''The Devourer'' (Spanish: ''La devoradora'') is a 1946 Mexican

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definiti ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

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 ...

and starring

María Félix María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña (; 8 April 1914 – 8 April 2002) was a Mexican actress and singer. Along with Pedro Armendáriz and Dolores del Río, she was one of the most successful figures of Latin American cinema in the 1940s and ...

Luis Aldás Luis Aldás (10 March 1910 – 16 May 1990) was an Argentine film actor.Pitts p.356 He emigrated to Mexico and became a star during the Golden age of Mexican cinema. He appeared in more than fifty films during his career. Aldás was married four t ...

and

Julio Villarreal Julio Villarreal (7 November 1885 – 4 August 1958) was a Spanish actor who later settled and worked in Mexico. He also directed two films in the early 1930s.Taibo p.155 Born as Julio Crochet i Martínez Villarreal in Madrid to a family of theat ...

. It was shot at the Azteca Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Vicente Petit. It has been classified as a

film noir Film noir (; ) is a style of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood Crime film, crime dramas that emphasizes cynicism (contemporary), cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of Ameri ...

.Spicer p.203

Cast

as Diana de Arellano *

as Miguel Iturbe *

as Don Adolfo Gil * Felipe de Alba as Pablo Ortega *

Arturo Soto Rangel Arturo Soto Rangel (March 12, 1882 – May 25, 1965) was a Mexican film, television, and stage actor. Soto was best known for appearing in over 250 Mexican films. He appeared in one American movie, '' The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'', which w ...

as Don Manuel Ortega *

Conchita Gentil Arcos Conchita Gentil Arcos (1897 – 23 December 1982) was a Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema as a character actress in supporting roles. She was the sister of María Gentil Arcos, also an actress in the Golden Age of Mexican cinem ...

as Jacinta *

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 Inspector * Manuel Arvide as Ricardo Galván * Manuel Trejo Morales as Ernesto * Salvador García as Cantante *

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 Mayordomo * Humberto Rodríguez as Gregorio, portero

References

Bibliography

* Balderston, Daniel, Gonzalez, Mike & Lopez, Ana M. ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures''. Routledge, 2002. * Mraz, John. ''Looking for Mexico: Modern Visual Culture and National Identity''. Duke University Press, 2009. * Spicer, Andrew. ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir''. Scarecrow Press, 2010. * Thornton, Niamh. ''María Félix: A Mexican Film Star and Her Legacy''. Boydell & Brewer, 2023.

External links

* 1946 films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Fernando de Fuentes Mexican black-and-white films Mexican drama films 1946 drama films Mexican crime films 1946 crime films 1940s Mexican films Film noir {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub