''Desired'' (Spanish: ''Deseada'') is a 1951 Mexican

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Roberto Gavaldón Roberto Gavaldón (June 7, 1909 in Jiménez, Chihuahua – September 4, 1986 in Mexico City) was a Mexican film director. Eight of Gavaldón's films were featured on the list 100 Best Movies of the Cinema of Mexico. His 1958 film ''Ash Wednes ...

and starring

Dolores del Río María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete (3 August 1904 – 11 April 1983), known professionally as Dolores del Río (), was a Mexican actress. With a career spanning more than 50 years, she is regarded as the first major female Latin Am ...

Jorge Mistral Modesto Llosas Rosell (24 November 1920 – 20 April 1972), known professionally as Jorge Mistral, was a Spanish film actor. During the 1940s, he became a star in films produced by CIFESA. In the 1950s, he lived and worked in Mexico and appeare ...

and

José Baviera José Baviera (17 August 1906 – 13 August 1981) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films and television shows between 1924 and 1979. He starred in Luis Buñuel's 1962 film ''The Exterminating Angel''. Selected filmogra ...

.Bodeen p.294 It contains substantial footage shot in Yucatan, much of it in and around the

Maya Maya may refer to: Ethnic groups * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (East Africa), a p ...

site of

Chichen Itza Chichén Itzá , , often with the emphasis reversed in English to ; from () "at the mouth of the well of the Itza people, Itza people" (often spelled ''Chichen Itza'' in English and traditional Yucatec Maya) was a large Pre-Columbian era, ...

Cast

as Deseada *

as Manuel *

as Don Lorenzo *

Anabelle Gutiérrez Anabelle is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Anabelle Ghabach (born 2005),Lebanese footballer * Anabelle Langlois (born 1981), Canadian pairs figure skater * Anabelle Prawerman (born 1963), French beach volleyball pla ...

as Nicte *

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 w ...

as Don Anselmo *

Enriqueta Reza Enriqueta Reza (3 April 1893 – 17 September 1968) was a Mexican actress, performing during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She acted in a total of 67 films and won the Ariel Award The Ariel Award () is an award that recognizes the best ...

as Quiteria *

Héctor Herrera Héctor Miguel Herrera López (; born 19 April 1990) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Liga MX club Toluca. Herrera made his professional debut for Pachuca. Three years later, he was transferred to Portuguese cl ...

as El Casamentero * Wibeut Puerta as El Pintor * Don Chinto as El Chic * Rosario Gutiérrez as Rosario * E. Puga as El Alfarero * Nicolás Urcelay as Invitado

References

Bibliography

* DeWitt Bodeen. ''From Hollywood: The Careers of 15 Great American Stars''. A. S. Barnes, 1976.

External links

* 1951 films 1951 drama films Mexican drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Roberto Gavaldón Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub