Trip to the Moon (1958 film)

1958 Mexican film by Fernando Cortés

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Trip to the Moon

Directed by| Fernando Cortés
Written by| Fernando Cortés
Fernando Galiana
Carlos Sampelayo
Produced by| Óscar J. Brooks
Ernesto Enríquez
Starring| Kitty de Hoyos
Sergio Corona
Cinematography| José Ortiz Ramos
Edited by| Rafael Ceballos
Music by| Manuel Esperón

Production
company

Brooks y Enríquez

Release date

* 2 April 1958 (1958-04-02) (Mexico)

Running time

| 80 minutes
Country| Mexico
Language| Spanish

Trip to the Moon (Spanish:"Viaje a la luna'") is a 1958 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés, featuring Kitty de Hoyos, and an ensemble cast of comedians such as Sergio Corona, Alfonso Arau, Germán Valdés (Tin-Tan), Viruta and Capulina, Manuel 'Loco' Valdés, Fannie Kauffman 'Vitola', Leopoldo 'Polo' Ortin,Joaquín García Vargas 'Borolas' [es], Ramiro Gamboa 'Tio Gamboin' and Xavier López 'Chabelo'.[1][2]

## Plot

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The film is set in a mental asylum, where a group of patients imagines themselves embarking on a journey to the Moon. The patients, trapped in their delusions, create an elaborate fantasy of space exploration, blurring the lines between reality and imagination. The film combines humor, absurdity, and surrealism, exploring themes of escapism, mental illness, and the power of the mind. It has multiple references to the classic film Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902) by Georges Méliès.[1][3][4]

## References

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1. ^ a b Villa, Marco (2020-08-01). "¡Vamos al cine! Les recomendamos "Viaje a la Luna"" [Let's go to the movies! We recommend "Trip to the Moon."]. Relatos e Historias en México (in Spanish). XII (142). ISSN 2007-0616. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
2. ^ "Trip to the Moon (1958)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
3. ^ "Viaje a la luna". Palomitacas (in Spanish). 1958-04-02. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
4. ^ "Viaje a la luna (1958)". CINeol (in Spanish). 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-14.

## External links

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* Trip to the Moon at IMDb
* Full movie at the Internet Archive

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Viruta y Capulina

* Marco Antonio Campos
* Gaspar Henaine

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* La sombra del otro
* Se los chupó la bruja
* Viaje a la luna
* Los legionarios
* La odalisca No. 13
* Muertos de miedo
* A sablazo limpio
* Angelitos del trapecio
* Los tigres del desierto
* Dos locos en escena
* Dos criados malcriados
* El dolor de pagar la renta
* Cómicos y canciones
* Los desenfrenados
* Limosneros con garrote
* Un par... a todo dar
* Pegando con tubo
* Dos tontos y un loco
* Qué perra vida
* Cascabelito
* En peligro de muerte
* Los invisibles
* Barridos y regados
* Buenos días, Acapulco
* Los astronautas
* La edad de piedra
* Los reyes del volante
* Cada quién su lucha
* Dos meseros majaderos
* La batalla de los pasteles
* La cigüeña distraída
* Detectives o ladrones..?
* Dos pintores pintorescos
* Un par de robachicos
* El camino de los espantos

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