Netflix’s Pedro Páramo brings the story of a young man who visits a ghost town at his mother’s request on her deathbed, where he begins to understand the man his father was. But will he be able to find the man whom he has never met? What will be the result of this visit and what are the secrets hidden within this ghost town?
The film stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Tenoch Huerta, Dolores Heredia, Ilse Salas, Héctor Kotsifakis, Mayra Batalla, Roberto Sosa, alongside other cast members. Directed by Rodrigo Prieto, the film has a runtime of 132 minutes.
Pedro Páramo Ending Explained
The story begins with Juan Preciado visiting a small town within the mountains upon the final wish of his mother who wants him to meet his father. However, upon reaching the town, he finds out that his father is dead and is the man who turned this once-happy town into a ghost town. As he dives deeper into the mysterious place, he is caught between the dead and the living as he loses touch with reality.
Juan’s entry into the village begins his journey on the border of life and death as he comes across people from another time who carry the tears of this town. As they tell him about his father, he soon loses his way and finds himself unable to leave the town that was once terrorised by his father. Meanwhile, we also see the scene of Pedro’s life and how he ruled this town.
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Does Juan Preciado Escape Comala?
With a wish to confront the man whom his mother sends him to meet and take what’s his, Juan enters the ghost town of Comala. However, he finds out that his father is dead and with nowhere to go, he decides to stay there for the night. However, he meets a resident of the town who begins to tell him about his father which intrigues him. While talking to her, he feels something suspicious and decides to leave with another woman whom he stumbles across.
The woman is his nanny who makes him feel safe but he soon realises that the woman is a ghost. He tries to run away but loses his way in the streets of Comala. His fear soon takes over him as he comes across other ghosts of the town who make him run for his life. Juan tries to escape from the town as soon as possible, but finally stumbles and comes across a couple whom he later finds out are siblings.
But this duo is no less eccentric than the rest of the town and his suspicion of them is verified when the woman tells him that he is now trapped with her. Juan somehow escapes from the house but begins hallucinating as he reaches the town square. As he witnesses the victims of his father float in the air above, he is overwhelmed by the spirits surrounding him and loses his breath. With this, he dies from asphyxiation.
Why Did Comala Turn Into a Ghost Town?
With Pedro’s rise to power, he took over the town which soon began to crumble under his rule. With heavy corruption, adultery, rape, murder, and other havoc caused by him and his people, the town began to fall. Upon this, he also funded and manipulated the Mexican Revolution for his benefit which added to the chaos. Finally, the death of the only woman he loved broke the straw as he began to show indifference towards the town, which ended in all the residents either leaving or dying.
How Did Pedro Páramo Die?
Saddened by the death of his one true love, Pedro began showing indifference towards Comala. Adding on to this, Comala gathered a lot of people from neighbouring towns when the priest rang the bells of the church. This gathering soon turned into a celebration which coincided with Pedro’s grief for his lover. Angered by this, Pedro began to neglect the town which caused its downfall.
He began to spend his time as a soulless person who would sit in front of his house looking in the direction where his lover left for her final journey. One day, as he sat in his wick chair gazing in the same direction, one of his illegitimate sons showed up at his door drunk. He begs Pedro to help him bury his dead wife but Pedro’s indifference angers him. He then stabs Pedro and Damiana (who tried to stop him). With this, his story comes to an end.
This is the same son who shows Juan the way to Comala when he arrives.
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