''The Associate'' (Spanish: ''El socio'') is a 1946 Mexican

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directed by

Roberto Gavaldón Roberto Gavaldón (June 7, 1909 in Jiménez, Chihuahua – September 4, 1986 in Mexico City) was a Mexican film director. Eight of Gavaldón's films were featured on the list 100 Best Movies of the Cinema of Mexico. His 1958 film ''Ash Wed ...

and starring

Hugo del Carril Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana, otherwise known as Hugo del Carril (30 November 1912 – 13 August 1989 in Buenos Aires), was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era. Early life Born in Buenos Aires, del Carril ...

Gloria Marín Gloria Méndez Ramos (19 April 1919 – 13 April 1983), better known as Gloria Marín, was a Mexican actress. She was considered a celebrated female star of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. During her career, Marín appeared in about 100 film ...

and Nelly Montiel.Pilcher, p. 118 It is based on

Jenaro Prieto Jenaro Prieto (1889–1946) was Chilean journalist, writer and politician. He served as a member of the National Congress of Chile for the Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These ...

's 1928 novel '' The Partner'' in which a financially struggling man invents a fictitious business partner in order to try to improve his prospects. The film's sets were designed by the

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Manuel Fontanals.

Cast

as Julián Pardo *

as Anita Velasco * Nelly Montiel as Graciela *

Clifford Carr Clifford may refer to: People *Clifford (name), an English given name and surname, includes a list of people with that name * William Kingdon Clifford *Baron Clifford * Baron Clifford of Chudleigh *Baron de Clifford * Clifford baronets *Clifford f ...

as Samuel Goldenberg *

Rafael Alcayde Rafael Alcayde (19 October 1906 – 27 August 1993) was a Mexican film actor.Ruétalo & Tierney p.306 Selected filmography * ''Kiss and Make-Up'' (1934) * '' I Am a Fugitive'' (1946) * '' Cantaclaro'' (1946) * '' The Associate'' (1946) * ''Th ...

as Luis * Federico Mariscal as Pedrito * Octavio Martínez as Sr. Gutiérrez * José Morcillo as Coronel Ramírez *

Vicente Padula Vicente Padula (July 14, 1898 – January 16, 1967) was an Argentine film actor. Padula moved to the United States, and appeared regularly in Hollywood films. He also made films in Mexico. Padula was a friend of the Argentine film star Carlos Gard ...

as Don Fortunato * Luis G. Barreiro as Don Ramiro *

Roberto Meyer The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

as Cipriano * Juan Pulido as Inventor * Raymundo Guízar *

Beatriz Ramos Beatriz (, ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese female first name. It corresponds to the Latin name Beatrix and the English and Italian name Beatrice. The name in Latin means 'brings joy' and in other languages also means 'she who brings oth ...

as Esposa de Davis * Susana Guízar as Leonor *

Daniel Arroyo Daniel Fernando Arroyo (born 6 October 1966) is an Argentine political scientist, professor and politician. He was the country's Minister of Social Development, in the cabinet of President Alberto Fernández, from 2019 to 2021. Since 2021, he h ...

as Hombre jugando billar *

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 Oc ...

as Corredor de bolsa *

Roberto Corell Roberto Corell was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez p.158 He appeared in more than eighty films during his career. Selected filmography * '' Narciso's Hard Luck'' (1940) * ''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941) * '' Rosalinda'' (1945) * ''A Day with t ...

Joaquín Coss Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim. Given name * Joaquín (footballer, born 1956), Spanish football midfielder * Joaquín (footballer, born 1981), Spanish football winger * Joaquín (footballer, born 1982) ...

as Asistente de notario *

Fernando Curiel Fernando Curiel Defossé (27 July 1942 in Mexico City, Mexico – 14/15 August 2021) was a Mexican writer, lawyer and professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico since 1980. He attended the National Autonomous University of Mexico ...

as Corredor de bolsa *

Alfonso Jiménez Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

as Inventor * José Muñoz as Corredor de bolsa * Eduardo Noriega as Corredor de bolsa * Félix Samper as Hombre jugando billar *

María Valdealde Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

as Mujer con cuadro

References

Bibliography

* Pilcher, Jeffrey M. ''Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2001.

External links

* 1946 films 1946 drama films Mexican drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Roberto Gavaldón Mexican black-and-white films Films based on Chilean novels Films scored by Manuel Esperón 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub