''Women of the Theatre'' (Spanish:''Mujeres de teatro'') is a 1951 Mexican
musical film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
directed by
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 Oct ...
and starring
Emilia Guiú
Emilia Guiú Estivella (March 21, 1922 – February 7, 2004) was a Spanish-Mexican actress who appeared mainly in Mexican films, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She made over 60 film appearances between ...
,
Rosita Fornés
Rosita Fornés (née Rosalía Lourdes Elisa Palet Bonavia; February 11, 1923June 10, 2020) was a Cuban-American singer and film actress. She was noted for her multifaceted career in the entertainment industry of Cuba. She worked in cinema, the t ...
and
María Victoria
María Victoria Gutiérrez Cervantes (born 26 February 1927 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican actress, singer, and comedian. She is best known for starring in the Telesistema Mexicano sitcom ''La criada bien criada'' and ...
.
[Agrasanchez p.259]
The film's
art direction
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ...
was by
Francisco Marco Chillet
Francisco Marco Chillet was a Mexican art director.Gubern p.15 He designed the sets for over a hundred films and worked on a number of productions during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Selected filmography
* '' The Shack'' (1945)
* '' Juan Cha ...
.
Cast
References
Bibliography
* Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Beauties of Mexican Cinema''. Agrasanchez Film Archive, 2001.
External links
*
1951 films
1951 musical films
Mexican musical films
1950s Spanish-language films
Films directed by René Cardona
Mexican black-and-white films
1950s Mexican films
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