''When I Leave'' (Spanish:''Cuando me vaya'') is a 1954 Mexican

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directed by Tito Davison and starring

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and Prudencia Grifell. It portrays the life of the

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composer

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.Irwin & Ricalde p.195

Cast

as María Grever *

as León Grever * Lilia Martínez 'Gui-Gui' as Laurita * Prudencia Grifell as Doña Generosa * Alberto Carrière as Ralph *

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as Doña Julia * Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Doctor Fuentes *

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as Mercedes * Héctor Godoy as Carlos Grever *

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* Marion del Valle as Claudia * Norma Ancira as Amiga de Claudia *

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as Maestro de orquesta *

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as Locutor radio *

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as Cantante * Chucho Martínez Gil as Cantante * Nestor Mesta Chayres as Cantante * Juan Arvizu as Cantante *

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as Sr. Dobie * Daniel Arroyo as Invitado ceremonia *

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as Don Alejandro Castillo * Stephen Berne as Cargador * Carmen Cabrera as Invitada en compromiso *

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as Hombre en subasta * Manuel Casanueva as Doctor * Jorge Chesterking as Cole Porter * Julio Daneri as Señor Davis * Felipe de Flores as Amigo de Mojica * Rosario Gálvez * Ana María Hernández as Amiga de María en Nueva York *

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as Invitada a compromiso *

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as Secretaria *

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as Chofer * Paco Martinez as Fotógrafo * Héctor Mateos as Subastador * Álvaro Matute as Dr. Wilson *

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* Felipe Montoya as Señor Anselmi * Rubén Marquez as Hombre en subasta *

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as Don Matías * Joaquín Roche as Mensajero del señor Mojica * Nicolás Rodríguez as Doctor * Manuel Sánchez Navarro as Hombre en subasta *

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* Fernando Yapur as Cargador * Enrique Zambrano as Anunciador cerem

References

Bibliography

* Robert Irwin & Maricruz Ricalde. ''Global Mexican Cinema: Its Golden Age''. British Film Institute, 2013.

External links

*
''When I Leaave'' (''Cuando Me Vaya'') as presented in ''O Grande Amor De María Grever 1954 Leg'' as performed on archive.org
1954 films 1950s musical drama films Mexican musical drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Tito Davison Films scored by Manuel Esperón 1954 drama films Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub