''If I'm to Be Killed Tomorrow'' (Spanish: ''Si me han de matar mañana'') is a 1947 Mexican

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directed by

Miguel Zacarías Miguel Zacarías Nogaim (19 March 1905 – 20 April 2006) was a Mexican film director, producer, and writer. Career Zacarías began directing for film in 1933. Even from his early career he developed a reputation for recognizing new acting ...

and starring Sofía Álvarez,

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and

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. It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Vicente Petit. A

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film, it was produced during the

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. The title comes from a shortening of the expression "If I'm to be killed tomorrow, better to get it over with today".Macías-González & Rubenstein p.222

Cast

* Sofía Álvarez as Lupe 'La Serrana' *

as Ramiro del Campo *

as Genovevo *

Armando Soto La Marina Armando Soto La Marina (1909–1983) was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in a large number of productions from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema onwards. He was considered a rising star in the 1940s but his erratic alcohol-fuelled behaviour led t ...

as Chicote * Miguel Arenas as Don Servando Reyes * Nelly Montiel as Fanny *

Miguel Inclán Miguel Inclán (1897–1956) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez p.159 He became known for his villainous roles during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. His sister was the actress Lupe Inclán. Selected filmography * ''Nobleza ranchera'' (193 ...

as Sebastián Rojas * Gilberto González as José Dolores Chapa *

Alfonso Bedoya Benito Alfonso Bedoya y Díaz de GuzmánSan Antonio Light, Dec. 17, 1957, p. 20 (April 16, 1904 – December 15, 1957) was a Mexican actor who frequently appeared in U.S. films. He is best known for his role in ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' ...

as Juan Palomo *

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as Esbirro de Genovevo *

Julio Ahuet Julio Ahuet was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than a hundred and thirty films during his career, including ''Women Without Tomorrow'' (1951), ''Here Comes Martin Corona'' (1952), and the El Santo film ''Profanadores de tumbas'' (1966). ...

as Esbirro de Genovevo *

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as Esbirro de Ceferino *

Edmundo Espino Edmundo Espino (July 19, 1894 – December 24, 1964) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez p.159 Selected filmography References Bibliography * Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Guillermo Calles: A Biography of the Actor and Mexican Cinema Pioneer' ...

as Benito *

Lupe Inclán Lupe Inclán (1895–1956) was a Mexican actress who became very popular in Mexican Carpa theatrical plays. She was also known for movies, mainly acting in supporting comic roles. She was known as one of the most prominent Mexican actresses inte ...

as Dionisia *

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as Consuelo *

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as Paco

References

Bibliography

* Avila, Jaqueline. ''Cinesonidos: Film Music and National Identity During Mexico's Época de Oro''. Oxford University Press, 2019. * Macías-González, Víctor M. & Rubenstein, Anne. ''Masculinity and Sexuality in Modern Mexico''. UNM Press, 2012. * Riera, Emilio García. Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1946–1948. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992.

External links

* 1947 films Mexican comedy films 1947 comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Miguel Zacarías Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films Estudios Churubusco films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub