''A Galician Dances the Mambo'' (Spanish: ''Una gallega baila mambo'') is a 1951 Mexican
comedy film
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directed by
Emilio Gómez Muriel
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and starring
Niní Marshall
Marina Esther Traveso (June 1, 1903 – March 18, 1996), known by her stage name Niní Marshall, was an Argentine humorist, comic actress and screenwriter; nicknamed ''The Chaplin with a skirt'' and ''The Lady of Humour''.
Life and work
S ...
,
Joaquín Pardavé
Joaquín Pardavé Arce (30 September 1900 – 20 July 1955) was a Mexican film actor, director, songwriter and screenwriter of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He was best known for starring and directing various comedy films during the 1940 ...
and
Silvia Pinal
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.
[Posadas, p. 117.]
Cast
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Niní Marshall
Marina Esther Traveso (June 1, 1903 – March 18, 1996), known by her stage name Niní Marshall, was an Argentine humorist, comic actress and screenwriter; nicknamed ''The Chaplin with a skirt'' and ''The Lady of Humour''.
Life and work
S ...
as Cándida
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Joaquín Pardavé
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as Cleofas Martínez
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Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal Hidalgo (born 12 September 1931) is a Mexican actress. She began her career in the theater, venturing into cinema in 1949. Her film work and popularity in her native country led her to work in Europe (Spain and Italy). Pinal achiev ...
as Carmina
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Pepe del Río as Gilberto Sánchez
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Miguel Arenas
Miguel Arenas (1902–1965) was a Spanish film actor.Kohner p.355 He emigrated to Mexico where he appeared in more than a hundred films.
Selected filmography
* '' While Mexico Sleeps'' (1938)
* '' A Macabre Legacy'' (1940)
* '' The Count of Monte ...
as don Fernando de la Colina
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José Pulido as Ricardo
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Antonio Bravo
Antonio Bravo (12 May 1906 – 28 February 1992) was a Spanish-born Mexican film and television actor.Agrasánchez, Jr. p.159 He appeared in more than a hundred and forty productions during a lengthy career.
Selected filmography
* ''Beautiful ...
as Martín, mayordomo
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Celia Viveros
Celia Viveros (1925–1979) was a Mexican film actress.Pitts p.163
Selected filmography
* ''Women of the Theatre'' (1951)
* ''A Galician Dances the Mambo'' (1951)
* ''Sacrificed Women'' (1952)
* '' I Want to Live'' (1953)
* ''The Life of Agustí ...
as Maurelia
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Los Panchos
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as Themselves
*
Toña la Negra
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as Cantante
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Víctor Alcocer
Víctor Alcocer Gómez (March 23, 1917 – October 2, 1984) was a Mexican actor of film, television and voice-over.José Baviera
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Selected filmogra ...
as don Leoncio
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María Gentil Arcos
María Gentil Arcos (11 April 1905 – 18 July 1965) was a Spanish-Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema as a character actress in supporting roles.
She was the sister of Conchita Gentil Arcos, also an actress in the Golden Age ...
as Compañera de juego de Cándida
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Ana María Hernández as Invitada a graduación
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as doña Gertrudis
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Francisco Pando
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Nicknames
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as don Fabián
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Aurora Walker
Aurora Walker García (1904–1964) was a Mexican film actress
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as Señorita directora
References
Bibliography
* Posadas, Abel. ''Niní Marshall: desde un ayer lejano''. Ediciones Colihue SRL, 1993.
External links
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1951 films
1951 comedy films
Mexican comedy films
1950s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel
Mexican black-and-white films
1950s Mexican films
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