''The Dangerous Age'' (Spanish: ''La edad peligrosa'') is a 1950 Mexican

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directed by

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and starring

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and Carlos Navarro.Riera p.197 It was shot at the Clasa Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Javier Torres Torija.

Synopsis

Two young woman go out to experience the world after being brought up in the sheltered life a

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. They move into a

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and one of them falls in love with a

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Cast

as Mercedes *

as Sor Antonia * Carlos Navarro as Luis Fernández *

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as Patricia * Alfredo Varela as Apolonio Godinez *

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as Pedro Martínez *

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as doña Prudencia *

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as Madre superiora * Eduardo Vivas as Professor manuel *

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as Padre Anselmo *

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as Anciano borracho *

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as Cantante

References

Bibliography

* Riera, Emilio García. ''Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1949''. Ediciones Era, 1969. * Wilt, David E. ''The Mexican Filmography, 1916 through 2001''. McFarland, 2024.

External links

* 1950 films Mexican drama films 1950 drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by José Díaz Morales Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub