''Two of the Angry Life'' (Spanish: ''Dos de la vida airada'') is a 1948 Mexican

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directed by

Juan Bustillo Oro Juan Bustillo Oro (2 June 1904 – 10 June 1989) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer, whose career spanned over 38 years. Among his works there are ''In the Times of Don Porfirio'', ''Here's the Point'', ''Arm in Arm Down the ...

and starring Manuel Palacios,

Estanislao Shilinsky Estanislao Schillinsky Bachanska (10 August 1911 – 27 September 1985), known as Estanislao Shilinsky or simply Shilinsky, was a Lithuanian-born Mexican comedian and the half of the 1940–1970 comedy duo ''Manolín y Shilinsky'' with Manuel Pal ...

and

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.Riera p.167 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

* Manuel Palacios as Manolin *

as Shilinsky *

as Lolita *

Agustín Isunza Agustín Isunza (1900–1978) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez p.158 He appeared in over two hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * '' Café Concordia'' (1939) * '' Horse for Horse'' (1939) * '' In the Times of Don Porfirio' ...

as Don Laureano Palomar *

Delia Magaña Delia Magaña (February 2, 1903 – March 31, 1996) was a Mexican film and television actress, singer, and dancer. Life Although she started as a silent film actress, Magaña became best known for her comic supporting roles in her later years. ...

as Socorro *

Óscar Pulido Óscar Pulido (1906–1974) was a Mexican actor who acted in over 100 Mexican films. Selected filmography *''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941) * ''A Day with the Devil'' (1945) * ''The Game Rooster'' (1948) * ''The Last Night (1948 film), The Last ...

as Delegado *

Pedro Elviro Pedro Elviro Rodríguez (died 24 August 1971), also known as Pitouto, was a Spanish actor. Between 1924 and 1972, he shot more than 170 films, a good part of them in France and Mexico. Selected filmography * '' The Darling of Paris'' (1931) as Au ...

as Pantaleon * José Muñoz as Padre de muchachas *

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 Jacinto * Haydee Gracia as Mercedes *

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as Dueno de carpa * Humberto Rodríguez as Notario

References

Bibliography

* Riera, Emilio García . ''Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1946–1948''. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992. * Wilt, David E. ''Stereotyped Images of United States Citizens in Mexican Cinema, 1930-1990''. University of Maryland at College Park, 1991.

External links

* 1948 films 1948 comedy films Mexican comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Juan Bustillo Oro Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films Estudios Churubusco films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub