''The Rock of Souls'' (Spanish: ''El Peñón de las Ánimas'') is a 1943 Mexican

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directed by Miguel Zacarías and starring

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María Félix María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña (; 8 April 1914 – 8 April 2002) was a Mexican actress and singer. Along with Pedro Armendáriz and Dolores del Río, she was one of the most successful figures of Latin American cinema in the 1940s and ...

and

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.Baugh, p. 80 It is the first movie to star María Félix, one of the legendary female stars of the

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Plot

In a little town in

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, the rivalry between the families of Fernando Iturriaga (

) and María Ángela Valdivia (

) for the domain of a property known as ''El Peñón de las Ánimas'' prevents the love between the two young lovers.

Curiosities

It was the first movie of the legendary María Félix. For the movie, Jorge Negrete had requested that his girlfriend, the actress Gloria Marín be his costar; however, Félix was selected by the director, which led to a series of altercations between the couple. Ten years later they got married.

Cast

as Fernando Iturriaga *

as María Ángela Valdivia *

as Manuel * Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Don Braulio * Carlos López Moctezuma as Felipe, María Ángela's brother * Virginia Manzano as Rosa * Conchita Gentil Arcos as Madame *

Manuel Dondé Manuel Dondé (1906 – 27 May 1976) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner p.355 He frequently played villains during his long film career. Selected filmography * ''La Llorona (1933 film), La llorona'' (1933) * ''Soulless Women'' (1934) - Policía * ...

as Macario * Roberto Cañedo *

Julio Ahuet Julio Ahuet was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than a hundred and thirty films during his career, including ''Women Without Tomorrow'' (1951), ''Here Comes Martin Corona'' (1952), and the El Santo film ''Profanadores de tumbas'' (1966). ...

* Hernán Vera * Paco Astol *

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* Armando Sáenz * Linda Christian * Cecilia Leger as Modista * Manuel Pozos as Señor gobernador * Humberto Rodríguez as Invitado al baile

References

Bibliography

* Baugh, Scott L. ''Latino American Cinema: An Encyclopedia of Movies, Stars, Concepts, and Trends''. ABC-CLIO, 2012.

External links

* 1940s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films 1943 films 1943 romantic drama films Films directed by Miguel Zacarías Films scored by Manuel Esperón Mexican romantic drama films 1940s Mexican films {{romantic-drama-film-stub