Cruel Destiny
Appearance
Cruel Destiny | |
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Directed by | Juan Orol |
Written by | Juan Orol |
Produced by | Juan Orol |
Starring | María Antonieta Pons Juan José Martínez Casado Florencio Castelló |
Cinematography | Ross Fisher |
Edited by | Alfredo Rosas Priego |
Music by | Chucho Monge |
Production company | España Sono Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
Cruel Destiny (Spanish: Cruel destino) is a 1944 Mexican musical drama film directed by Juan Orol and starring María Antonieta Pons, Juan José Martínez Casado and Florencio Castelló.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramón Rodríguez Granada. It is part of the tradition of Rumberas films, popular during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.
Synopsis
[edit]Since childhood Alice and Armando have dreamed of a future together. However when they reach adulthood he objects to her becoming a dancer in a cabaret, leading her to fall into the clutches of another man.
Cast
[edit]- María Antonieta Pons as Alice
- Juan José Martínez Casado as Armando
- Florencio Castelló
- José Eduardo Pérez
- Carolina Barret
- Manuel Noriega
- José Pulido
- Jorge Arriaga
- Guillermo Familiar
- Gilberto González
- Raúl Guerrero
- Chel López
- Kiko Mendive
- Joaquín Roche
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Alfaro, Eduardo de la Vega. Juan Orol. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1987.
- Riera, Emilio García. Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1943-1945. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992.