Alberto Gout (1913–1966) was a Mexican

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, producer and

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.Biltereyst & Gennari p.76

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1944) * '' Smoke in the Eyes'' (1946) * ''

The Well-paid ''The Well-paid'' (in Spanish ''La bien pagada'') is a Mexican drama film directed by Alberto Gout. It was filmed in 1948 and starring María Antonieta Pons and Víctor Junco. Plot The billionaire Fernando Jordan ( Victor Junco) marries Carola Ru ...

'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * ''

Aventurera ''Aventurera'' ("Adventuress" in English) is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Alberto Gout and starring Ninón Sevilla and Andrea Palma. It's considered a masterpiece of the ''Rumberas film''. The film features Pedro Vargas and Ana María ...

'' (1950) * '' Sensualidad'' (1951) * '' En carne viva'' (1951) * ''

Sacrificed Women ''Sacrificed Women'' (Spanish:''Mujeres sacrificadas'') is a 1952 Mexican drama film directed by Alberto Gout and starring Ninón Sevilla, Roberto Cañedo and Víctor Junco.Agrasánchez p.191 The film's art direction was by Manuel Fontanals. C ...

'' (1952) * ''

Aventura en Río Aventura en Río (Adventure in Rio) is a Mexican drama film directed by Alberto Gout. It was released in 1953 and starring Ninón Sevilla and Víctor Junco. Plot Victim of amnesia, Alicia (Ninón Sevilla) a Mexican woman is forced by an operator ...

'' (1953) * '' I Want to Live'' (1953) * '' La sospechosa'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1962)

References

Bibliography

* Daniel Biltereyst & Daniela Treveri Gennari. ''Moralizing Cinema: Film, Catholicism, and Power''. Routledge, 2014.

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* 1913 births 1966 deaths Mexican film producers Writers from Mexico City Film directors from Mexico City 20th-century Mexican screenwriters 20th-century Mexican male writers {{Mexico-film-director-stub