Ripstein debuted as a producer in 1999 with the film adaptation of '' El Coronel No Tiene Quien le Escriba '' by Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez , about a retired colonel waiting 27 years for his pension . The film , directed by his father from a screenplay by his mother , starred Mexican actors Fernando Luján and Salma Hayek and Spanish actress Marisa Paredes . It represented Mexico at the 72nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film , and competed for the Palme d'Or at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival
1999 Cannes Film Festival
1999 Cannes Film Festival
Gabriel Ripstein