''The Minister's Daughter'' (Spanish: ''La hija del ministro'') is a 1952 Mexican
romantic comedy film directed by
Fernando Méndez and starring
Luis Aguilar,
Rosita Arenas and
Víctor Parra.
[Amador p.100] It was shot at the
Churubusco Studios in
Mexico City
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Jorge Fernández.
Synopsis
A young
civil servant
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's career suddenly begins to flourish when it is believed that he is dating the daughter of a
government minister
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.
Cast
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Luis Aguilar as Enrique Murillo
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Rosita Arenas as Susana del Villar
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Víctor Parra as Enrique Lozano
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José Elías Moreno
José Elías Moreno (12 November 1910 – 15 July 1969) was a Mexican character actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1937 and 1969. He was from the state of Jalisco. His José Elías Moreno Jr., son of the same name, born in 1956 ...
as Don Ramón del Villar
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Agustín Isunza as Don Pachis
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Elda Peralta as Lourdes, esposa de Lozano
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Arturo Martínez as Señor Antonio Riomonte
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Angélica Rey as Elvirita Gómez
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Javier de la Parra as Juan Hernández
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Juan José Hurtado as Señor Garrido
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Cuco Sánchez as Cantante de fondo
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Quintín Bulnes as Sansón
References
Bibliography
* Amador, María Luisa. ''Cartelera cinematográfica, 1950-1959''. UNAM, 1985.
* Dempster, Alec. ''Lotería Jarocha: Linoleum Prints''. The Porcupine's Quill, 2013.
External links
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1952 films
1950s Spanish-language films
Mexican black-and-white films
Mexican comedy films
1952 comedy films
1950s Mexican films
Films directed by Fernando Méndez
Films set in Mexico City
Estudios Churubusco films
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