''They Say I'm a Communist'' (Spanish: ''Dicen que soy comunista'') is a 1951 Mexican
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Alejandro Galindo and starring
Adalberto Martínez,
María Luisa Zea and
Miguel Manzano.
[Agrasánchez p.26]
Cast
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Adalberto Martínez as Benito Reyes
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María Luisa Zea as Berta
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Miguel Manzano as Macario Carrola
* Joaquín Roche hijo as Huicho
* Charles Rooner as don Guillermo
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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 Teófilo Mendieta
* Arturo Castro 'Bigotón' as Nabor Méndez
* Jorge Arriaga as Camarada Buenaventura
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Manuel Dondé
Manuel Dondé (1906 – 27 May 1976) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner p.355 He frequently played villains during his long film career.
Selected filmography
* ''La Llorona (1933 film), La llorona'' (1933)
* ''Soulless Women'' (1934) - Policía
* ...
as Camarada Palomera
* Bruno Márquez as Anunciador en concurso
* Carmen Manzano as Doña Lolita
* Josefina del Mar as Olga Figueroa
* Jaime Jiménez Pons as Amigo de Huicho
* Armando Acosta as Hombre en baile
* Jorge Alzaga as Miembro del comité
* Daniel Arroyo as Cliente restaurante
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Augusto Benedico
Augusto Benedico (December 20, 1909 – January 19, 1992), born Augusto Pérez Lias, was a Mexican actor of Spanish origin best known for his role as "Don Alberto Salvatierra" in the soap opera ''Los ricos también lloran'' and his role as "Don ...
as Don Federico, jefe de Benito
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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 Miembro del comité
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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 Vecina
* Enrique Carrillo as Cliente fonda
* Alfonso Carti as Policía
* José Chávez as Hombre en baile
* Nacho Contla as Gildardo Molina, señor gobernador
* Enedina Díaz de León as Doña Brigida
* Jesús Garcia as Compañero Ruiz
* Emilio Garibay as Camarada
* Carmen Guillén as Mujer del censo
* Leonor Gómez as Vecina
* Chel López as Camarada Ruelas
* Jorge Martínez de Hoyos as Miembro del comité
* Pepe Martínez as Dueño fonda
* Héctor Mateos as don Pablo
* Gloria Oropeza as Vecina
* Antonio Padilla 'Pícoro' as Miembro del comité
* Ignacio Peón as Transeúnte
* José Pulido as Camarada Leobardo Tolentino
* Guillermo Ramirez as Esbirro de Guillermo
* Ignacio Retes as Francisco Rodríguez Franco
* Ángela Rodríguez as Mujer en concurso
* Gilda Selva
* Manuel Trejo Morales as Marcelo, maître d'
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Manuel 'Loco' Valdés as Hombre en baile
* Alfredo Varela padre as Cliente fonda
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Hernán Vera
Hernán Rogelio Vera Pavía (28 October 1892 – 29 January 1964) was a Mexican actor known for usually playing short, small roles, usually as a bartender, during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
He began his career in theater, with some works ...
as don Roque
References
Bibliography
* Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Cine Mexicano: Posters from the Golden Age, 1936-1956''. Chronicle Books, 2001.
External links
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1951 films
1951 comedy films
Mexican comedy films
1950s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Alejandro Galindo
Mexican black-and-white films
1950s Mexican films
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