''The Associate'' (Spanish: ''El socio'') is a 1946 Mexican

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directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Hugo del Carril, Gloria Marín and Nelly Montiel.Pilcher, p. 118 It is based on Jenaro Prieto's 1928 novel '' The Partner'' in which a financially struggling man invents a fictitious business partner in order to try to improve his prospects. The film's sets were designed by the

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Manuel Fontanals.

Cast

* Hugo del Carril as Julián Pardo * Gloria Marín as Anita Velasco * Nelly Montiel as Graciela * Clifford Carr as Samuel Goldenberg * Rafael Alcayde as Luis * Federico Mariscal as Pedrito * Octavio Martínez as Sr. Gutiérrez * José Morcillo as Coronel Ramírez * Vicente Padula as Don Fortunato * Luis G. Barreiro as Don Ramiro * Roberto Meyer as Cipriano * Juan Pulido as Inventor * Raymundo Guízar * Beatriz Ramos as Esposa de Davis * Susana Guízar as Leonor * Daniel Arroyo as Hombre jugando billar * René Cardona as Corredor de bolsa * Roberto Corell * Joaquín Coss as Asistente de notario * Fernando Curiel as Corredor de bolsa * Alfonso Jiménez as Inventor * José Muñoz as Corredor de bolsa * Eduardo Noriega as Corredor de bolsa * Félix Samper as Hombre jugando billar * María Valdealde as Mujer con cuadro

References

Bibliography

* Pilcher, Jeffrey M. ''Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2001.

External links

* 1946 films 1946 drama films Mexican drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Roberto Gavaldón Mexican black-and-white films Films based on The Partner (Prieto novel) Films scored by Manuel Esperón 1940s Mexican films Spanish-language drama films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub