''My Mother Is Guilty'' (Spanish: ''Mi madre es culpable'') is a 1960 Mexican
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
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
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 ...
,
Carlos Baena and
Domingo Soler
Domingo Soler (born Domingo Díaz Pavia; 17 April 1901 – 13 June 1961) was a Mexican actor and occasional screenwriter of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He appeared in over 150 films and wrote the screenplays for 2 films.
Soler won an Ariel ...
.
[Riera p.59]
The film's sets were designed by
Jesús Bracho
Jesús Bracho (1910 1976) was a Mexican art director who designed the sets for over a hundred film productions.Durgnat p.173 The young brother of the film director Julio Bracho, he was active during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Selected f ...
.
Cast
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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 ...
as Consuelo Moreno de Manterola
* Carlos Baena as Javier Manterola
*
Domingo Soler
Domingo Soler (born Domingo Díaz Pavia; 17 April 1901 – 13 June 1961) was a Mexican actor and occasional screenwriter of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He appeared in over 150 films and wrote the screenplays for 2 films.
Soler won an Ariel ...
as Ángel Guzmán
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Miguel Ángel Ferriz
Miguel Ángel Ferriz (29 November 1899 – 1 January 1967) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez, p. 158.
Selected filmography
* '' The Night of the Mayas'' (1939)
* ''The Rock of Souls'' (1942)
* ''The Eternal Secret'' (1942)
* '' The Spectre of ...
as Padre Roberto Romero
*
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
...
as Luis Alcazar
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Francisco Jambrina
Francisco Jambrina Campos (December 3, 1902 – January 21, 1967) was a Spanish-born Mexican film actor.Kohner p.355
Selected filmography
* '' Simón Bolívar'' (1942)
* ''Michael Strogoff'' (1944)
* ''Twilight'' (1945)
* ''Fly Away, Young Man! ...
as Arturo González
* Guillermo Orea as Álvaro de la Fuente
*
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 ...
as Carmen, sirvienta
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Antonio Raxel
Antonio Salazar Alejos (13 April 1922 – 25 November 1999), professionally known as Antonio Raxel, was a Mexican actor. He was also a dubbing actor for TV shows, movies, and animation.
Education and acting career
Raxel was born in San Cristobal ...
as Doctor Alberto Amador
* Herbert Wallace as Carlitos
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Beatriz Aguirre
Beatriz Ofelia Aguirre Valdes (March 21, 1926 – September 29, 2019) was a Mexican film and television actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the tradition ...
as Lucía Arellano
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Luis Spota
Luis Mario Cayetano Spota Saavedra Ruotti Castañares (13 July 1925, Mexico City — 20 January 1985) was a Mexican writer, journalist, boxing official and film director.
Although he never finished primary school, Spota became a highly successful ...
as Locutor
*
Miguel Arenas
Miguel Arenas (1902–1965) was a Spanish film actor.Kohner p.355 He emigrated to Mexico where he appeared in more than a hundred films.
Selected filmography
* '' While Mexico Sleeps'' (1938)
* '' A Macabre Legacy'' (1940)
* '' The Count of Monte ...
as Rabino Mauricio Rosenthal
* Daniel Arroyo as Profesor de la Facultad
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Antonio Bravo as Dr. Ramos
* Sara Cabrera as Custodia carcel
* Jorge Casanova as Doctor
* Enrique García Álvarez as Profesor de la facultad
* Pepita González as Carcelera
* Jesús Gómez
* Carlos Hennings as Empleado en hospital
* Regino Herrera as Hombre en derrumbe
* Velia Lupercio as Espectadora estudio
* José Antonio Marros as Espectador estudio
* Magda Monzón as Espectadora en estudio
* Silvia Suárez as Espectadora en silla de ruedas
* Armando Velasco as Sacerdote
References
Bibliography
* Emilio García Riera. ''Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1959–1960''. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1994.
External links
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1960 films
1960 drama films
Mexican drama films
1960s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Julián Soler
1960s Mexican films
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