''The Two Orphans'' (Spanish: ''Las dos huerfanitas'') is a 1950 Mexican

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 Roberto Rodríguez and starring Evita Muñoz, María Eugenia Llamas and

Joaquín Cordero Joaquín Cordero (; August 16, 1922 – February 19, 2013) was a Mexican actor of the cinema, theatre and telenovelas. Biography Shortly after his birth, Cordero's family moved to Mexico City. In the following years he studied in a seminary and ...

. It is an adaptation of the play '' The Two Orphans'' by

Adolphe d'Ennery Adolphe d'Ennery (; or Dennery; Adolphe Philippe; 17 June 181125 January 1899) was a French playwright and novelist. Life Born in Paris, his real surname was Philippe. He obtained his first success in collaboration with Charles Desnoyer in ' ...

and

Eugène Cormon Pierre-Étienne Piestre, known as Eugène Cormon (5 May 1810 – March 1903), was a French dramatist and librettist. He used his mother's name, Cormon, during his career. Cormon wrote dramas, comedies and, from the 1840s, libretti; around 1 ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Carlos Toussaint.

Cast

* Evita Muñoz as Elvira Pérez * María Eugenia Llamas as Teresita *

as Morete * Freddy Fernandez as Avispa *

Miguel Córcega Miguel Córcega (, October 29, 1929 in Mexico City – September 29, 2008 in Mexico City) was a Mexican telenovela actor and director. Córcega started his career in acting and directing during the 1940s. Biography Film In the 1960s, Córcega ...

as Arturo *

Miguel Manzano Miguel Manzano (14 September 1907 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico – 21 January 1992 in Mexico City) was a Mexican actor during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, winning an Ariel Award in 1985, for best supporting actor for the film ''Las gl ...

as don Alfonso * Nicolás Rodríguez as Doctor *

Silvia Derbez Lucille Silvia Derbez Amézquita, better known as Silvia Derbez (March 8, 1932 – April 6, 2002) was a Mexican film and television actress. She was the lead actress in the first telenovela produced in Mexico, ''Senda Prohibida''. Biography D ...

as Mascotita *

Domingo Soler Domingo Díaz Pavia (17 April 1901 – 13 June 1961), better known by the stage name Domingo Soler, was a Mexican actor and occasional screenwriter of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He appeared in over 150 films and wrote the screenplays for 2 ...

as Tío de Teresita * Luis Badillo as Matias, cantinero *

Victorio Blanco Victorio Blanco (1893–1977) was a Mexican film actor.Riera p.220 He enjoyed a lengthy and prolific career, appearing in around three hundred films. Selected filmography * ''Judas'' (1936) * '' The Midnight Ghost'' (1940) * ''Simón Bolívar'' ( ...

as Policía * Guillermo Bravo Sosa *

Lupe Carriles María Guadalupe Carriles, known as Lupe Carriles (25 December 1913 – 6 February 1964), was a Mexican character actor, character actress. Career One of her many memorable roles is as "La Trompeta" in ''The Soldiers of Pancho Villa, La cucaracha ...

as Vendedora de frutas *

Edmundo Espino Edmundo Espino (July 19, 1894 – December 24, 1964) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez p.159 Selected filmography References Bibliography * Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Guillermo Calles: A Biography of the Actor and Mexican Cinema Pioneer' ...

as Boticario * Magdalena Estrada as Vendedora de flores * Leonor Gómez as Juana *

Ángel Infante Ángel Infante Cruz (Acaponeta, Nayarit, México; 1 October 1914 – Ciudad de México 15 December 1987) was a popular Mexican actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He appeared in more than 120 films, 47 of which were great successe ...

as Empleado hospital

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* 1950 films 1950 drama films Mexican drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Roberto Rodríguez Mexican films based on plays Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films Spanish-language drama films Films based on The Two Orphans {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub