''The Absentee'' ( es, La ausente) is a 1951 Mexican

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

Julio Bracho Julio Bracho Gavilán (17 July 1909 – 26 April 1978) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Bracho was born as ninth of eleven children of Julio Bracho y Zuloaga and his wife Luz Pérez Gavilán. His sister Guadalupe Bracho Pérez- ...

. It was entered into the

1952 Cannes Film Festival The 5th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1952. As in the previous three festivals, the entire jury of this festival was made up of French persons, with Maurice Genevoix as the Jury President. The Grand Prix of the Festival w ...

Plot

Jorge de la Cueva (Arturo de Córdova) is in great pain after his wife's death in a car accident. Hoping to discover what really happened, he decides to investigate the circumstances of the accident.

Cast

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 ...

- Jorge de la Cueva *

Rosita Quintana Rosita Quintana (16 July 1925 – 23 August 2021) was an Argentine-Mexican actress, singer and songwriter. She was one of the top leading ladies of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She starred in Luis Buñuel's '' Susana'' (1951) and musical fi ...

- Monica Sandoval *

Andrea Palma Andrea Palma (b. Trapani, 1644 or 1664 – d. 1730) was an 18th-century Italian architect, working in the Baroque style. He is credited with being one of the most notable architects of the Sicilian Baroque movement. His works include the Cat ...

- Cecilia *

María Douglas María Douglas (June 22, 1922 – December 17, 1973) was a Mexican stage and film actress.Taibo p.155 Selected filmography * '' Cinco fueron escogidos'' (1943) * ''The White Monk'' (1945) * '' Angelitos negros'' (1948) * ''La casa chica'' (1950) ...

- Magdalena *

Ramón Gay Ramón Gay (born Ramón García Gay; November 28, 1917 – May 28, 1960) was a Mexican film actor. He was one of the stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, known to horror film fans for his role in '' The Aztec Mummy'' trilogy of films in the ...

- Jaime *

Mimí Derba María Herminia Pérez de León, better known as Mimí Derba (9 October 1893 – 14 July 1953) was a Mexican actress, screenwriter, and film director, considered the first female film director in Mexico. Early life At the age of seventee ...

- Doña Elena, mother of isabel * Natalia Ortiz - Maria, maid *

Carlos Riquelme Carlos Riquelme (13 May 1914 – 17 May 1990) was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in 160 films between 1939 and 1989. Selected filmography * ''Adventure in the Night'' (1948) * '' A Family Like Many Others'' (1949) * ''The Absentee'' (19 ...

- mechanic * Manuel Sánchez Navarro - Rafael, butler * Enrique Díaz 'Indiano' - father of Isabel *

Angélica María Angélica María Hartman Ortiz (born September 27, 1944), known professionally as La novia de Mexico (Mexico's sweetheart), is an American-Mexican actress and singer-songwriter. Her songs El hombre de mi vida (The man of my life) peaked at No. ...

- Rosita * Felipe Montoya - Dr Beltrán

References

External links

* 1951 films 1950s Spanish-language films 1951 drama films Mexican black-and-white films Films directed by Julio Bracho Mexican drama films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub