Manuel García-Rulfo endeared himself to global audiences as high-powered defense attorney Mickey Haller in Netflix’s hit series adaptation of “The Lincoln Lawyer.” Now, the Mexican actor is focused on a new lead role that will introduce those same audiences to the 1955 novel “Pedro Páramo,” widely considered a classic of Latin American — and specifically Mexican — literature.
Written by Juan Rulfo, who was considered a precursor of magical realism, the novel tells the story of Juan Preciado, who, in the wake of his mother’s death, returns to the remote village where he was born in search of his father, Pedro Páramo. But when he arrives, Preciado encounters a literal ghost town, where he meets a series of mysterious characters — some living, others long dead — and learns about his late father’s ruthless quest for wealth and power.
In the new film directed by four-time Oscar-nominated Mexican cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto (“Killers
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