''Confessions of a Taxi Driver'' (Spanish: ''Confidencias de un ruletero'') is a 1949 Mexican

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directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring

Adalberto Martinez Adalberto Martínez Chávez (25 January 1916 – April 4, 2003), better known in the entertainment world as Resortes, was a renowned Mexican actor. Known primarily for his talent as a comedian, Resortes was also a dancer. His stage name is Spanis ...

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and

Julio Villarreal Julio Villarreal (7 December 1885 – 4 August 1958) was a Spanish actor who later settled and worked in Mexico. He also directed two films in the early 1930s.Taibo p.155 Born as Julio Crochet i Martínez Villarreal in Madrid to a family of theat ...

.Agrasánchez p.32

Cast

Adalberto Martínez Adalberto Martínez Chávez (25 January 1916 – April 4, 2003), better known in the entertainment world as Resortes, was a renowned Mexican actor. Known primarily for his talent as a comedian, Resortes was also a dancer. His stage name is Spanis ...

as Lauro Escamilla Cejudo *

as Rosa *

as Sr. Legazpi *

Conchita Gentil Arcos Conchita Gentil Arcos (1897 – 23 December 1982) was a Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema as a character actress in supporting roles. She was the sister of María Gentil Arcos, also an actress in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema; ...

as Doña Remedios *

Maruja Grifell Maruja Grifell (February 6, 1907 – March 27, 1968) was a Mexican film actress.Pilcher p.160 Selected filmography * '' Another Dawn'' (1943) * ''The Lieutenant Nun'' (1944) * ''Adultery'' (1945) * '' Cantaclaro'' (1946) * '' Everybody's Woman' ...

as Madame Mimi *

Isabel del Puerto Isabel del Puerto (born Elisabeth von Hortenau: August 7, 1921 in Vienna, Austria – March 13, 2014) was an Austrian-born noblewoman Mexican-American model, actress, dancer, writer, photojournalist, realtor and entrepreneur, and is the daughter ...

as Elizabeth de Legazpi *

Jorge Arriaga Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

as Matón asesinado * Elvia Salcedo as Rita *

Salvador Terroba Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' (S ...

as Pablo, chofer *

Alberto Mariscal Alberto Mariscal (March 10, 1926 – April 24, 2010) was an American-born Mexican actor and film director.Agrasánchez p.159 Partial filmography * ''Su última aventura'' (1946) - Reportero (uncredited) * ''Barrio de pasiones'' (1948) * ''Corn ...

as Constantino Escamilla Cejudo *

Manuel de la Vega Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * M ...

as Arturo *

Jorge Martínez de Hoyos Jorge Martínez de Hoyos (September 25, 1920 – May 6, 1997) was a Mexican actor whose career spanned five decades from the 1940s till his death. He appeared in both American and Mexican films and television, with prominent roles in ''The Magn ...

as Luis *

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as Federico *

Guillermo Bravo Sosa Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Guillermo Ar� ...

as Cobrador de letra *

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as Conchita *

Nacho Contla Nachos are a Mexican culinary dish consisting of fried tortilla chips or ''totopos'' covered with melted cheese or cheese sauce, as well as a variety of other toppings and garnishes, often including meats (such as ground beef or grilled chicken ...

as Comandante Godínez *

César del Campo César del Campo (1922–2008) was a Cuban film actor.Cotter p.86 Selected filmography * '' Lola Casanova'' (1949) * ''Confessions of a Taxi Driver'' (1949) * '' Lost'' (1950) * ''The Bandits of Cold River'' (1956) * ''The Empire of Dracula ''T ...

as Empleado de Mimi * Enedina Díaz de León as Doña Cholita * Luis Mario Jarero as Agente 22 policía * Beatriz Jimeno as Pasajera taxi * Cecilia Leger as Amante casada de Rigoberto *

Miguel Manzano Miguel Manzano (14 September 1907 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico – 21 January 1992 in Mexico City) was a Mexican actor during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, winning an Ariel Award in 1985, for best supporting actor for the film ''Las glo ...

as Compadre de Sanchitos * Héctor Mateos as Mayordomo de Legazpi * Álvaro Matute as El muertito * Kika Meyer as Pasajera taxi * Jenaro Núñez * José Pardavé *

Salvador Quiroz Salvador Quiroz (1892–1956) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner, p. 355 Selected filmography * ''Michael Strogoff'' (1944) * ''Summer Hotel'' (1944) * ''My Memories of Mexico'' (1944) * '' The Black Ace'' (1944) *'' The Disobedient Son'' (1945) * ...

as Sanchitos, pasajero taxi *

Francisco Reiguera Francisco Reiguera (November 9, 1899 – March 15, 1969) was a Spanish actor who is best known for playing the title role in Orson Welles’ unfinished film version of ''Don Quixote''. He also appeared in the films ''Simon of the Desert'' (1965 ...

as Joyero * Enrique Rosado *

Beatriz Saavedra Beatriz Saavedra is a Mexican actress, best known for appearing in films such as ''Monte de piedad'' (1951), ''Tres hombres en mi vida'' (1952), ''Tío de mi vida'' (1952), '' It Happened in Acapulco'' (1953), ''La ladrona'' (1954), ''Madame X'' ( ...

as Mané * María Valdealde as Sra. de Montejo, clienta de Mimi * Armando Velasco as Agente policía

References

Bibliography

* Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Cine Mexicano: Posters from the Golden Age, 1936-1956''. Chronicle Books, 2001.

External links

* 1949 films 1949 comedy films Mexican comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Alejandro Galindo Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub