''When I Leave'' (Spanish:''Cuando me vaya'') is a 1954 Mexican

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directed by

Tito Davison Tito Davison (14 November 1912 – 21 March 1985) was a Chilean-born Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1982. Selected filmography * '' Thus Is Life'' (1930) * '' Shadows of Glory'' (193 ...

and starring

Libertad Lamarque Libertad Lamarque Bouza (; 24 November 1908 – 12 December 2000) was a Mexican-Argentine actress and singer, one of the icons of the Golden Age of Argentine and Mexican cinema. She achieved fame throughout Latin America, and became known as " ...

, Miguel Torruco and

Prudencia Grifell Prudencia María Victoria Grifell Masip (27 December 1879 – 7 June 1970) was a Spanish-Mexican actress and comedian. Biography Early life Grifell was born to Spanish stage actors and started her acting career herself at the age of ten in the ...

. It portrays the life of the

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composer

María Grever María Grever (14 September 1885 – 15 December 1951) was the first female Mexican composer to achieve international acclaim.Rodríguez, Lee M. L. María Grever: Poeta Y Compositora. Potomac, Md: Scripta Humanistica, 1994. Print. She is best kno ...

.Irwin & Ricalde p.195

Cast

as María Grever * Miguel Torruco as León Grever *

Lilia Martínez 'Gui-Gui' Lilia (Latin plural, meaning "lilies" in English; singular, ''lilium'') are pit traps arranged in a quincunx pattern dug by the Roman armies in front of their defences. Frequently they had sharpened stakes set inside them as an extra obstacle to ...

as Laurita *

as Doña Generosa * Alberto Carrière as Ralph * María Gentil Arcos as Doña Julia * Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Doctor Fuentes * Hortensia Santoveña as Mercedes *

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as Carlos Grever * José Pidal *

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as Claudia * Norma Ancira as Amiga de Claudia * Julián de Meriche as Maestro de orquesta * Andrés Soler as Locutor radio *

Alfonso Ortiz Tirado Alfonso Ortiz Tirado (Álamos, Sonora, 24 January 1893 – Mexico City, 7 September 1960) was an opera singer and medical doctor. His musical talent was apparently evident early in life, but he studied at the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria and univer ...

as Cantante * Chucho Martínez Gil as Cantante *

Nestor Mesta Chayres Néstor Mesta Cháyres (aka Nestor Chaires, Ciudad Lerdo, February 26, 1908 - Mexico City, June 29, 1971) was an acclaimed tenor in Mexico and a noted interpreter of Spanish songs, boleros and Mexican romantic music on the international concer ...

as Cantante *

Juan Arvizu Juan Nepomuceno Arvizu Santelices (known as Juan Arvizu; Santiago de Querétaro, May 22, 1900 - Mexico City, November 19, 1985), was an acclaimed lyric tenor in Mexico and a noted interpreter of the Latin American bolero and tango on the internati ...

as Cantante * Eduardo Alcaraz as Sr. Dobie * Daniel Arroyo as Invitado ceremonia * Manuel Arvide as Don Alejandro Castillo * Stephen Berne as Cargador *

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as Invitada en compromiso *

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as Hombre en subasta * Manuel Casanueva as Doctor * Jorge Chesterking as Cole Porter *

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as Señor Davis * Felipe de Flores as Amigo de Mojica * Rosario Gálvez * Ana María Hernández as Amiga de María en Nueva York * Cecilia Leger as Invitada a compromiso *

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as Secretaria * Chel López as Chofer *

Paco Martinez Paco is a Spanish nickname for Francisco. According to folk etymology, the nickname has its origins in Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis of Assisi, who was the father of the Franciscan order; his name was written in Latin by the order as ''Pater C ...

as Fotógrafo * Héctor Mateos as Subastador * Álvaro Matute as Dr. Wilson * Martha Mijares * Felipe Montoya as Señor Anselmi * Rubén Marquez as Hombre en subasta * Salvador Quiroz as Don Matías * Joaquín Roche as Mensajero del señor Mojica * Nicolás Rodríguez as Doctor * Manuel Sánchez Navarro as Hombre en subasta *

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 ...

* Fernando Yapur as Cargador * Enrique Zambrano as Anunciador cerem

References

Bibliography

* Robert Irwin & Maricruz Ricalde. ''Global Mexican Cinema: Its Golden Age''. British Film Institute, 2013.

External links

*
''When I Leaave'' (''Cuando Me Vaya'') as presented in ''O Grande Amor De María Grever 1954 Leg'' as performed on archive.org
1954 films 1950s musical drama films Mexican musical drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Tito Davison Films scored by Manuel Esperón 1954 drama films Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub