''The Shrew'' (Spanish: ''Fierecilla'') is a 1951 Mexican

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directed by Fernando Méndez and starring Rosita Arenas, Domingo Soler and Carlos López Moctezuma. The plot was inspired by

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''.Vitali It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Jorge Fernández.

Cast

* Rosita Arenas as Rosita Hernández * Domingo Soler as Don Tomás, padrino * Carlos López Moctezuma as Carlos * Eduardo Noriega as Rafael Álvarez * Arturo Martínez as Antonio * Bertha Lomelí as Lolita * Eduardo Arozamena as Sacerdote *

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as Doña Brigida * Angélica María as Rosita niña * María Gentil Arcos as Dueña tienda ropa * Pepe Nava as Cantinero * Emilio Garibay as Eusebio, patrón

References

Bibliography

* Alfaro, Eduardo de la Vega. '' Fernando Méndez, 1908-1966''. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1995. * Amador, María Luisa. ''Cartelera cinematográfica, 1950-1959''. UNAM, 1985. * Paranaguá, Paulo Antonio. ''Mexican Cinema''. British Film Institute, 1995. * Vitali, Valentina. ''Capital and Popular Cinema: The Dollars are Coming!''. Manchester University Press, 2016.

External links

* 1951 films 1950s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films Mexican comedy films 1951 comedy films 1950s Mexican films Films directed by Fernando Méndez Estudios Churubusco films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub