The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz_
A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...
Starring
Ernesto Alonso, Miroslava, Rita Macedo
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Ernesto Alonso stars as Archibaldo de la Cruz in The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz.
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Year context
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz was released 71 years ago in 1955.
Overview
A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - b...
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz is a Comedy, Drama, Crime film with a runtime of 1h 29m.
CAST (20)
Ernesto Alonso
Archibaldo de la Cruz
Miroslava
Lavinia
Rita Macedo
Patricia Terrazas
Andrea Palma
Mrs. Cervantes
Rodolfo Landa
Alejandro Rivas
Ariadna Welter
Carlota Cervantes
José María Linares Rivas
Willy Corduran
Leonor Llausás
The Governess
EC
Eva Calvo
Señora de la Cruz, Archibaldo's mother
ED
Enrique Díaz 'Indiano'
Señor de la Cruz, Archibaldo's father
Carlos Riquelme
The Commissioner
Carlos Martínez Baena
Priest
Manuel Dondé
Colonel at wedding
AV
Armando Velasco
Judge
Armando Acosta
Man at Gordo's (uncredited)
Eduardo Alcaraz
Gordo Azuara (uncredited)
Janet Alcoriza
American tourist (uncredited)
RB
Rafael Banquells hijo
Archibaldo as a boy (uncredited)
Antonio Bravo
Antiques dealer (uncredited)
EB
Emilio Brillas
Mannequin maker (uncredited)
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What is The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz about?
A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...
How long is The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz?
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz has a runtime of 89 minutes (1h 29m).
Who stars in The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz?
The cast of The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz includes Ernesto Alonso, Miroslava, Rita Macedo, Andrea Palma, Rodolfo Landa.
What is the rating of The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz?
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz has a rating of 7.3 out of 10 based on 169 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Comedy
Drama
Crime
