

Ok I love the suggestions for the Star Wars remake. Too funny.

Nina - I can totally see Christian de la Fuente in Sleepless in Seattle, I'd probably like your version better than the original ;)

ooh and I like the idea for Ricardo Fastlicht in His Girl Friday he does great comedy

I don't know about Marjorie de Souza - she seems too sexxy to me to play Grace Kelly's role


My suggestion for a remake is Fallen Angel from 1945 Its really grown on me, I think I've seen it three times now and I like it a lot and it'd make a fine telenovela, lots of complications going on in the story.

Its a story where a broke drifter(played by Dana Andrews) gets to town and convinces a rich and lonely heiress (played by Alice Faye)to marry him over the advice of pretty much everybody. Meanwhile he's got a deal going w/the hot waitress(played by Linda Darnell) to wait for him and he'll bump off the wife and he and the waitress will run off w/her money. But (spoiler alert) the waitress gets killed!! Who done it???


I suggest Marcelo Cordoba as the drifter b/c he could be charming enough to convince someone to marry him w/o knowing anything about him, Estefania Villarreal (most recently Doris in Yo No Creo) as the heiress and Irina Baeva as the self interested waitress.
Also Chantal Andere can play the heiress's half sister who tries to tell her this drifter is a bad risk but has an agenda of her own. and Otto Sirgo can play the cafe owner who is obsessed w/the waitress b/c he does both sad and creepy well. Azela Robinson can be the waitress's land lady who knows all what she's been up to and Luis Gatica can be the waitress's "other boyfriend". We need a good sheriff who can solve the murder and the only tn cop I've seen lately who was competent was Arturo Carmona (as Fidel in La Vecina) so I'm putting him as the sheriff in this too.
Anybody else seen this
Loving the ideas :D
 

Looks like I need to add Laura to my list of movies to watch, I tried to watch Mildred Pierce and got too depressed to keep going:( but I like your cast Urban but, Marlena Favela is gonna have to work real hard to convince me she works for a living.


Ana Brenda Contreras could do Scarlett but I almost think Angelique Boyer could do it better, but maybe that's just b/c I already think of Teresa as a remake of Gone w/ the Wind and I think Eugenio Siller could totally tone it down enough to be Ashley
 

sneaky--Eugenio can totally tone it down to be Ashley. Have you seen him playing Leonardo, the serious twin in Quien es Quien? I think he could even tone it down to wimpy.
 

For Norman Bates, I would love to see Julio Mannino (Mario SdA). I think he could embody the look and "charm" of that character as well as the madness.
 

Anita - I am watching Quien is Quien and you are right.
He's not just a pretty face (though he's got that too)
Also I read that someone said he reminded them of Danny Kaye and I agree
 

Julio Mannino is a good choice for Norman Bates!

Somehow I missed that Mildred Pierce was Urban's suggestion. I've never seen that film, but I've seen the Carol Burnett version so many times that I think I get the idea. :)

Carol Burnett did another classic movie spoof about a woman who is thought to have drowned, so her jealous (twin) sister marries her boyfriend. I don't remember what it was called, but it already sounds more like a telenovela than a film.
 

OT: Julie, I am a "Psycho" fan. If you are, give the tv series a looksee some time. Brilliant!
 

Julie, I saw it on a big screen for the first time at a new revival-house theatre on the Lower East Side and it was amazing. The high-contrast black and white cinematography was its own art form and was ideally suited to the mood of the film. The original novel took place during the Depression but I think it was pure genius of the production team to update it to the 40s.

My dream cast for this and for Laura is based not just on their talent but on whom I think would look appropriate in the clothes of this period. Marlene Favela and Irina Baeva had such a perfect mother/daughter vibe in PyP that I could easily see them in a Spanish-language version of Mildred Pierce.