''The Three Rats'' (Spanish:''Las Tres Ratas'') is a 1946 Argentine

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. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Carlos Schlieper Carlos Schlieper (23 September 1902 – 11 April 1957 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentina, Argentine film director and screenwriter of the classic era. His father, Hermann Heinrich Schlieper Feldmann (1842-1925), was an industrialist of Germans, ...

and starring

Mecha Ortiz Mecha Ortiz (née María Mercedes Varela Nimo Domínguez Castro; 1900–1987) was a classic Argentine actress who appeared in film between 1937 and 1981, during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. At the 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association A ...

Amelia Bence Amelia Bence (born María Amelia Batvinik; 13 November 1919 – 8 February 2016) was an Argentine film actress and one of the divas of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–60). Born to Belarusian Jewish immigrants, Bence began her ...

and

María Duval María Dussauge Ortiz (born 2 August 1937), commonly known as María Duval, is a Mexican actress and singer who has worked in film, television, and the stage. Career Duval made her film debut in the musical ''Melodías inolvidables'' (1959), a ...

.Plazaola p.189 It is an adaptation of

Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco (October 12, 1908 – May 1, 1993) — born Alfredo Pareja y Díez Canseco — was a prominent Ecuadorian novelist, essayist, journalist, historian and diplomat. An innovator of the 20th-century Latin American nove ...

's 1944 novel of the same title.

Cast

as Mercedes de la Fuente *

as Eugenia de la Fuente *

as Ana Luisa de la Fuente * Miguel Faust Rocha as Alfredo Millán *

Santiago Gómez Cou Santiago Gómez Cousillas (September 26, 1903 in Montevideo, Uruguay – March 24, 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a classic Uruguayan - Argentine actor who appeared in films between 1936 and 1980. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Cou move ...

as Ernesto Carbó *

Ricardo Passano Ricardo Passano (April 19, 1922 in Caballito, Buenos Aires – December 13, 2012 in Ituzaingo) was an Argentine actor. He starred in the acclaimed Silver Condor-winning 1943 film '' Juvenilia''. Other notable roles include '' Cuando en el ci ...

as Oscar Aranda *

Felisa Mary Felisa Mary (1892–1956) was a Spanish-born Argentinian film actress.Finkielman p.233 She appeared in more than forty films during her career, which coincided with the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. Selected filmography * ''When the Heart Sings ...

as Aurora de la Fuente *

Floren Delbene Floren Delbene (1898 – 1978 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine film actor of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. Ferreyra began acting for film in 1926 and made some 60 film appearances between then and his retirement in 1969 appearing in fil ...

as Carlos *

Amalia Sánchez Ariño Amalia Sánchez Ariño (1883–1969) was a Spanish-born Argentine stage and film actress.Richard p.275 She appeared in more than fifty films during her career. Selected filmography * '' The Wicked Carabel'' (1935) * ''Blood Wedding ''Bloo ...

as Consuelo * Juan José Piñeyro as Zabala *

Lalo Bouhier Lalo may refer to: Places *Dale Lalo, Ethiopian district * Lalo Asabi, Ethiopian district *Lalo Bandai Pakistani district * Lalo, Benin, a town in Benin * Lalo Kile, Ethiopian district *Lalo, Tokelau, an island in the South Pacific * Lalo railway s ...

as Inspector de policía *

Aurelia Ferrer Aurelia Ferrer was an Argentine film actress.Finkielman p.225 She appeared in around forty films, generally in supporting roles. Partial filmography * '' The Newsie and the Lady'' (1938) * '' The Englishman of the Bones'' (1940) * ''Noche de bod ...

as Bernarda *

Cirilo Etulain Cirilo Etulain was an Argentine stage and film actor.Velez p.148 He was married to the opera singer Noemí Souza. Selected filmography * '' Educating Niní'' (1940) * ''By the Light of a Star'' (1941) * ''The Song of the Suburbs ''The Song of t ...

as Horacio Saldaña *

Gonzalo Palomero Gonzalo may refer to: * Gonzalo (name) * Gonzalo, Dominican Republic, a small town * Isla Gonzalo, a subantarctic island operated by the Chilean Navy * Hurricane Gonzalo, 2014 See also * Gonzalez (disambiguation) * Gonzales (disambiguation) * ...

as Capataz *

Jorge Villoldo Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος ('' Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

as Mozo *

Jorge Eamboez Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος ('' Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

as Amigo *

Nélida Romero Nélida Romero (January 17, 1926 – January 14, 2015) was an Argentine actress. She starred in the 1950 film '' Arroz con leche'' under director Carlos Schlieper, who was her husband from 1944 to 1957. Filmography *Who is killing the sparrows ...

as Modista 1 *

Soledad Marcó Soledad, Spanish for "solitude", often refers to María de la Soledad (Our Lady of Solitude), a variant name of Mary the mother of Jesus in Roman Catholic tradition. Soledad may refer to: People * Chalon people or Soledad, a Native American peop ...

as Modista 2 * Marcelo Lavalle as Muchacho * Estela Vidal as Mucama *

Francisco Audenino Francisco Audenino (died 1964) was an Argentine film actor who appeared in around fifty productions, generally in supporting roles.Borrás p.32 Selected filmography * ''Our Land of Peace'' (1939) * '' The Three Rats'' (1946) * ''Dance of Fire'' ( ...

References

Bibliography

* Plazaola, Luis Trelles. ''South American Cinema''. La Editorial, UPR, 1989.

External links

* 1946 films 1946 drama films Argentine drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Carlos Schlieper Films scored by Alejandro Gutiérrez del Barrio Argentine black-and-white films 1940s Argentine films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub