''The Children of Maria Morales'' (Spanish: "Los hijos de María Morales") is a 1952

Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...

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.

. It was directed by

Fernando de Fuentes Fernando de Fuentes Carrau (December 13, 1894 – July 4, 1958) was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide. He is perhaps best known for directing the films ''El prisionero trece'', ''El compadre Mendoza'', a ...

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Pedro Infante Pedro Infante Cruz (; 18 November 1917 – 15 April 1957) was a Mexican ranchera singer and actor whose career spanned the golden age of Mexican cinema. Infante was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and raised in nearby Guamúchil. He died on 15 Apri ...

as José Morales *

Antonio Badú Antonio Badú (August 13, 1914 – June 29, 1993) was a Mexican film actor and producer.de la Mora p.90 He appeared in more than sixty films during his career, which began during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema ( ...

as Luis Morales *

Emma Roldán Emma Roldán (February 3, 1893 – August 29, 1978) was a Mexican character actress and costume designer. She is remembered as the sharp-tongued, domineering matron of Mexican cinema, and was nominated three times for a Silver Ariel Award. ...

as María Morales *

Carmelita González Carmelita González (July 11, 1928 – April 30, 2010) was a Mexican lead actress known for her film roles during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She appeared in nearly 100 Mexican films during her career, opposite such actors as Mario Moren ...

as Gloria Magaña *

Irma Dorantes Irma Aguirre Martínez (born 21 December 1934), commonly known as Irma Dorantes, is a Mexican actress. Career Her first film, ''Los tres huastecos'', was released in 1948. Dorantes participated in many Mexican films of the 1950s and 1960s. In 1 ...

as María *

Josefina Leiner Josefina Leiner, born Josefina Noguera Escobar, (19 March 1928''Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at Miami, Florida''. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. – February ...

as Lupe *

Verónica Loyo Verónica Loyo is a Mexican singer and actress. Partial discography * ''Aires de la provincia'' (Dimsa DML-8107) Filmography * ''Los hijos de María Morales'' (1952) * '' Canción de cuna'' (1953) * ''Ahí vienen los gorrones'' (1953) * ''Ro ...

as Lola Gómez, La Torcasa *

Andrés Soler Andrés Díaz Pavia (18 November 1898 – 26 July 1969), better known by the stage name Andrés Soler, was a Mexican actor. He was considered one of the greatest figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Soler appeared in about two hundred fil ...

as Carlos Salvatierra *

Tito Novaro Tito Novaro (1918–1986) was a Mexican actor and film director. Noble p.193 He began his career in the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. Selected filmography * '' Borrasca humana'' (1940) * ''Wild Flower'' (1943) * '' The Circus'' (1943) * ''Santa' ...

as Tomás Gutiérrez * José Muñoz as Bandit *

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 Don Tacho, the barman *

Lupe Inclán Lupe Inclán (1895–1956) was a Mexican actress who became very popular in Mexican Carpa theatrical plays. She was also known for movies, mainly acting in supporting comic roles. She was known as one of the most prominent Mexican actresses inte ...

as Chencha *

Pepe Nava Pepe is a pet form of the Spanish and Portuguese name José (Joseph). It is also a surname. * People Mononyms *Pepe (footballer, born 1935), Brazilian footballer José Macia *Pepe (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian-born Portuguese footballer ...

as Villager (uncredited)

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