''When I Leave'' (Spanish:''Cuando me vaya'') is a 1954 Mexican

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directed by

Tito Davison Tito Davison (14 November 1912 – 21 March 1985) was a Chilean-born Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1982. Selected filmography * ''Thus Is Life'' (1930) * ''Shadows of Glory'' (1930) ...

and starring

Libertad Lamarque Libertad Lamarque Bouza (; 24 November 1908 – 12 December 2000) was a Mexican-Argentine actress and singer, one of the icons of the Golden Age of Argentine and Mexican cinema. She achieved fame throughout Latin America, and became known as " ...

Miguel Torruco Miguel Torruco (1920–1956) was a Mexican film actor.Goble p.8 He was one of the stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema until his sudden death at the age of thirty six after falling off a horse. He was married to the actress María Elena Marqu ...

and

Prudencia Grifell Prudencia María Victoria Grifell Masip (27 December 1879 – 7 June 1970) was a Spanish-Mexican actress and comedian. Biography Early life Grifell was born to Spanish stage actors and started her acting career herself at the age of ten in the ...

. It portrays the life of the

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composer

María Grever María Grever (14 September 1885 – 15 December 1951) was the first female Mexican composer to achieve international acclaim.Rodríguez, Lee M. L. María Grever: Poeta Y Compositora. Potomac, Md: Scripta Humanistica, 1994. Print. She is best kn ...

.Irwin & Ricalde p.195

Cast

as María Grever *

as León Grever * Lilia Martínez 'Gui-Gui' as Laurita *

as Doña Generosa *

Alberto Carrière Alberto Carrieri (October 16, 1919 – May 23, 2002) was an Italian-American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing "Pedro Quinn" in the 1983 film '' Scarface'', with also being known for playing the role of "Captain Ja ...

as Ralph *

María Gentil Arcos María Gentil Arcos (11 April 1905 – 18 July 1965) was a Spanish-Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema as a character actress in supporting roles. She was the sister of Conchita Gentil Arcos, also an actress in the Golden Age ...

as Doña Julia *

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Miguel Ángel Ferriz (29 November 1899 – 1 January 1967) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez, p. 158. Selected filmography * '' The Night of the Mayas'' (1939) * ''The Rock of Souls'' (1942) * ''The Eternal Secret'' (1942) * '' The Spectre of ...

as Doctor Fuentes *

Hortensia Santoveña Hortensia Santoveña (17 October 1912 – 11 July 1986) was a Mexican actress best known for her work in the films Eugenia Grandet (1953), Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) and Talpa (1956). She was nominated for an Ariel Award for Best Support ...

as Mercedes * Héctor Godoy as Carlos Grever *

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* Marion del Valle as Claudia *

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as Amiga de Claudia *

Julián de Meriche Julián de Meriche (born Vladimir Lipkies Chazan; 10 october 1910 – 27 July 1974) was a Russian Empire-born Mexican film actor and choreographer. De Meriche worked as a dancer in European music halls, then moved to Argentina where he worked ...

as Maestro de orquesta * Andrés Soler as Locutor radio *

Alfonso Ortiz Tirado Alfonso Ortiz Tirado (Álamos, Sonora, 24 January 1893 – Mexico City, 7 September 1960) was an opera singer and medical doctor. His musical talent was apparently evident early in life, but he studied at the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (Mexico), ...

as Cantante *

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as Cantante *

Nestor Mesta Chayres Néstor Mesta Cháyres (aka Nestor Chaires, Ciudad Lerdo, February 26, 1908 - Mexico City, June 29, 1971) was an acclaimed tenor in Mexico and a noted interpreter of Spanish songs, boleros and Mexican romantic music on the international concert ...

as Cantante *

Juan Arvizu Juan Nepomuceno Arvizu Santelices (known as Juan Arvizu; Santiago de Querétaro, May 22, 1900 - Mexico City, November 19, 1985), was an acclaimed lyric tenor in Mexico and a noted interpreter of the Latin American bolero and tango on the internati ...

as Cantante *

Eduardo Alcaraz Alfredo Vergara Morales (13 April 1915 – 18 April 1987), best known by the stage name Eduardo Alcaraz, was a Chilean-Mexican actor. Born in Santiago, he was based in Mexico since 1951. He appeared in films such as '' Escuela de rateros'' (1 ...

as Sr. Dobie *

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as Invitado ceremonia *

Manuel Arvide Manuel Arvide (1897–1969) was a Mexican film actor.Hardy p.287 Selected filmography * ''Heads or Tails'' (1937) * '' Another Dawn'' (1943) * '' El Ametralladora'' (1943) * '' The Escape'' (1944) * ''Adultery'' (1945) * ''Twilight'' (1945) * ''M ...

as Don Alejandro Castillo *

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as Cargador * Carmen Cabrera as Invitada en compromiso *

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as Hombre en subasta *

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as Doctor * Jorge Chesterking as Cole Porter * Julio Daneri as Señor Davis *

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as Amigo de Mojica *

Rosario Gálvez Rosario Gálvez (October 15, 1926 – September 17, 2015) was a Mexican actress. She was married to Luis Aguilar, "El Gallo Giro", one of the icons of the golden age of Mexican cinema, from 1957 until his death in 1997. Career Rosario Gálvez be ...

* Ana María Hernández as Amiga de María en Nueva York *

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as Invitada a compromiso *

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as Secretaria *

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as Chofer * Paco Martinez as Fotógrafo *

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as Subastador * Álvaro Matute as Dr. Wilson *

Martha Mijares Martha Mijares (19 January 1938 – 18 October 2018) was a Mexican film actress.Sicre p.32 She appeared in twenty seven films between 1954 and 1960 including the crime adventure '' Raffles''. She belongs to the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Sele ...

* Felipe Montoya as Señor Anselmi * Rubén Marquez as Hombre en subasta *

Salvador Quiroz Salvador Quiroz (1892–1956) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner, p. 355 Selected filmography * ''Michael Strogoff'' (1944) * '' Summer Hotel'' (1944) * ''My Memories of Mexico'' (1944) * '' The Black Ace'' (1944) *''The Disobedient Son'' (1945) * ...

as Don Matías *

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as Mensajero del señor Mojica * Nicolás Rodríguez as Doctor * Manuel Sánchez Navarro as Hombre en subasta *

Hernán Vera Hernán Rogelio Vera Pavía (28 October 1892 – 29 January 1964) was a Mexican actor known for usually playing short, small roles, usually as a bartender, during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He began his career in theater, with some works ...

* Fernando Yapur as Cargador * Enrique Zambrano as Anunciador cerem

References

Bibliography

* Robert Irwin & Maricruz Ricalde. ''Global Mexican Cinema: Its Golden Age''. British Film Institute, 2013.

External links

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''When I Leaave'' (''Cuando Me Vaya'') as presented in ''O Grande Amor De María Grever 1954 Leg'' as performed on archive.org
1954 films 1950s musical drama films Mexican musical drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Tito Davison Films scored by Manuel Esperón 1954 drama films Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub