''A Place Near Heaven'' (Spanish: ''Un rincón cerca del cielo'') is a 1952 Mexican

comedy drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

directed by Rogelio A. González and starring

Pedro Infante Pedro Infante Cruz (; 18 November 1917 – 15 April 1957) was a Mexican ranchera music singer and actor, whose career spanned the golden age of Mexican cinema. His popularity spread across Latin America. Infante was born in Mazatlán, Sinalo ...

Marga López Catalina Margarita López Ramos (; June 21, 1924 – July 4, 2005), known professionally as Marga López, was an Argentine-born Mexican actress. Biography Born Catalina Margarita López Ramos in June 21st, 1924 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argen ...

and Andrés Soler.De la Mora, p. 79. The film's art direction was by Jorge Fernández.

Main cast

as Pedro González *

as Margarita * Andrés Soler as Don Chema Pérez * Antonio Aguilar as Catrín *

Silvia Pinal Silvia Pinal Hidalgo (born 12 September 1931) is a Mexican actress. She began her career in the theater, venturing into cinema in 1949. Her film work and popularity in her native country led her to work in Europe (Spain and Italy). Pinal achiev ...

as Sonia Irina *

Luis Aceves Castañeda Luis Aceves Castañeda (1913–1973) was a Mexican film actor.Paietta, p. 141. Selected filmography * ''Juan Charrasqueado'' (1948) * ''Philip of Jesus'' (1949) * '' Maria Islands'' (1951) * '' A Place Near Heaven'' (1952) * ''Mexican Bus Ride ...

as Martín Araujo, el jefe *

Peque Navarro Peque or ''variation'', may refer to: Places * Peque, Antioquia, a municipality in the Department of Antioquia, Colombia * Peque, Zamora, a municipality in the Province of Zamora, Spain People * Peque Gallaga (born 1943), Filipino filmmaker Nick ...

as Pepe *

Arturo Soto Rangel Arturo Soto Rangel (March 12, 1882 – May 25, 1965) was a Mexican film, television, and stage actor. Soto was best known for appearing in over 250 Mexican films. He appeared in one American movie, '' The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'', which wo ...

as Don Tenen *

Diana Ochoa Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997) ...

as Supervisora oficina * Guillermo Portillo Acosta as Borracho *

Juan Orraca ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

as Don Antonio * Mercedes Soler as Enfermera * Joaquín García Vargas as Borracho * Ricardo Camacho as Borracho

References

Bibliography

* De la Mora, Sergio. ''Cinemachismo: Masculinities and Sexuality in Mexican Film''. University of Texas Press, 2009.

External links

* 1952 films 1952 comedy-drama films Mexican comedy-drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Rogelio A. González Films scored by Manuel Esperón Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub