''The Coward'' (Spanish: ''La cobarde'') is a 1953 Mexican

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directed by

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and starring

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and Carlos Navarro.Amador p.119

Cast

as Mara *

as Arturo * Carlos Navarro as Roberto *

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as Irene, hermana de Arturo *

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as Cantante *

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as Mara, niña * Marina Herrera as Lupita, criada * Héctor Mateos as Comisario * Ángel Merino as Marino * Daniel Arroyo as Invitado a boda *

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as Roberto, niño * Enrique Díaz Indiano as Doctor Arriaga * Ana María Hernández as Invitada a boda * Cecilia Leger as Invitada a fiesta *

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as Julio, niño

References

Bibliography

* María Luisa Amador. ''Cartelera cinematográfica, 1950-1959''. UNAM, 1985.

External links

* 1953 films 1953 drama films Mexican drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Julio Bracho Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub