''Hypocrite'' (Spanish: ''Hipócrita..!'') is a 1949 Mexican

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

directed by

Miguel Morayta Miguel Morayta (15 August 1907 – 19 June 2013) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 74 films between 1944 and 1978. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Morayta was a Spanish artillery officer, who joined the Republi ...

and starring

Antonio Badú Antonio Badú (August 13, 1914 – June 29, 1993) was a Mexican film actor and producer.de la Mora p.90 He appeared in more than sixty films during his career, which began during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Selected filmography * '' ¡Ay qu ...

Leticia Palma Zoyla Gloria Ruiz Moscoso (December 23, 1926 – December 4, 2009), better known by her stage name Leticia Palma, was an actress who worked in Cinema of Mexico, Mexican cinema. She was most famous for her role in Roberto Gavaldón's ''En la palma ...

, Carmen Molina and

Luis Beristáin Luis Beristáin (1918–1962) was a Mexican film and television actor.Edwards p.154 Selected filmography * ''Tragic Wedding'' (1946) * ''Hypocrite'' (1949) * '' The Devil Is a Woman'' (1950) * '' Women's Prison'' (1951) * ''Crime and Punishment ...

. The film included the song "Hipócrita".Sortilegio de vivir: la vida de Antonio Badú en conversaciones Antonio Badú, Jorge Mejía Prieto - 1993 "LA CANCIÓN "HIPÓCRITA — A ti se te recuerda mucho por tu actuación en la película Hipócrita, donde cantas la canción del mismo título. ... Hipócrita, bajo la dirección de Miguel Morayta, se hizo al vapor, en sólo 13 días." The film's sets were designed by

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 ...

Cast

as Pepe el sabroso *

as Leticia * Carmen Molina as Aurora *

as Gerardo *

Pascual García Peña Pascual García Peña (1910–1977) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez, Jr. p.160 He was married to actress Hortensia Santoveña. Selected filmography * '' Madam Temptation'' (1948) * ''The Big Steal'' (1949) * '' Midnight'' (1949) * '' Angel ...

as Ricardito * Elda Peralta as Vendedora de cigarros *

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 Don Simón *

Wolf Ruvinskis Wolf Ruvinskis (October 31, 1921 – November 9, 1999), born Wolf Ruvinskis Manevics, was a Latvian-Mexican actor and professional wrestler. He was married to dancer Armida Herrera. Born to a Latvian mother and a Ukrainian father, of Jewish backg ...

as El rayas *

Julián de Meriche Julián de Meriche (born Vladimir Lipkies Chazan; 10 october 1910 – 27 July 1974) was a Russian Empire-born Mexican film actor and choreographer. De Meriche worked as a dancer in European music halls, then moved to Argentina where he worked ...

as El soplón *

Edmundo Espino Edmundo Espino (July 19, 1894 – December 24, 1964) was a Mexican film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in moder ...

as Juanito *

Ricardo Adalid Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name *Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portugue ...

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 Policía * José Chávez as Preso *

Felipe de Flores Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy p ...

as Anunciador * Alfonso Díaz Landa *

Emilio Garibay Emilio may refer to: * Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio" * Emilio Piazza Memorial School, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State * Emilio (given name) * ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen See also * Emílio (dis ...

as Leandro *

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 El ronco *

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 Mamá de Aurora *

Leonor Gómez Leonor or Léonor is a short form of the given name Eleanor. People bearing the name include: *Leonor Beleza (born 1948), Portuguese politician *Leonor Briones (born 1940), Filipino academic and civil servant *Leonor de Cisneros (died 1568), Sp ...

as Presa *

Los Panchos Originally, Trio Los Panchos are a '' trío romántico'' formed in New York City in 1944 by Alfredo Gil, Chucho Navarro, and Hernando Avilés. The trio became one of the leading exponents of the bolero and the romantic ballad in Latin America. I ...

as Cantantes *

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 El Argentino, papá de Leticia *

Hernán Vera Hernán Rogelio Vera Pavía (28 October 1892 – 29 January 1964) was a Mexican actor known for usually playing short, small roles, usually as a bartender, during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He began his career in theater, with some works ...

as Mesero

References

Bibliography

* Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Carteles de la época de oro del cine mexicano''. Archivo Fílmico Agrasánchez, 1997.

External links

* 1949 films 1940s thriller films Mexican thriller films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Miguel Morayta Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-thriller-film-stub