''The House of the Fox'' (Spanish: ''La casa de la zorra'') is a 1945 Mexican musical comedy film directed by

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, and

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. The film was released on 6 December 1945 at the Palacio cinema.

Plot

A woman nicknamed "''La zorra''" ("The Fox") runs a gambling house. She welcomes the arrival of her son with great joy. However, "''La zorra''" learns that her business is on the verge of bankruptcy because of the wasteful spending of her son, who plans to escape and elope with a young woman whom he falls in love with.

Cast

as Señora Adriana / La zorra *

as Nancy *

as Carlos Velasco *

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as Isabel Manrique (as Sara Guash) *

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as Teresa *

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as Alberto Salcedo *

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as Ancona *

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as Lucía Velasco * Andrés Soler as Esteban *

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as Don Julio * Manolo Fábregas as Drunk Man at Gambling House *

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as Fernández *

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as Party Guest *

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as Ambassador's Wife *

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as Julio's Employee *

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as Ambassador *

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as Lupe, maid (as Dolores Tinoco) *

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as Drunk Man's Friend (as Schillinsky) *

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as Man in Gambling House (uncredited) *

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as Party Guest (uncredited) *

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as Card Dealer (uncredited) *

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as Party Guest (uncredited) *

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as French Florist (uncredited) * Ana María Hernández as Party Guest (uncredited) *

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as Man in Gambling House (uncredited) * Rubén Márquez as Man in Gambling House (uncredited) * Daniel Pastor as Héctor, Lucía's son (uncredited) *

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as Bartender (uncredited) * José Luis Rojas as Man in Gambling House (uncredited) *

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as Man in Gambling House (uncredited) *

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as Alberto's Friend (uncredited)

References

External links

* 1945 films 1945 musical comedy films Mexican black-and-white films Mexican musical comedy films 1940s Mexican films {{musical-comedy-film-stub