---
title: 'Moon over Parador (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Mazursky'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/moon-over-parador-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095654/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Moon over Parador (1988)

1988 · 99 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Moon Over Parador is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by Paul Mazursky, who co-wrote the screenplay with Leon Capetanos. The film is based on the short story "Caviar for His Excellency" by Charles G. Booth and is a loose remake of the 1939 film The Magnificent Fraud. It stars Richard Dreyfuss as a little-known actor hired to impersonate a deceased Latin American dictator, with Raul Julia and Sônia Braga in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Mazursky](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mazursky)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Mazursky](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mazursky)
- **Producer:** [Paul Mazursky](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mazursky)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Maurice Jarre](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-jarre)
- **Director of Photography:** [Donald McAlpine](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-mcalpine)
- **Editor:** [Stuart H. Pappé](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-h-pappe)

## Cast

- [Fernando Rey](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-rey)
- [Sônia Braga](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonia-braga)
- [José Lewgoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-lewgoy)
- [Sammy Davis Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/sammy-davis-jr)
- [Charo](https://cinepixo.com/people/charo)
- [Reinhard Kolldehoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinhard-kolldehoff)
- [Nelson Xavier](https://cinepixo.com/people/nelson-xavier)
- [Regina Casé](https://cinepixo.com/people/regina-case)
- [John Broderick](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-broderick)
- [Ed Asner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-asner)
- [Milton Gonçalves](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-goncalves)
- [Flávio Ramos Tambellini](https://cinepixo.com/people/flavio-ramos-tambellini)
- [Roger Aaron Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-aaron-brown)
- [Polly Holliday](https://cinepixo.com/people/polly-holliday)
- [Patricio Guzmán](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricio-guzman)

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