''The Island of Women'' (Spanish: ''La isla de las mujeres'') is a 1953 Mexican film directed by

Rafael Baledón Rafael Baledón Cárdenas (25 November 1919 – 6 May 1994) was a Mexican actor, director, screenwriter, and producer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He worked in both film and television. Life Rafael Baledón was on 25 November 1919 in ...

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, ...

, Lilia del Valle and The Julian Sisters.Baugh, p. 249. A man is stranded on a desert island which is ruled by women.

Cast

as Tin Tan * Lilia del Valle as Orana * Fernando Soto as Uru Uru *

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) * ...

as Toronga *

Carlota Solares Carlota is a Portuguese and Spanish given name, equivalent to Charlotte in English. This name may refer to: People * Carlota (name) Places * Carlota Cove, a cove in Antarctica * Carlota Island, an island in the Philippines * Lago Carlota Natio ...

as Matriarca *

Pedro de Aguillón Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

as Tacaroa * Araceli Julián as Flora * Elena Julián as Maroma * Rosalía Julián as Caroa * Joaquín García Vargas as Isleño * Luz María Núñez as La que no tiene nombre *

Omar Jasso ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate o ...

as Isleño * Estela Matute as Subastadora *

Pepe Ruiz Vélez Pepe is a pet form of the Spanish name José (Josep). It is also a surname. * People Mononyms *Pepe (footballer, born 1935), real name José Macia, Brazilian footballer *Pepe (footballer, born 1983), real name Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, ...

as Anunciador *

Aurora Segura Aurora Segura Lizuain (born 29 December 1923 in Navarra España) is a Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.Agrasánchez p.159 Selected filmography * '' Full Speed Ahead'' (1951) * ''The Masked Tiger'' (1951) * ''The Island of Wom ...

as Mujer de Tacaroa *

Gregorio Acosta Gregorio is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Gregorio Conrado Álvarez (1925–2016), Uruguayan army general and de facto President of Uruguay from 1981 until 1985 * Gregorio Álvarez (historian) (1889–1986), ...

as Hombre de isla vecina *

Guillermo Bravo Sosa Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Guillermo Ar� ...

as Encargado de funeraria * Alfonso Carti as Isleño *

Manuel Casanueva Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manu ...

as Isleño * José Chávez as Isleño * Juan García as Isleño * Jesús Gómez as Isleño *

Elvira Lodi Elvira is a female given name. First recorded in medieval Spain, it is likely of Germanic ( Gothic) origin. Elvira may refer to: People Nobility * Elvira Menéndez (died 921), daughter of Hermenegildo Gutiérrez and wife of Ordoño II of Le ...

as Isleña * Velia Lupercio as Espectadora de avión * José Ortega as Cliente de Tin Tan *

José Pardavé José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

as Piloto *

Ángela Rodríguez Angela may refer to: Places * Angela, Montana * Angela Lake, in Volusia County, Florida * Lake Angela, in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan * Lake Angela, the reservoir impounded by the source dam of the South Yuba River Fiction * Ange ...

as Guardia isleña * Alta Mae Stone as Isleña

References

Bibliography

* Baugh, Scott L. ''Latino American Cinema: An Encyclopedia of Movies, Stars, Concepts, and Trends: An Encyclopedia of Movies, Stars, Concepts, and Trends''. ABC-CLIO, 2012.

External links

* 1953 films 1953 comedy films Mexican comedy films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Rafael Baledón Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub