''Angélica'' is a 1952 Mexican

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directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna and starring Irasema Dilián, Carlos Navarro and

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. Amador p.91 It was shot at the Tepeyac Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Edward Fitzgerald.

Synopsis

An Italian woman flees from her homeland to

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where she ends up working in a shady

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and is drawn into the criminal milieu of its owner. One night she meets and falls in love with a

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Cast

* Irasema Dilián as Angélica * Carlos Navarro as Arturo Silva *

as Armando *

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as Inspector Gutiérrez *

Alberto Mariscal Alberto Mariscal (March 10, 1926 – April 24, 2010) was an American-born Mexican actor and film director.Agrasánchez p.159 Partial filmography * ''Su última aventura'' (1946) - Reportero (uncredited) * ''Barrio de pasiones'' (1948) * '' Cor ...

as Mario *

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as Madre de Arturo *

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as Sara *

Víctor Alcocer Víctor Alcocer Gómez (March 23, 1917 – October 2, 1984) was a Mexican actor of film, television and voice-over.Quintín Bulnes as Julio * Pepita Morillo as Cabaretera * Lilian Oppenheim as Lucía * Hilda Grey as Cabaretera *

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as Cabaretera con sobrepeso * Ethel Carrillo as Esther * Julio Monterde as Hermano de Arturo * Sergio Virel as Carlos *

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as María Elena

References

Bibliography

* Amador, María Luisa. ''Cartelera cinematográfica, 1950-1959''. UNAM, 1985. * Riera, Emilio García. ''Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1951-1952''. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992

External links

* 1952 films 1950s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films Mexican crime films Mexican drama films 1952 crime films 1952 drama films 1950s Mexican films Films directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub