''The Garcias Return'' (Spanish: ''¡Vuelven los García!'') is a 1947 Mexican

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directed by

Ismael Rodríguez Ismael Rodríguez (October 19, 1917 – August 7, 2004) was a Mexican film director. Rodríguez rose to fame due to the movies he directed starring Pedro Infante, and directed many major stars, including Dolores del Río, María Félix, Tos ...

and starring

Pedro Infante Pedro Infante Cruz (; 18 November 1917 – 15 April 1957) was a Mexican ranchera singer and actor whose career spanned the golden age of Mexican cinema. Infante was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and raised in nearby Guamúchil. He died on 15 Apri ...

Sara García Sara García Hidalgo (8 September 1895 – 21 November 1980) was a Mexican Actor, actress who made her biggest mark during the "Golden Age of Mexican cinema". During the 1940s and 1950s, she often played the part of a no-nonsense but lovable ...

, Abel Salazar and

Marga López Catalina Margarita López Ramos (; June 21, 1924 – July 4, 2005), known professionally as Marga López, was an Argentine-born Mexican actress. Biography Born Catalina Margarita López Ramos on June 21, 1924, in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argenti ...

. Mora p.81 It was shot at the Tepeyac Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Carlos Toussaint. It is a sequel of ''

The Three Garcias ''The Three Garcias'' (Spanish: ''Los tres García'') is a 1947 Mexican comedy film by Ismael Rodríguez and starring Pedro Infante, Sara García, Abel Salazar and Marga López. Egan & Long p.91 It was shot at the Tepeyac Studios in Mexico City. ...

'', released earlier the same year.

Synopsis

Luis Antonio, Jose Luis and Luis Manuel are back and seemingly at ease with each other. However, destiny has something in store for them: the spawn of one of the evil Lopez, siblings Leon and Juan Simon, are looking for vengeance.

Cast

as Doña Luisa García *

as Luis Antonio García * Abel Salazar as José Luis García *

Víctor Manuel Mendoza Víctor Manuel Mendoza (1913–1995) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez, Jr. p.159 Selected filmography * ''Almas rebeldes'' (1937) * ''Ojos tapatios'' (1938) - Carlos * ''Los bandidos de Río Frío'' (1938) - Juan Robreño * ''While Mexico S ...

as Luis Manuel García *

as Lupita *

Carlos Orellana Carlos Orellana Martínez (28 December 1900 in Hidalgo – 24 January 1960 in Mexico City) was a Mexican actor, film director and screenwriter. Filmography As actor *1932: ''Santa'' - Hipólito *1933: '' El anónimo'' - Médico *1933: ...

as Señor cura *

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as Mr. John Smith * Fernando Soto as Tranquilino *

Antonio R. Frausto Antonio R. Frausto (20 September 1897 – 29 January 1954) was a Mexican film actor.Mora p.39 A leading character actor he became a familiar face during the Golden age of Mexican cinema, appearing more than ninety films. He played the nineteenth c ...

as Don Cosme, presidente municipal * Manuel Arvide as Juez calificador * Rogelio A. González as León López *

Blanca Estela Pavón María Blanca Estela Pavón Vasconcelos (February 21, 1926 – September 26, 1949) was a Mexican film actress and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She appeared in several classic films of the 1940s. Her career peaked in 1948 and 19 ...

as Juan Simón López

References

Bibliography

* Egan, Linda & Long, Mary K. (ed.) ''Mexico Reading the United States''. Vanderbilt University Press, 2009. * Mora, Carl J. ''Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1947 films 1940s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films Mexican comedy-drama films 1947 comedy-drama films 1940s Mexican films Spanish-language comedy-drama films Films directed by Ismael Rodríguez {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub