''Cinnamon Skin'' (Spanish: ''Piel canela'') is a 1953 Mexican

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directed by

Juan José Ortega Juan José Ortega (October 27, 1904 – December 27, 1996) was a Mexican film director, producer and screenwriter. He was active during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, and directed over 40 films between 1942 and 1966. Filmography director * Fl ...

and starring

Sara Montiel María Antonia Abad Fernández MML (10 March 1928 – 8 April 2013), known professionally as Sara Montiel, also Sarita Montiel, was a Spanish actress and singer, who also held Mexican citizenship since 1951. She began her career in the 1940s an ...

, Manolo Fábregas and

Ramón Gay Ramón Gay (born Ramón García Gay; November 28, 1917 – May 28, 1960) was a Mexican film actor. He was one of the stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, known to horror film fans for his role in '' The Aztec Mummy'' trilogy of films in the ...

.Agrasanchez p.55 It was set and partly filmed in

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Cast

as Marucha * Manolo Fábregas as Dr. Carlos Alonso *

as Julio Chávez *

Felipe de Alba Felipe de Alba (April 29, 1924 – November 15, 2005) was a Mexican attorney and character actor from the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in films such as ''Robinson Crusoe'' (1954, directed by Luis Buñuel) and ''Real Women Have Curves'' (2002). D ...

as Dr. Jorge Morales * Rosa Elena Durgel as Alicia Álvarez, enfermera * Fernando Casanova as Paco * Magda Donato as Paciente loca de Alonso *

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 Don Ernesto *

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as Antonio Salas Porras * Jorge Casanova * Arturo Corona as Amigo de Antonio * Manuel de la Vega as Amigo de Antonio *

Pedro Vargas Pedro Vargas Mata (San Miguel de Allende, 29 April 1906 – Mexico City, 30 October 1989) was a Mexican tenor and actor, from the golden age of Mexican cinema, participating in more than 70 films. He was known as the "Nightingale of the Ameri ...

as Cantante * Rosita Fornés as Cantante * Julio Gutiérrez *

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as Bailarina *

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as Empleado casino *

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as Mujer en casino *

Rogelio Fernández Rogelio () is a masculine Spanish given name and a variant of the first name Roger. Notable people with the name include: * Rogelio Antonio, Jr. (born 1962), Filipino chess player * Rogelio Armenteros (born 1994), Cuban pitcher in Major League Ba ...

as Esbirro de Julio *

Ana Bertha Lepe Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez (; 12 September 1934 – 24 October 2013) was a Mexican actress and beauty queen. In 1953, she was Señorita México (Miss Mexico) and the third runner-up at the Miss Universe contest. Career She made her film debu ...

as Empleada carpa *

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as Detective * José Muñoz as Cantinero * Rafael A. Ortega *

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as Hombre en casino *

Alicia Reyna Alicia may refer to: People * Alicia (given name), list of people with this name * Alisha (singer) (born 1968), US pop singer * Melinda Padovano (born 1987), a professional wrestler, known by her ring name, Alicia Places * Alicia, Bohol, Phi ...

as Mesera *

Joaquín Roche Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim. Given name * Joaquín (footballer, born 1956), Spanish football midfielder * Joaquín (footballer, born 1981), Spanish football winger * Joaquín (footballer, born 1982) ...

as Espectador gritón carpa

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1953 films 1953 drama films Mexican drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Juan José Ortega Films set in Cuba Films shot in Cuba 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub