The Woman Who Had No Childhood

1957 Mexican film
  • 25 July 1957 (1957-07-25) (Mexico)
Running time
92 minutesCountryMexicoLanguageSpanish

The Woman Who Had No Childhood (Spanish: La mujer que no tuvo infancia) is a 1957 Mexican comedy drama film directed by Tito Davison and starring Libertad Lamarque and Pedro Armendáriz.[1][2][3][4][5]

Plot

When her husband dies, a woman (Libertad Lamarque) inherits his fortune, but enters a deep emotional crisis that makes her act like a child. Her lawyer (Pedro Armendáriz) will be in charge of protecting her interests against those of her late husband's selfish and fortune-seeking relatives while helping her recover from her condition, since he is secretly in love with her.

Cast

  • Libertad Lamarque as Rosaura
  • Pedro Armendáriz as Lic. Alberto Garza Cifuentes
  • Elsa Cárdenas as Luisa
  • Freddy Fernández as Alberto hijo
  • Andrea Palma as Matilde
  • Anita Blanch as Clotilde
  • José Baviera as Andrés
  • Carlos Martínez Baena as Board Representative
  • Ignacio Peón as Nicolás, butler
  • Nicolás Rodríguez as José de la Vega, adviser
  • Emilio Gaete as Dr. Salazar
  • Armando Arriola as Alejandrito
  • José Pardavé as Ice Cream Seller
  • Rogelio Jiménez Pons as Pepito (as Niño Rogelio Jiménez Pons)
  • Magda Donato as La nena Rendón
  • Sara Cabrera as Eduviges
  • Enrique Díaz Indiano as Doctor
  • Armando Velasco as Dr. Andrade
  • Daniel Arroyo as Daniel Treviño de Velasco (uncredited)
  • León Barroso as Waiter (uncredited)
  • Lonka Becker como Gringa in restaurant (uncredited)
  • Alfonso Carti como Waiter (uncredited)
  • Roy Fletcher como Announcer (uncredited)
  • Pepita González como Matilde's Friend (uncredited)
  • Leonor Gómez como Cook (uncredited)
  • Ana María Hernández como Matilde's Friend (uncredited)
  • Bertha Lehar como Juanita, maid (uncredited)
  • Elvira Lodi como Woman in restaurant (uncredited)
  • Miguel Manzano como Judge (uncredited)
  • Concepción Martínez como Carmencita (uncredited)
  • Álvaro Matute como Man in restaurant (uncredited)
  • Consuelo Monteagudo como Chelito, Matilde's friend (uncredited)
  • Carlos Robles Gil como Council Member (uncredited)
  • Aurora Ruiz como Crescencia, Alberto's maid (uncredited)

References

  1. ^ Gallego, Rolando; Dlugi, Catalina (2020). Mujeres, cámara, acción: Empoderamiento y feminismo en el cine argentino (in Spanish). Ediciones Continente. p. 37. ISBN 978-950-754-656-3.
  2. ^ León Frías, Isaac (2019). Más allá de las lágrimas: Espacios habitables en el cine clásico de México y Argentina (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial Universidad de Lima. p. 523. ISBN 978-9972-45-486-8.
  3. ^ Arnaud, Charlotte; Courtemanche, Philippe; Fernandes, Carla; Morsch Kihn, Eva (1999). Cinémas d'Amérique latine: 1999 (in Spanish). Presses Univ. du Mirail. p. 67. ISBN 2-85816-447-9.
  4. ^ Ibarra, Jesús (2006). Los Bracho: tres generaciones de cine mexicano (in Spanish). UNAM. p. 83. ISBN 970-32-3074-1.
  5. ^ García Riera, Emilio (1969). Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1955 (in Spanish). Ediciones Era. p. 273.
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