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directed by

Gilberto Martínez Solares Mario Gilberto Agustin Martinez Solares (January 19, 1906 – January 18, 1997) was a Mexican director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and actor who is considered one of the most prolific filmmakers in Mexican cinema having directed more tha ...

and starring Esther Fernández,

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and Jorge Reyes. Riera p.120 The film's sets were designed by the

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Manuel Fontanals.

Synopsis

After her father's death, María Eugenia is pressured by Don Remigio Pérez who her father owed

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s to, to marry her. Instead her kindly uncle Roberto de los Ríos pays off her debts and she goes to live with him at his

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with his two

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nephews Carlos and Leonardo. However she faces an attempt to murder her to secure her uncle's fortune.

Cast

* Esther Fernández as María Eugenia *

as Carlos / Leonardo * Jorge Reyes as Ángel Custodio * Fernando Soto as Mantequilla * Rafael Alcayde as Roberto de los Ríos *

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as Carmen * Nicolás Rodríguez as Don Remigio Pérez *

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as Don Juan Guerra *

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as Esteban * Enriqueta Reza as Doña Chona *

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as Comisario * Juan García as Asistente Comisario *

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as Mariquita *

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as Señor de la Maza *

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as Felisa * Humberto Rodríguez as Secretario * Daniel Arroyo as Señor Velasco *

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as Esbirro de Esteban

References

Bibliography

* Riera, Emilio García. ''Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1946-1948''. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992 * Wilt, David E. ''The Mexican Filmography, 1916 through 2001''. McFarland, 2024.

External links

* 1947 films Mexican mystery films 1947 mystery films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films 1940s thriller films Mexican thriller films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub