''They Say I'm a Communist'' (Spanish: ''Dicen que soy comunista'') is a 1951 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 Alejandro Galindo and starring

Adalberto Martínez Adalberto Martínez Chávez (25 January 1916 – April 4, 2003), better known in the entertainment world as Resortes, was a renowned Mexican actor. Known primarily for his talent as a comedian, Resortes was also a dancer. His stage name is Spanis ...

María Luisa Zea María Luisa Zea (5 February 1913 – 27 December 2002) was a Mexican actress and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In her career spanning 24 years, she appeared in over 50 motion pictures. Selected filmography *'' La Llorona'' (193 ...

and

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 ...

.Agrasánchez p.26

Cast

as Benito Reyes *

as Berta *

as Macario Carrola * Joaquín Roche hijo as Huicho * Charles Rooner as don Guillermo *

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 Teófilo Mendieta * Arturo Castro 'Bigotón' as Nabor Méndez * Jorge Arriaga as Camarada Buenaventura *

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 Camarada Palomera * Bruno Márquez as Anunciador en concurso * Carmen Manzano as Doña Lolita * Josefina del Mar as Olga Figueroa * Jaime Jiménez Pons as Amigo de Huicho * Armando Acosta as Hombre en baile * Jorge Alzaga as Miembro del comité * Daniel Arroyo as Cliente restaurante *

Augusto Benedico Augusto Benedico (December 20, 1909 – January 19, 1992), born ''Augusto Pérez Lias'', was a Mexican actor of Spanish origin best known for his role as "Don Alberto Salvatierra" in the soap opera '' Los ricos también lloran'' and his role as "D ...

as Don Federico, jefe de Benito *

Victorio Blanco Victorio Blanco (1893–1977) was a Mexican film actor.Riera p.220 He enjoyed a lengthy and prolific career, appearing in around three hundred films. Selected filmography * ''Judas'' (1936) * '' The Midnight Ghost'' (1940) * ''Simón Bolívar'' ( ...

as Miembro del comité *

Lupe Carriles María Guadalupe Carriles, known as Lupe Carriles, (25 December 1913 – 6 February 1964) was a Mexican character actress. Career One of her many memorable roles is as "La Trompeta" in ''La cucaracha'' (1959), starring María Félix. Although she ...

as Vecina * Enrique Carrillo as Cliente fonda * Alfonso Carti as Policía * José Chávez as Hombre en baile * Nacho Contla as Gildardo Molina, señor gobernador * Enedina Díaz de León as Doña Brigida * Jesús Garcia as Compañero Ruiz * Emilio Garibay as Camarada * Carmen Guillén as Mujer del censo * Leonor Gómez as Vecina * Chel López as Camarada Ruelas * Jorge Martínez de Hoyos as Miembro del comité * Pepe Martínez as Dueño fonda * Héctor Mateos as don Pablo * Gloria Oropeza as Vecina * Antonio Padilla 'Pícoro' as Miembro del comité * Ignacio Peón as Transeúnte * José Pulido as Camarada Leobardo Tolentino * Guillermo Ramirez as Esbirro de Guillermo * Ignacio Retes as Francisco Rodríguez Franco * Ángela Rodríguez as Mujer en concurso * Gilda Selva * Manuel Trejo Morales as Marcelo, maître d' * Manuel 'Loco' Valdés as Hombre en baile * Alfredo Varela padre as Cliente fonda *

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 ...

as don Roque

References

Bibliography

* Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Cine Mexicano: Posters from the Golden Age, 1936-1956''. Chronicle Books, 2001.

External links

* 1951 films 1951 comedy films Mexican comedy films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Alejandro Galindo Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub