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and

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. based on a

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n radionovela (radioplay) of the same name by Félix B. Caignet.Agrasánchez, p. 20. The movie broke

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records in Mexico when it was first released; during its release in Mexico City in June 1952, it was shown at the downtown Cine Orfeón for seven straight weeks.Agrasánchez, p. 130.

Plot

María Teresa (

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) is a wealthy young woman who finds herself unmarried and pregnant. She approaches a doctor (

) to obtain an

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with the hopes of avoiding a scandal that would affect her family. The doctor, hoping to convince her otherwise, flashes back to an incident of his life to explain his "right to life" stance.

Cast

as María Elena *

as Dr. Alberto Limonta * José Luis Moreno as Alberto Limonta Niño *

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as Don Rafael * Gloria Alonso as Matildita Niña * Eugenia Galindo as Sra. de Dn. Nicolás *

as Isabel Cristina *

as Dn. Rafael del Junco *

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as Mamá Dolores *

as María Teresa * José María Linares-Rivas as Jorge Luis Armenteros *

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as Dña. Clemencia del Junco *

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as Amelia * Tito Novaro as Alfredo Martínez * Salvador Quiroz as Don Nicolás * Manuel Trejo Morales as Ricardo del Castillo * Adelina Ramallo as Matildita * Rogelio Fernández as Bruno * José Escanero as Dr. Pezzi * Alfredo Varela padre as Doctor (uncredited) * Rubén Galindo (uncredited)

References

Bibliography

* Agrasánchez, Rogelio. ''Mexican Movies in the United States: A History of the Films, Theaters, and Audiences, 1920-1960''. McFarland, 2006.

External links

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