''Women's Prison'' (Spanish: ''Cárcel de mujeres'') is a 1951 Mexican

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directed by

Miguel M. Delgado Miguel Melitón Delgado Pardavé (17 May 1905 – 2 January 1994) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter best known for directing thirty-three of Cantinflas' films, under contract of Posa Films. He directed 139 films between 1941 and 19 ...

and starring Miroslava,

Sara Montiel María Antonia Abad Fernández MML (10 March 1928 – 8 April 2013), known professionally as Sara Montiel, also Sarita Montiel, was a Spanish actress and singer, who also held Mexican citizenship since 1951. She began her career in the 1940s an ...

and

Katy Jurado María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García (16 January 1924 – 5 July 2002), known professionally as Katy Jurado, was a Mexican actress. Jurado began her acting career in Mexico during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In 1951, she was rec ...

.Mira p.212 The film's sets were designed by the

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Gunther Gerszo.

Cast

* Miroslava as Evangelina *

as Dora *

as Lupe *

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) ...

as La Mayora * Mercedes Soler as Rosa *

Elda Peralta Elda Peralta is a Mexican actress and writer. Selected filmography * ''Hypocrite'' (1949) * ''Immaculate'' (1950) * ''Women's Prison'' (1951) * ''Streetwalker'' (1951) * ''Crime and Punishment'' (1951) * ''A Woman Without Love ''Una mujer sin am ...

as Prisionera *

Emma Roldán Emma Roldán (February 3, 1893 – August 29, 1978) was a Mexican character actress and costume designer. She is remembered as the sharp-tongued, domineering matron of Mexican cinema, and was nominated three times for a Silver Ariel Award. ...

as Petrona * Eufrosina García as La Chicle *

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as Prisionera rubia *

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as Gloria, prisionera *

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as Guardia *

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as Júlio *

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as Teniente *

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as Doctor * Tito Junco as Alberto Suárez *

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as Esther, prisionera *

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as Guardia *

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as Cantante *

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as Prisionera * Ana María Hernández as Visitadora *

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as Guardia *

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as Prisionera *

Ángel Infante Ángel Infante Cruz (Acaponeta, Nayarit, México; 1 October 1914 – Ciudad de México 15 December 1987) was a popular Mexican actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He appeared in more than 120 films, 47 of which were great successe ...

as Esposo de Gloria *

Cecilia Leger Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for girls born ...

as Guardia *

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as Enfermera * Blanca Marroquín as Prisionera * Arturo Martín del Campo *

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as Prisionera en biblioteca * Inés Murillo as Prisionera *

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as Taxista *

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 Vigilante de Prison * Isabel Vázquez 'La Chichimeca' as Prisionera

References

Bibliography

* Mira, Alberto. ''Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

* 1951 films 1951 drama films Mexican drama films 1950s Spanish-language films 1950s prison films Films directed by Miguel M. Delgado Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub