''The Priest's Secret'' (Spanish: ''El secreto del sacerdote'') is a 1941 Mexican

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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Joselito Rodríguez Joselito Rodríguez (12 February 1907 – 14 September 1985) was a Mexican screenwriter and film director.Biltereyst & Gennari p.76 Selected filmography Director * ''The Priest's Secret'' (1941) * ''Angelitos negros (1948 film), Angelitos negros ...

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 ...

, Alicia de Phillips and

Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings (May 9, 1912 – June 18, 1963) was a Mexican-American film actor who made films in both Mexico and the United States. With Dolores del Río and María Félix, he was one of the best-known Latin American mo ...

.Biltereyst & Gennari, p.76 A Catholic priest is conflicted about informing the police of something he heard in confession.

Cast

* Alicia de Phillips *

René Cardona René Cardona (October 8, 1905 – April 25, 1988) was a Mexican director, actor, producer, screenwriter, and film editor, who was prominent during part of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Biography René Cardona was born in Havana, Cuba, on ...

* Miguel Montemayor *

Víctor Urruchúa Víctor Urruchúa (30 December 1912 – 1981) was a Mexican actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 24 films between 1926 and 1951. He also directed 15 films between 1944 and 1953. Selected filmography * '' Two Monks'' (1934 - ...

Manuel Noriega Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno ( , ; February 11, 1934 – May 29, 2017) was a Panamanian dictator and military officer who was the ''de facto'' List of heads of state of Panama, ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He never officially serv ...

* Evita Muñoz ("Chachita") as Martita * Armando Soto La Marina * Amelia Wilhelmy * Joaquín Coss * José Torvay * Lupe Inclán * Manuel Buendía * Humberto Rodríguez

References

Bibliography

* Daniel Biltereyst & Daniela Treveri Gennari. ''Moralizing Cinema: Film, Catholicism, and Power''. Routledge, 2014.

External links

* 1941 films 1941 drama films Mexican drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Joselito Rodríguez Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films Spanish-language drama films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub