''En la Palma de Tu Mano'' (''In the Palm of Your Hand'') is a 1951 Mexican crime drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón. The film received eleven nominations and won eight Ariel Awards in 1952, including Best Picture and

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. It was shot at the

Churubusco Studios Estudios Churubusco is one of the oldest and largest movie studios in Mexico. It is located in the Churubusco neighborhood of Mexico City. History It was inaugurated in 1945 after a 1943 agreement between RKO and Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta (of ...

in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the

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Francisco Marco Chillet Francisco Marco Chillet was a Mexican art director.Gubern p.15 He designed the sets for over a hundred films and worked on a number of productions during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Selected filmography * '' The Shack'' (1945) * '' Juan Cha ...

Main cast

Arturo de Córdova Arturo García Rodríguez (8 May 1908 – 3 November 1973), known professionally as Arturo de Córdova, was a Mexican actor who appeared in over a hundred films. Biography Career Arturo García Rodríguez was born in Mérida, Yucatán on 8 May 1 ...

as Jaime Karín * Leticia Palma as Ada Cisneros de Romano * Carmen Montejo as Clara Stein * Ramón Gay as León Romano *

Consuelo Guerrero de Luna Consuelo Guerrero de Luna (1905–1972) was a Spanish film actress who settled in Mexico. She appeared in more than fifty films including the 1945 historical film ''The White Monk''.Taibo p.155 Selected filmography * ''The Unknown Policeman'' (19 ...

as Señorita Arnold *Enriqueta Reza as Carmelita

Awards

Ariel Awards

The Ariel Awards are awarded annually by the

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in Mexico. ''En la Palma de Tu Mano'' received eight awards out of eleven nominations. , - , rowspan="11" scope="row",

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

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Alex Phillips Alex Phillips may refer to: * Alex Phillips (cinematographer) Alexander Pelepiock (January 11, 1900 – June 14, 1977) was a Canadian-born Mexican cinematographer known for working in over 200 films, most of them during the Golden Age of M ...

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Raúl Lavista Raúl Lavista (31 October 1913 – 19 October 1980) was a Mexican composer of film scores. Lavista worked prolifically during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, and was credited on more than three hundred different productions. He is the father of ...

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References

{{Reflist 1951 films 1951 crime drama films Best Picture Ariel Award winners Mexican crime drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films Spanish-language crime drama films