''The Price of Living'' (Spanish: ''El valor de vivir'') is a 1954 Mexican

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directed by

Tito Davison Tito Davison (14 November 1912 – 21 March 1985) was a Chilean-born Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1982. Selected filmography * '' Thus Is Life'' (1930) * ''Shadows of Glory'' (1930 ...

and starring

Arturo de Córdova Arturo García Rodríguez (8 May 1908 – 3 November 1973), known professionally as Arturo de Córdova, was a Mexican actor who appeared in over a hundred films. Biography Career Arturo García Rodríguez was born in Mérida, Yucatán on 8 May 1 ...

Rosita Quintana Rosita Quintana (16 July 1925 – 23 August 2021) was an Argentine-Mexican actress, singer and songwriter. She was one of the top leading ladies of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She starred in Luis Buñuel's '' Susana'' (1951) and musical fi ...

and

María Douglas María Douglas (June 22, 1922 – December 17, 1973) was a Mexican stage and film actress.Taibo p.155 Selected filmography * '' Cinco fueron escogidos'' (1943) * ''The White Monk'' (1945) * '' Angelitos negros'' (1948) * ''La casa chica'' (1950) ...

. It was the first Mexican film to be shot in 3D.Baugh p.116 The film's sets were designed by the

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Gunther Gerszo.

Cast

Julio Villarreal Julio Villarreal (7 December 1885 – 4 August 1958) was a Spanish actor who later settled and worked in Mexico. He also directed two films in the early 1930s.Taibo p.155 Born as Julio Crochet i Martínez Villarreal in Madrid to a family of theat ...

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Miguel Ángel Ferriz (29 November 1899 – 1 January 1967) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez, p. 158. Selected filmography * '' The Night of the Mayas'' (1939) * ''The Rock of Souls'' (1942) * ''The Eternal Secret'' (1942) * '' The Spectre of ...

José Baviera José Baviera (17 August 1906 – 13 August 1981) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films and television shows between 1924 and 1979. He starred in Luis Buñuel's 1962 film ''The Exterminating Angel''. Selected filmogra ...

José María Linares-Rivas José María Linares-Rivas (17 March 1901 - 13 April 1955) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1933 to 1955. Selected filmography References External links * * 1901 births 1955 deaths Spanish male film ...

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. ...

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* Gilberto González * Nicolás Rodríguez *

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Fernando Wagner Fernando Wagner (November 7, 1905 in Göttingen, Germany – October 20, 1973 in Cuernavaca, Mexico) was a German-born Mexican actor and film director. He had prominent roles in '' La Perla'' and ''The Wild Bunch''. His interment was in Mexico ...

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 ...

* José Silva * Ricardo Silva *

Queta Lavat (born February 23, 1929), known professionally as Queta Lavat, is a Mexican actress. She is the sister of actor Jorge Lavat and voice actor José Lavat, and mother of Mexican sports anchor Pablo Carrillo. She is best known for her roles in ''Las ...

* Agustín Fernández * Antonio Bravo *

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* Enrique García Álvarez *

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References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1954 films 1954 drama films Mexican drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Tito Davison Columbia Pictures films Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub