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

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directed by Joselito Rodríguez 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 ...

, Alicia de Phillips and

Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings (May 9, 1912 – June 18, 1963) was a Mexican 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 movie stars ...

.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 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 Oct ...

* 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 ...

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* 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 {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub