''Eugenia Grandet'' is a 1953 Mexican

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directed by

Emilio Gómez Muriel Emilio Gómez Muriel was a prolific Mexican film director, active between the 1930s and the 1970s. He is known for melodramas,, accessed via JSTOR (subscription required) but one of his first films was ''Redes'' (release: 1936), an attempt at s ...

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 ...

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 ...

and

Andrea Palma Andrea Palma (b. Trapani, 1644 or 1664 – d. 1730) was an 18th-century Italian architect, working in the Baroque style. He is credited with being one of the most notable architects of the Sicilian Baroque movement. His works include the Cat ...

.Goble p.111 It is based on the 1833 French novel ''

Eugénie Grandet ''Eugénie Grandet'' is a novel first published in 1833 by French author Honoré de Balzac. While he was writing it he conceived his ambitious project, ''La Comédie humaine'', and almost immediately prepared a second edition, revising the names ...

'' by

Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac ( , more commonly , ; born Honoré Balzac;Jean-Louis Dega, La vie prodigieuse de Bernard-François Balssa, père d'Honoré de Balzac : Aux sources historiques de La Comédie humaine, Rodez, Subervie, 1998, 665 p. 20 May 179 ...

Cast

as Eugenia Grandet *

as Don Eugenio Grandet *

as Matilde Grandet *

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 ...

as Carlos Grandet *

Hortensia Santoveña Hortensia Santoveña (17 October 1912 – 11 July 1986) was a Mexican actress best known for her work in the films Eugenia Grandet (1953), Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) and Talpa (1956). She was nominated for an Ariel Award for Best Support ...

as Ana, (maid) * José Pidal as Señor Santiesteban, (banker) *

Enrique Díaz 'Indiano' Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk ...

as Pedro López, (notary) *

Armando Velasco Armando Velasco (18 January 1918 – 29 September 1999) was an Ecuadorian-born Mexican actor who worked on the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, on films such as '' The Saint Who Forged a Country'' (1942), '' Historia de un gran amor'' (1942), and ...

as Padre Agustín (Father Agustín) *

Alberto Carrière Alberto Carrieri (October 16, 1919 – May 23, 2002) was an Italian-American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing "Pedro Quinn" in the 1983 film '' Scarface'', with also being known for playing the role of "Captain Ja ...

as (Carlos' associate) * Lilia Fernández as Laura *

Irlanda Mora Irlanda Mora (9 February 1939 – 18 November 2010) was a Colombian actress who was born in Ibagué. She was best known for acting in Un sueño de amor (A Dream of Love), ''Los caciques'' (The Caciques) and ''La montaña del diablo'' (The Devil' ...

as (Carlos' wife) * Ángel Merino as Luis Santiesteban *

Rafael Estrada Rafael Estrada was a Mexican film actor.Cotter p.40 He appeared in more than sixty films during his career. Selected filmography * '' Where the Circle Ends'' (1956) * ''The Road of Life'' (1956) *''The Life of Agustín Lara'' (1959) * ''His First ...

as (Father Agustín's nephew) *

Victorio Blanco Victorio Blanco (1893–1977) was a Mexican film actor.Riera p.220 He enjoyed a lengthy and prolific career, appearing in around three hundred films. Selected filmography * ''Judas'' (1936) * '' The Midnight Ghost'' (1940) * ''Simón Bolívar'' ( ...

as (Don Eugenio's associate) *

Rodolfo Calvo Rodolfo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Rodolfo (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian footballer Rodolfo José da Silva Bardella * Rodolfo Albano III, Filipino politician * Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. (1928-2012), Filipino actor ...

as (doctor) *

León Barroso Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again f ...

as (letter carrier) * José Chávez as (butler) *

María Gentil Arcos María Gentil Arcos (11 April 1905 – 18 July 1965) was a Spanish-Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema as a character actress in supporting roles. She was the sister of Conchita Gentil Arcos, also an actress in the Golden Age ...

as Señora Santiesteban *

Elodia Hernández __NOTOC__ Elodia may refer to: People *Elodia Kāne, Hawaiian musician with Raymond Kāne *Disappearance and alleged murder of Elodia Ghinescu Biology * ''Elodea'', a genus of aquatic plants * ''Elodia'' (fly), a genus of flies in the family Tachi ...

as (Laura's mother) *

Elvira Lodi Elvira is a female given name. First recorded in medieval Spain, it is likely of Germanic ( Gothic) origin. Elvira may refer to: People Nobility * Elvira Menéndez (died 921), daughter of Hermenegildo Gutiérrez and wife of Ordoño II of Le ...

as (woman in airport) *

Pepe Nava Pepe is a pet form of the Spanish name José (Josep). It is also a surname. * People Mononyms *Pepe (footballer, born 1935), real name José Macia, Brazilian footballer *Pepe (footballer, born 1983), real name Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, ...

as (passerby) *

Carlos Robles Gil Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhe ...

as (man seeking loan)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1953 films 1953 drama films Mexican drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films based on Eugénie Grandet Films directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub