''Arrabalera'' is a 1951 Mexican

comedy drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

directed by

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 starring

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 in June 21st, 1924 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argen ...

, Fernando Fernández and Freddy Fernández.Vargas p.172 The film's

art direction Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ...

was by Jorge Fernández.

Partial cast

as Rosita Villaseñor * Fernando Fernández as Roberto * Freddy Fernández as Pichi *

Manolo Fábregas Manolo Fábregas (15 July 1921 – 4 February 1996) was a Spanish-born Mexican film actor.Mora p.125 He was from an established acting family. His grandmother was Virginia Fábregas while his mother was Fanny Schiller Fanny Schiller Hern� ...

as Felipe *

Manolita Saval Manolita Saval (5 February 1914 in Paris, France – 23 August 2001 in Mexico City, Mexico) was a Spanish actress and singer. Family and life She was born in Paris of Spanish parents and named 'Juana María Saval'. She was the mother of the actor ...

as Ana María * Armando Velasco as Don Juanito Dueñas *

Joaquín Cordero Joaquín Cordero (; August 16, 1922 – February 19, 2013) was a Mexican actor of the cinema, theatre and telenovelas. Biography Shortly after his birth, Cordero's family moved to Mexico City, and in the following years he studied in a seminary ...

as Luis * Quintín Bulnes as Belindo *

Aurora Walker Aurora Walker García (1904–1964) was a Mexican film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as ...

as Doña Lupe *

Pascual García Peña Pascual García Peña (1910–1977) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez, Jr. p.160 He was married to actress Hortensia Santoveña. Selected filmography * '' Madam Temptation'' (1948) * ''The Big Steal'' (1949) * '' Midnight'' (1949) * '' Angel ...

* Eufrosina García as Doña Epifania * Trio Los Panchitos as Cantantes * Roberto G. Rivera as Cantante * Manuel Hernández as Cantante *

Eva Garza Eva Garza (May 11, 1917 – November 1, 1966) was a Mexican-American singer and film actress who acquired international recognition in the 1940s and 1950s during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She collaborated on live radio shows and films wit ...

as Cantante * Trio Martino as Grupo musical

References

Bibliography

* Deborah R. Vargas. ''Dissonant Divas in Chicana Music: The Limits of la Onda''. University of Minnesota Press, 2012.

External links

* 1951 films 1951 comedy-drama films Mexican comedy-drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Joaquín Pardavé Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub