You Had To Be a Gypsy (Spanish: Gitana tenías que ser) is a 1953 Mexican-Spanish romantic comedy film directed by Rafael Baledón and starring Pedro Infante, Carmen Sevilla and Estrellita Castro.[1]
| You Had To Be a Gypsy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rafael Baledón |
| Written by | Janet Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza Fernando Galiana Ramón Obón |
| Produced by | Édouard Harispuru |
| Starring | Pedro Infante Carmen Sevilla Estrellita Castro |
| Cinematography | Raúl Martínez Solares |
| Edited by | Alfredo Rosas Priego |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Suevia Films |
Release date | 19 November 1953 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Countries | Mexico Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot edit
Pastora de los Reyes (Carmen Sevilla) is a beautiful Spanish woman who arrives in Mexico hired to film a movie. The main protagonists will receive her at the airport, among them is the man who will play the heartthrob, Pablo, (Pedro Infante), a little-known mariachi who has been chosen to turn him into a new idol. Automatically, both of them don't like each other and during the filming there are discussions, discussions that lead to a deep love.
Cast edit
- Pedro Infante as Pablo Mendoza
- Carmen Sevilla as Pastora de los Reyes
- Estrellita Castro as Tía Paca
- Ángel Garasa as Tío
- Pedro de Aguillón as Chalío
- José Jasso as Tito del Valle
- Florencio Castelló as Primo Tumbita
- Carlos Múzquiz as Productor
- Chula Prieto as Marta Avilés
- Armando Calvo
- Eulalio González as Mariachi
- Elvira Lodi as Maquillista
- José Pardavé as Vendedor
- José Pidal as Ingeniero sonido
- Roberto G. Rivera as Mariachi
- Ernesto Velázquez
- Hernán Vera as Dueño de la tasca
References edit
- ^ Heredia, p. 140.
Bibliography edit
- Heredia, Juanita. Transnational Latina Narratives in the Twenty-first Century. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
External links edit
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