''Story of a Bad Woman'' ( es, Historia de una mala mujer) is a 1948 Argentine

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 ...

directed by

Luis Saslavsky Luis Saslavsky (April 21, 1903 – March 20, 1995) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer, and one of the influential directors in the Cinema of Argentina of the classic era. Personal life Saskavsky was born in Rosar ...

and starring the Mexican and Hollywood superstar Dolores del Río, María Duval,

Alberto Closas Alberto Closas Lluró (30 October 1921, in Barcelona – 19 September 1994, in Madrid) was a prolific Spanish film actor who appeared in the Cinema of Argentina in the 1940s and 1950s and in Spanish cinema after 1955. His family emigrated to A ...

. It is based on ''

Lady Windermere's Fan ''Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman'' is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first performed on Saturday, 20 February 1892, at the St James's Theatre in London. The story concerns Lady Windermere, who suspects that her husband is ...

'' by Oscar Wilde.Hall p.248 The film's art direction was by

Raúl Soldi Raúl Soldi (27 March 1905 – 21 April 1994) was an Argentine painter and production designer whose work treated various subjects, including landscapes, portraits, the theater and the circus, and nature. His theatrical figures are renowned for ...

. It was made by Argentina Sono Film, one of the country's biggest studios during the era.

Cast

* Dolores del Río as Mrs. Erlynne * María Duval *

Fernando Lamas Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos (January 9, 1915 – October 8, 1982) was an Argentine-American actor and director, and the father of actor Lorenzo Lamas. Biography Argentina Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos was born in Buenos Aires, Ar ...

Amalia Sánchez Ariño Amalia Sánchez Ariño (1883–1969) was a Spanish-born Argentine stage and film actress.Richard p.275 She appeared in more than fifty films during her career. Selected filmography * '' The Wicked Carabel'' (1935) * ''Blood Wedding ''Bloo ...

Homero Cárpena Homero Cárpena (14 February 1910 – 17 January 2001) was an Argentine film actor born in Mar del Plata. He appeared in 72 films between 1933 and 1972 although the bulk of his work was in the late 1930s and 1940s. He starred in '' El hombr ...

María Santos María Santos was an Argentine actress. In 1943, she starred in Benito Perojo's '' Stella''. Other notable roles include: ''Maestro Levita'' (1938), '' La fuga'' (1937) and '' La serpiente de cascabel'' (1948). Selected filmography * '' La fuga' ...

Bertha Moss Bertha Moss (August 7, 1919 – February 4, 2008), born Juana Bertha Moscovish Holm, was an Argentine actress of stage, television and film, famous for appearing in many Mexican telenovelas. Life She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She die ...

* Ricardo Castro Ríos * Luis Otero *

Amalia Bernabé Amalia Bernabé (1895–1983) was an Argentine stage and film actress.Pellettieri p.80 She appeared in around fifty films during her screen career which stretched from the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema to the 1980s. Selected filmography * ''The ...

* Francisco de Paula *

Roberto Bordoni The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

Aurelia Ferrer Aurelia Ferrer was an Argentine film actress.Finkielman p.225 She appeared in around forty films, generally in supporting roles. Partial filmography * '' The Newsie and the Lady'' (1938) * '' The Englishman of the Bones'' (1940) * ''Noche de bod ...

Berta Ortegosa Berta Ortegosa (1920–2010) was an Argentine actress. She starred in films such as ''Historia de una mala mujer'' (1947), '' Albéniz'' (1947), '' Don Juan Tenorio'' (1949), ''Hombres a precio'' (1949), ''Catita es una dama'' (1956), ''La casa ...

Alberto de Mendoza Alberto Manuel Rodríguez-Gallego González de Mendoza (21 January 1923 – 12 December 2011) was an Argentine film actor who appeared in some 114 films between 1930 and 2005, spanning eight decades. A lifelong figure in Argentine films, De Mendo ...

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* Manuel Alcón * Diana Montes * Pablo Cumo

References

Bibliography

* Hall, Linda. ''Dolores del Río: Beauty in Light and Shade''. Stanford University Press, 2013.

External links

* 1948 films 1948 drama films Argentine drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Argentine films based on plays Films directed by Luis Saslavsky 1940s Argentine films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub