''A Family Like Many Others'' (Spanish: ''Una familia de tantas'') is a 1949 Mexican

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written and directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring

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and

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.Hernandez-Rodriguez p.82 It was shot at the Azteca Studios in

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. 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

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comes to the house.

Cast

as Rodrigo Cataño *

as Roberto del Hierro *

as Maru Cataño *

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as Ricardo * Eugenia Galindo as doña Gracia Cataño * Enriqueta Reza as Guadalupe - sirvienta * Felipe de Alba as Héctor Cataño * Nora Veryán 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 Perfo ...

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 cinem ...

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 *

Maruja Grifell Maruja Grifell (February 6, 1907 – March 27, 1968) was a Mexican film actress.Pilcher p.160 Selected filmography * ''Another Dawn (1943 film), Another Dawn'' (1943) * ''The Lieutenant Nun'' (1944) * ''The Abandoned (1945 film), The Abandoned' ...

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 Best Picture Ariel Award winners Mexican drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Alejandro Galindo Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films Films scored by Raúl Lavista Spanish-language drama films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub