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directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring

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and

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.Hernandez-Rodriguez p.82 The film's sets were designed by the

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Gunther Gerszo.

Synopsis

A domineering father's control over his family weakens when a charming salesman comes to the house.

Cast

as Rodrigo Cataño *

as Roberto del Hierro *

as Maru Cataño * Carlos Riquelme as Ricardo * Eugenia Galindo as doña Gracia Cataño * Enriqueta Reza as Guadalupe - sirvienta *

Felipe de Alba Felipe de Alba (April 29, 1924 – November 15, 2005) was a Mexicans, Mexican attorney and character actor from the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in films such as ''Robinson Crusoe (1954 film), Robinson Crusoe'' (1954, directed by Luis Buñuel) and ...

as Héctor Cataño *

Nora Veryán Nora Veryán (1929–1998) was a Mexican film actress.Agrasánchez p.159 She was married to Mexican film actor Raúl Meraz but later separated. The couple had one son together. Selected filmography * ''A Family Like Many Others'' (1949) * ''We M ...

as Pilar - novia de Héctor *

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as Estela Cataño * Manuel de la Vega as Leopoldo *

Alma Delia Fuentes Alma Delia Susana Fuentes González (22 January 1937 – 2 April 2017) was a Mexican actress of film, television, and theatre. Career Fuentes began her career as a child actress. In 1951, she was nominated for an Ariel Award for Best Youth Perfor ...

as Lupita Cataño *

Conchita Gentil Arcos Conchita Gentil Arcos (1897 – 23 December 1982) was a Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema as a character actress in supporting roles. She was the sister of María Gentil Arcos, also an actress in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema; ...

as Invitada a fiesta *

María Gentil Arcos María Gentil Arcos (11 April 1905 – 18 July 1965) was a Spanish-Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema as a character actress in supporting roles. She was the sister of Conchita Gentil Arcos, also an actress in the Golden Age ...

as Invitada a fiesta *

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as Madre de Roberto *

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as Anunciador * Ignacio Peón as Invitado a fiesta * Victoria Sastre

References

Bibliography

* R. Hernandez-Rodriguez. ''Splendors of Latin Cinema''. ABC-CLIO, 2009.

External links

* 1949 films 1949 drama films Mexican drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Alejandro Galindo {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films