''Revenge'' (Spanish: ''Revancha'') is a 1948 Mexican

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

Alberto Gout Alberto Gout (1913–1966) was a Mexican screenwriter, producer and film director.Biltereyst & Gennari p.76 Selected filmography * ''Saint Francis of Assisi'' (1944) * '' Smoke in the Eyes'' (1946) * ''The Well-paid'' (1948) * ''Revenge'' (1948 ...

and starring

Ninón Sevilla Emelia Pérez Castellanos (10 November 19211 January 2015), known professionally as Ninón Sevilla, was a Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer. Early life Sevilla was born and raised in Centro Habana, a popular section of Havana. As a youth, she th ...

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and

Agustín Lara Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (; October 30, 1897 – November 6, 1970), known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican composer and performer of songs and boleros. He is recogn ...

.Wood p.287 The film's

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was by José Rodríguez Granada.

Cast

* Ninón Sevilla as Rosa *

as Rafael *

as Agustín *

Toña la Negra Antonia del Carmen Peregrino Álvarez (2 November 1912 – 19 November 1982), known by her stage name Toña la Negra (Toña the Black Woman), was a Mexican singer and actress of partial Haitian ancestry, known for her interpretation of boleros and ...

as Toña *

Pedro Vargas Pedro Vargas Mata (San Miguel de Allende, 29 April 1906 – Mexico City, 30 October 1989) was a Mexican tenor and actor, from the golden age of Mexican cinema, participating in more than 70 films. He was known as the "Nightingale of the Ameri ...

as Cantante *

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as Don Alejandro *

Manuel Dondé er Manuel Dondé (1906 – 27 May 1976) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner p.355 He frequently played villains during his long film career. Selected filmography * ''La llorona'' (1933) * ''Soulless Women'' (1934) - Policía * ''El bastardo'' (1937 ...

as Gilberto Acosta *

Miguel Manzano Miguel Manzano (14 September 1907 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico – 21 January 1992 in Mexico City) was a Mexican actor during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, winning an Ariel Award in 1985, for best supporting actor for the film ''Las glo ...

as El Gillet * Fernando Barthell as Jimmy * Olga Santiago * José Muñoz as Don Javier *

Cecilia Leger Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for girls born ...

as Esposa de Baltazar *

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as Cliente cabaret *

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 Don Baltazar * Ángela Rodríguez as Mujer en cabaret

References

Bibliography

* Andrew Grant Wood. ''Agustin Lara: A Cultural Biography''. OUP USA, 2014.

External links

* 1948 films 1948 crime films Mexican crime films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Alberto Gout Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub