To retell ‘Pedro Páramo,’ director Rodrigo Prieto went on his own journey to the past
LA TimesOn the grassy plains of the set of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto received an unexpected call from Netflix. As he moved from the set of 1920s Oklahoma to the bright pink neighborhood of dream houses in Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” the ghostly tale of “Pedro Páramo” remained on Prieto’s mind. Describing the new role as a “natural step to expand creative playground,” Prieto knew Netflix’s “Pedro Páramo,” released Nov. 6, was the ideal way to test the directing waters. “Pedro Páramo” is set during the Mexican Revolution — a piece of history that dominated Prieto’s childhood imagination. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo searched for the vulnerability in the title character of Netflix’s “Pedro Páramo.” “There is a personal connection that somehow translates into the film,” Prieto said.
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