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directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Adalberto Martínez, Lilia Prado and

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

* Adalberto Martínez as Resortes * Lilia Prado as Ticha Mendoza *

as Don Monchi * Gloria Mestre as Lily * Isolina Carrillo as Isolina * Pascual García Peña as León Manzo * Manuel Trejo Morales as Gerardo * Hernán Vera as Don Manuel, dueño cabaret * Georgina González as Fichera acompaña Resortes * Emilio Garibay as Fulgencio Sotelo * Pepe Ruiz Vélez as Anunciador * Lucrecia Muñoz as Ojitos, bailarina * Bertha Lehar as Rosaura Rodríguez * Javier de la Parra as Locutor de radio * Elena Luquín as Bailarina * Rosa de Castilla as Rosita

References

Bibliography

* Riera, Emilio García. ''Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1951-1952''. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992. * Wilt, David E. ''The Mexican Filmography, 1916 through 2001''. McFarland, 2024.

External links

* 1952 films Mexican musical films 1952 musical films Mexican comedy films 1952 comedy films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films Estudios Churubusco films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub