La Pachanga (film)

La Pachanga (The Party) is a 1981 Mexican comedy film, directed by José Estrada. The film received three Ariel Awards in 1983: Best Director, Best Editing and Best Art Direction.

Plot
During a weekend in Mexico City, the inhabitants of an old apartment building held two separate ceremonies: a quinceañera and a wake. Neighbors are mixed between the two parties while love, sex, comedy and tragedy are combined.

Main cast

 * Julissa as Adela
 * Claudia Islas as Carmen
 * Gregorio Casal as Alejo
 * Sergio Jiménez as Don Moshe Mostkoff
 * Alejandro Ciangherotti as Vicente
 * Patricia Rivera as Elodia
 * Elsa Cárdenas as Laura
 * Noé Murayama as Rey
 * Carmelita González as Doña Eugenia

Ariel Awards
The Ariel Awards are awarded annually by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in Mexico. La Pachanga received three awards out of eight nominations.


 * rowspan="8" scope="row"| 1983
 * scope="row"| José Estrada
 * scope="row"| Best Director
 * Won
 * scope="row"| Noé Murayama
 * rowspan="2" scope="row"| Best Actor
 * Nominated
 * scope="row"| Sergio Jiménez
 * Nominated
 * scope="row"| María Rojo
 * rowspan="1" scope="row"| Best Actress
 * Nominated
 * scope="row"| Alejandro Ciangherotti
 * rowspan="1" scope="row"| Best Supporting Actor
 * Nominated
 * scope="row"| José Morales Montáñez
 * rowspan="1" scope="row"| Best Art Direction
 * Won
 * scope="row"| Rosalío Solano
 * rowspan="1" scope="row"| Best Cinematography
 * Nominated
 * scope="row"| Rafael Ceballos
 * rowspan="1" scope="row"| Best Editing
 * Won
 * scope="row"| Rosalío Solano
 * rowspan="1" scope="row"| Best Cinematography
 * Nominated
 * scope="row"| Rafael Ceballos
 * rowspan="1" scope="row"| Best Editing
 * Won
 * rowspan="1" scope="row"| Best Editing
 * Won