''The Disobedient Son'' (Spanish:''El hijo desobediente'') is a 1945 Mexican

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Humberto Gómez Landero Humberto Gómez Landero (1904–1968) was a Mexican screenwriter and film director.Balderston, Gonzalez & Lopez p.1473 Selected filmography Screenwriter * '' Horse for Horse'' (1939) * ''In the Times of Don Porfirio'' (1940) Director *'' The ...

and starring

Germán Valdés Germán Genaro Cipriano Gómez Valdés y Castillo (19 September 1915 – 29 June 1973), known professionally as Tin-Tan, was a Mexican actor, singer and comedian who was born in Mexico City but was raised and began his career in Ciudad Juarez, ...

Marcelo Chávez Marcelo Chávez (13 March 1911 – 14 February 1970) was a Mexican film actor. He frequently co-starred with comedian Germán Valdés, known as Tin Tan.Baugh p.268 Selected filmography * ''Summer Hotel'' (1944) *'' The Disobedient Son'' (1945) * ...

and

Delia Magaña Delia Magaña (February 2, 1903 – March 31, 1996) was a Mexican film and television actress, singer, and dancer. Life Although she started as a silent film actress, Magaña became best known for her comic supporting roles in her later years. ...

.Herrera-Sobek p.1080

Cast

as Germán Rico / Tin Tan *

as Marcelo Fortuna * Cuquita Escobar as Cuca * Delia Magaña as Socorro *

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 Don Placido * Tony Díaz as Ángel * Natalia Ortiz as Doña Dadivosa Matafortuna * Luis G. Barreiro as Delegado * Rafael Icardo as Don Modesto Rojas *

Salvador Quiroz Salvador Quiroz (1892–1956) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner, p. 355 Selected filmography * ''Michael Strogoff'' (1944) * ''Summer Hotel'' (1944) * ''My Memories of Mexico'' (1944) * '' The Black Ace'' (1944) *'' The Disobedient Son'' (1945) * ...

as Don Rogaciano Rico * Alfredo Varela padre as Conductor tren * Ramón G. Larrea as Dueño de cabaret * Humberto Rodríguez * Rita María Bauzá *

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 Mesera del Cabaret * Leonor Gómez as Mujer en cabaret

References

Bibliography

* Maria Herrera-Sobek. ''Celebrating Latino Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions''. ABC-CLIO, 2012.

External links

* 1945 films 1945 comedy films Mexican comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Humberto Gómez Landero Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub