''The Rock of Souls'' (Spanish: ''El Peñón de las Ánimas'') is a Mexican movie produced in

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, directed by

Miguel Zacarías Miguel Zacarías Nogaim (19 March 1905 – 20 April 2006) was a Mexican film director, producer, and writer. Career Zacarías began directing for film in 1933. Even from his early career he developed a reputation for recognizing new acting ...

and starring

Jorge Negrete Jorge Alberto Negrete Moreno (; 30 November 1911 – 5 December 1953) was a Mexican singer and actor. Life and career Negrete was born in the city of Guanajuato and had two brothers and three sisters; his father was a Mexican Army Colonel who ...

and

María Félix María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña (; 8 April 1914 – 8 April 2002) was a Mexican actress and singer. Along with Pedro Armendáriz and Dolores del Río, she was one of the most successful figures of Latin American cinema in the 1940s an ...

.Baugh, p. 80 It is the first movie to star María Félix, one of the legendary female stars of the

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Plot

In a little town in

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, the rivalry between the families of Fernando Iturriaga (

) and María Ángela Valdivia (

) for the domain of a property known as ''El Peñón de las Ánimas'' prevents the love between the two young lovers.

Curiosities

It was the first movie of the legendary María Félix. For the movie, Jorge Negrete had requested that his girlfriend, the actress

Gloria Marín Gloria Méndez Ramos (19 April 1919 – 13 April 1983), better known as Gloria Marín, was a Mexican actress. She was considered a celebrated female star of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. During her career, Marín appeared in about 100 film ...

be his costar; however, Félix was selected by the director, which led to a series of altercations between the couple. Ten years later they got married.

Cast

as Fernando Iturriaga *

as María Ángela Valdivia *

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

as Manuel *

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 ...

as Don Braulio *

Carlos López Moctezuma Carlos López Moctezuma Pineda (19 November 1909 – 14 July 1980) was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1938 and 1980. He starred in the film ''Happiness'', which was entered into the 7th Berlin Internationa ...

as Felipe, María Ángela's brother *

Virginia Manzano Virginia Manzano (November 24, 1912 – February 18, 1985) was a Mexican film actress.Pitts p.212 Selected filmography * ''The Eternal Secret'' (1942) * ''The Rock of Souls'' (1943) * '' María Eugenia'' (1943) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1944) * ''M ...

as Rosa *

Conchita Gentil Arcos Conchita Gentil Arcos (1897 – 23 December 1982) was a Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema as a character actress in supporting roles. She was the sister of María Gentil Arcos, also an actress in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema; ...

as Madame *

Manuel Dondé er Manuel Dondé (1906 – 27 May 1976) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner p.355 He frequently played villains during his long film career. Selected filmography * ''La llorona'' (1933) * ''Soulless Women'' (1934) - Policía * ''El bastardo'' (1937 ...

as Macario *

Roberto Cañedo Roberto Cañedo Ramírez (30 March 1919 – 16 June 1999), better known as Roberto Cañedo, was a Mexican actor of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. During his career, he appeared in over 300 films. Cañedo received two Ariel Award for Best Act ...

Julio Ahuet Julio Ahuet was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than a hundred and thirty films during his career, including ''Women Without Tomorrow'' (1951), '' Here Comes Martin Corona'' (1952), and the El Santo film ''Profanadores de tumbas'' (1966) ...

Hernán Vera Hernán Rogelio Vera Pavía (28 October 1892 – 29 January 1964) was a Mexican actor known for usually playing short, small roles, usually as a bartender, during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He began his career in theater, with some works ...

* Paco Astol * Paco Martínez * Armando Sáenz *

Linda Christian Linda Christian (born Blanca Rosa Henrietta Stella Welter Vorhauer; November 13, 1923 – July 22, 2011) was a Mexican film actress, who appeared in Mexican and Hollywood films. Her career reached its peak in the 1940s and 1950s. She played Mara ...

* Cecilia Leger as Modista * Manuel Pozos as Señor gobernador * Humberto Rodríguez as Invitado al baile

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1940s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films 1943 films 1943 romantic drama films Films directed by Miguel Zacarías Films scored by Manuel Esperón Mexican romantic drama films 1940s Mexican films {{romantic-drama-film-stub