Viva Zalata Explained

Viva Zalata should not be confused with Viva Zapata!.

Viva Zalata
Director:	Hassan Hafez
Producer:	Fouad El Mohandes
Screenplay:	Anwar Abdallah
Music:	Tarek Sharara
Cinematography:	Wadid Serry
Editing:	Kamal Abou El Ela
Runtime:	120 minutes
Country:	Egypt
Language:	Arabic

Viva Zalata (Arabic: ڤيڤا زلاطا) is a 1976 Egyptian western comedy film directed by Hassan Hafez.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Synopsis

Zalata immigrates to New Mexico, where he becomes a city hero and eventually mayor. After he is killed by Billy the Kid, his daughter Negma returns to Egypt to find her cousin Metwali for a revenge mission. A playboy and more lover than fighter, Metwali decides to accompany his cousin back to New Mexico. Learning a lot along the way, he avenges his uncle and marries Negma, returning to the Al-Hussainiya neighborhood of Cairo to settle down.

Cast

• Fouad el-Mohandes as Zalata/Metwali
• Shwikar as Negma
• Samir Ghanem as Chief Yellow Cloud
• Tawfik el-Deken as wagon train leader
• Nabila El Sayed as saloon owner
• Hassan Mustafa as the Sheriff
• Mahmoud Morsi
• Gamal Ismail as General Batista
• Salama Elias as casino owner
• Nabil Al-Hagrasi as respresentative of the Ministry of Tourism
• Osama Abbas as United States government representative
• Nabil Badr as Mexican government representative
• Zouzou Shakib as Zainab al-Alameh
• Seif Allah Mokhtar as follower of Zalata
• Helmi Halali as wagon train member
• Hassan Abdin as King Size
• Ahmed Nabil as follower of Zalata
• Mohamed Taha as friend of Metwali
• Ahmed Shokry
• Mahmoud Abu Zeid as Qaza’a, the sheriff’s deputy
• Zakariya Mowafi as Hani, the saloon owner’s son
• Izz al-din Islam as undertaker
• Almontaser Bellah as follower of Zalata
• Samiha Mohamed as shopkeeper’s wife
• Sayed Mounir
• Hussein Fahmy as Billy the Kid
• El-Toukhy Tawfiq as wagon train member
• Mohamed Sobhi

See also

• Viva Zapata
• Cinema of Egypt
• Lists of Egyptian films
• List of Egyptian films of the 1970s
• List of Egyptian films of 1976

External links

• • Viva Zalata on elCinema.com

Notes and References

1. Book: Dictionary of African Filmmakers. 978-0253351166. Armes. Roy. 2008. Indiana University Press .
2. Book: Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage. 9782811142506. Brière. Jean-François. January 2008. KARTHALA Editions . in French
3. Book: International Film Guide. 1977. 9780498021060. Cowie. Peter. Tantivy Press .
4. Web site: Remembering Fouad El-Mohandes: The Master of Egyptian comedy. Ahram Online.