''La otra mujer'' (English: "The Other Woman") is a 1972 Mexican comedy drama film directed by

Julián Soler Julián Soler (born Julián Díaz Pavia; 17 February 1907 – 5 May 1977) was a Mexican film director, actor, and screenwriter of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In his career spanning half a century, Soler received two Ariel Award nominations ...

and starring

Mauricio Garcés Mauricio Feres Yázbek (December 16, 1926 – February 27, 1989), known professionally as Erasmo Perez, was a Mexican actor and comedian. Personal life and career Garcés was of Lebanese descent and was born in the Mexican port of Tampico, Tama ...

, Saby Kamalich and

María Duval María Dussauge Ortiz (born 2 August 1937), commonly known as María Duval, is a Mexican actress and singer who has worked in film, television, and the stage. Career Duval made her film debut in the musical ''Melodías inolvidables'' (1959), a ...

. The film is a remake of the Mexican film '' Mi esposa y la otra'' (1952), which in turn is a remake of the Argentine film ''

The Kids Grow Up ''The Kids Grow Up'' ( es, Los chicos crecen) is a 1942 Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and starring Arturo García Buhr, Santiago Gómez Cou and María Duval. At the 1943 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Arturo G ...

'' (1942).

Plot

Cristina (Saby Kamalich) and Ricardo (Félix González) have three children: Pablo (José Luis Moreno), Martha (Paula Cusi) and Claudia (Delia Peña Orta), but they are not married, because Ricardo is married to another woman, Alicia (María Duval). When he finds himself in a hurry when it seems that Alicia is going to find out about her secret life, Ricardo asks Alicia's cousin, Antonio (Mauricio Garcés), to help him by pretending to be Cristina's husband.

Cast

as Antonio * Saby Kamalich as Cristina Martínez * Félix González as Ricardo * Paula Cusi as Martha *

as Alicia *

José Luis Moreno José Luis Moreno Peña (born 22 October 1996) is a Colombian footballer. Career In 2015, Moreno was sent on loan to the reserves of Spanish La Liga side Valencia from Once Caldas in the Colombian top flight.Delia Peña Orta Delia is a feminine given name, either taken from an epithet of the Greek moon goddess Artemis, or else representing a short form of ''Adelia'', '' Bedelia'', '' Cordelia'' or '' Odelia''. Meanings and origins According to records for the 1901 ...

as Claudia * Gilberto Román as Martha's Boyfriend * Jorge Patiño as Card Player * Jorge Fegan as Card Player * Inés Murillo as Sebastiana, maid *

Víctor Alcocer Víctor Alcocer Gómez (March 23, 1917 – October 2, 1984) was a Mexican actor of film, television and voice-over.Luis Miranda *

Dolores Camarillo Dolores Camarillo (March 31, 1910 – February 8, 1988) was a Mexican character actress of film, television, and theater. She also was a makeup artist for films, and was frequently billed as "Fraustita". Personal life The daughter of actors ...

Sheila Donne Sheila (alternatively spelled Shelagh and Sheelagh) is a common feminine given name, derived from the Irish name ''Síle'', which is believed to be a Gaelic form of the Latin name Caelia, the feminine form of the Roman clan name Caelius, meani ...

as Mamacita Americana *Ana Lilia Tovar as Antonio's Girlfriend *Luciano Hernández de la Vega *Ricardo Adalid *Enrique Pontón

Reception

Comparing the film with its previous 1952 and 1942 film versions, Emilio García Riera said that the films of 1942 and 1952 were better. Due to the scene that shows Garcés's character accompanied by an English-speaking blonde woman during a card game, in ''Stereotyped Images of United States Citizens in Mexican Cinema, 1930-1990'', David E. Wilt cited the film as one of the films in Mexican cinema that extolled the figure of the blonde woman as an object of desire in Mexico.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Otra mujer, La 1972 films 1970s Spanish-language films 1972 comedy-drama films Mexican comedy-drama films Films directed by Julián Soler 1970s Mexican films