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directed by

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and starring

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, Pedro Armendáriz, Andrés Soler and Rebeca Iturbide.Gennari p.86 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It is part of the tradition of

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films, popular during the

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Cast

as Pancho Mireles * Pedro Armendáriz as Baldomero Mireles * Andrés Soler as Don Juan Mireles * Rebeca Iturbide as Diana * Wolf Ruvinskis as Freddy * Lucrecia Muñoz as Chica dispara rifle * Tito Novaro as Jugador cantina *

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as Agente policía * Georgina González as Chica pide canción * Manuel Trejo Morales as Hombre cantina * Mario Llanes as Esbirro de Freddy *

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as Jugador cantina * Agustín Fernández as Jugador cantina * Rosa de Castilla as Lolita

References

Bibliography

* Gennari, Daniela Treveri. ''The Palgrave Handbook of Comparative New Cinema Histories''. Springer Nature, 2023. * Riera, Emilio García. ''Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1951-1952''. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992. * Wilt, David E. ''The Mexican Filmography, 1916 through 2001''. McFarland, 2024.

External links

* 1952 films Mexican musical films 1952 musical films Mexican comedy films 1952 comedy films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Julián Soler Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films Estudios Churubusco films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub