''It Happened in Acapulco'' (Spanish: ''Sucedió en Acapulco'') is a 1953 Mexican

comedy drama film Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, and parts of the sounds, of two or more words together.

directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring

Martha Roth Martha Roth (29 May 1932 – 7 October 2016) was an Italian-born Mexican film actress. She became a star during the Golden age of Mexican cinema. Early life Roth was born as Martha Roth Pizzo in Padua, Italy. When Roth was a child, her fa ...

, Raúl Martínez and

Domingo Soler Domingo Díaz Pavia (17 April 1901 – 13 June 1961), better known by the stage name Domingo Soler, was a Mexican actor and occasional screenwriter of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He appeared in over 150 films and wrote the screenplays for 2 ...

.Mora p.260 It was shot at the

Churubusco Studios Estudios Churubusco is one of the oldest and largest movie studios in Mexico. It is located in the Churubusco neighborhood of Mexico City. History It was inaugurated in 1945 after a 1943 agreement between RKO and Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta ...

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

Ramón Rodríguez Granada.

Cast

as Licha * Raúl Martínez as Raúl Montalvo *

as Don Sostenes *

Angélica María Angélica María Hartman Ortiz (born September 27, 1944), also known as "La Novia de México", is a Mexican singer and actress. She debuted as a child actress in the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema in films such as ''Pecado'' (1951), ''Una mujer de ...

as Maruca * Esther Luquín as Lolita * Alfredo Varela as Alberto *

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 Tía Sonia *

José Jasso José Jasso (1911–1968) was a Mexican character actor best known for his large, bulging eyes which earned him the nickname "El Ojón". He was mostly cast in comic supporting roles from 1945 to 1967. Jasso often appeared in films starring Eulalio ...

as Leyva, chantajista *

Beatriz Saavedra Beatriz Saavedra is a Mexican actress, best known for appearing in films such as ''Monte de piedad'' (1951), ''Tres hombres en mi vida'' (1952), ''Tío de mi vida'' (1952), '' It Happened in Acapulco'' (1953), ''La ladrona'' (1954), ''Madame X'' ( ...

as Alicia, nana *

Salvador Quiroz Salvador Quiroz (1892–1956) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner, p. 355 Selected filmography * ''Huapango (film), Huapango'' (1938) * ''Horse for Horse'' (1939) * ''With Villa's Veterans'' (1939) * ''To the Sound of the Marimba'' (1941) * ''The 9 ...

as Señor juez * José Muñoz as Tío Laureano * Josefina Leiner as Sirvienta *

Joaquín Roche Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim. Given name * Joaquín (footballer, born 1956) (Joaquín Alonso González), Spanish football midfielder * Joaquín (footballer, born 1981) (Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez), ...

as Conductor de tren * José Chávez as Manos brujas *

Felipe de Flores Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy ...

as Anunciador radio *

Bruno Márquez Bruno Daniel Márquez Albarrán (born 21 September 1989), is a Mexican former professional gridiron football quarterback in the LFA, having played for 8 seasons, since the league's inaugural season. He played college football with Pumas CU befo ...

as Marido de Lolita *

Ramón Bugarini Ramón or Ramon may refer to: People Given name *Ramón (footballer, born 1950), Brazilian footballer * Ramón (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Ramón (footballer, born 1988), Brazilian footballer *Ramón (footballer, born 1990), Br ...

as Mesero *

Luz María Aguilar Luz María Aguilar Torres (born 26 March 1935) is a Mexican actress from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Aguilar has worked as an actress in theatre, cinema and television. One of her main roles was in the series ''Hogar, dulce hogar'' for ...

as Fan de Raúl *

Ana Bertha Lepe Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez (; 12 September 1934 – 24 October 2013) was a Mexican actress and beauty pageant titleholder. In 1953 she was crowned Miss México and the third runner-up at the Miss Universe 1953. Career She made her film debut ...

as Fan de Raúl

References

Bibliography

* Mora, Carl J. ''Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004''. McFarland & Co, 2005.

External links

* 1953 films 1953 comedy-drama films Mexican comedy-drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Alejandro Galindo Films set in Acapulco Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films Films scored by Gonzalo Curiel Estudios Churubusco films Spanish-language comedy-drama films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub