''Primero soy mexicano'' ("First I am Mexican") is a 1950 Mexican

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film starring

Joaquín Pardavé Joaquín Pardavé Arce (30 September 1900 – 20 July 1955) was a Mexican film actor, director, songwriter and screenwriter of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He was best known for starring and directing various comedy films during the 1940 ...

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(in Spanish). ''escritores.cinemexicano.unam.mx''. Retrieved 2-22-11. Luis Aguilar, and

Flor Silvestre Guillermina Jiménez Chabolla (16 August 1930 – 25 November 2020), known professionally as Flor Silvestre, was a Mexican singer and actress. She was one of the most prominent and successful performers of Mexican and Latin American music, and wa ...

Synopsis

Old ''hacendado'' don Ambrosio awaits the return of his son Rafael after ten years of studying medicine in the US. The hitherto illiterate Ambrosio is taught reading and writing by his orphaned goddaughter Lupe. When Rafael arrives, he seems to forget to be ''mexicano'' ("Mexican") and to be ashamed of his Mexican roots, for he refuses to be served "

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" and asks, rather, for ham and eggs. He is suddenly attracted by Lupe, his father's goddaughter and seduces her. Ambrosio learns that she is pregnant, unbeknownst to Rafael. When Rafael plans to marry Sarita, a high-class lady, Ambrosio and Lupe head to Mexico City to reveal the truth and to prevent Rafael from marrying. He eventually does not marry Sarita, but Fabián (Ambrosio's foreman) is in love with Lupe and is willing to marry her, even though the child is Rafael's. In the end Rafael again recognises his Mexicanness and then proposes marriage to Lupe; Ambrosio is content.

Cast

as don Ambrosio Fuentes * Luis Aguilar - Rafael Fuentes *

- Lupe *

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- don Matías *

Lupe Inclán Lupe Inclán (1895–1956) was a Mexican actress, which 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 i ...

- Chona *

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Francisco Avitia Francisco Avitia Tapia (13 May 1915 – 29 June 1995), commonly known as "El Charro Avitia", was a Mexican singer, primarily of ''ranchera'' and ''corrido'' genres. His best known songs include "Maquina 501," "Caballo alazán lucero," and "El ...

- Fabián * José Chávez (uncredited) *

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(uncredited) * Raúl Guerrero (uncredited) *

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- Sarita's mother (uncredited) *

Gloria Mange Gloria Mange (18 June 1931 – 8 July 2023) was a Mexican film actress active during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Mange died on 8 July 2023, at the age of 92. Selected filmography * ''Primero soy mexicano'' (1950) * ''What Has That Woman D ...

- Sarita (uncredited) *

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(uncredited) * Humberto Rodríguez (uncredited) *

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 ...

(uncredited)

Production

The film marks singer Flor Silvestre's first starring role, after having appeared in '' Te besaré en la boca'' (1950) in a small role. ''Primero soy mexicano'' also appears to have been Francisco "Charro" Avitia's first incursion in Mexican cinema. The film was the thirteenth Pardavé directed; it was filmed with a

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camera.

References

External links

* {{Joaquín Pardavé 1950 films Mexican comedy-drama films 1950 comedy-drama films Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films