My Mexican Shivah
Brief Synopsis
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Family and friends sit shivah in Mexico City for Moishe Tartakovsky, a much beloved patriarch. Mourners include a Catholic ex-lover, an Orthodox ex-convict grandson, and a troupe of mariachi musicians. Two Yiddish-speaking spirits wryly observe the mourners while accounting for Moishe's soul.
Cast & Crew
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Alejandro Springall
Director
Raquel Pankowsky
David Ostrosky
Sharon Zundel
Emilio Savinni
Lenny Zundel
Film Details
Also Known As
Morirse esta en Hebreo
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Foreign
Religion
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Emerging Pictures
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 38m
Synopsis
Family and friends sit shivah in Mexico City for Moishe Tartakovsky, a much beloved patriarch. Mourners include a Catholic ex-lover, an Orthodox ex-convict grandson, and a troupe of mariachi musicians. Two Yiddish-speaking spirits wryly observe the mourners while accounting for Moishe's soul.
Director
Alejandro Springall
Director
Cast
Raquel Pankowsky
David Ostrosky
Sharon Zundel
Emilio Savinni
Lenny Zundel
Sergio Klainer
Enrique Cimet
Max Kerlow
Martin Lasalle
Blanca Guerra
Crew
Mayte Arguelles
Producer
Celiana Cardenas
Director Of Photography
Madeleine Gavin
Editor
Jorge Goldenberg
Screenplay
Luisa Guala
Art Director
Jacobo Lieberman
Original Music
Monica Neumaier
Costume Designer
Tenoch Ochoa
Executive Producer
Maggie Renzi
Executive Producer
Miguel Sandoval
Sound Department
John Sayles
Executive Producer
Alejandro Springall
Screenplay
Alejandro Springall
Producer
Ilan Stavans
Story By
Lemore Syvan
Executive Producer
Manuel Teil
Casting
Trisha Ziff
Coproducer
Film Details
Also Known As
Morirse esta en Hebreo
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Foreign
Religion
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Emerging Pictures
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 38m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer August 29, 2008
Released in United States Summer August 29, 2008
