Viva Zalata (Arabic:ڤيڤا زلاطا) is a 1976 Egyptian western comedy film directed by Hassan Hafez.

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

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