| Escuela de rateros | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Rogelio A. González |
| Written by | Luis Alcoriza |
| Produced by | Antonio Matouk |
| Starring | Pedro Infante, Yolanda Varela, Rosa Arenas |
| Cinematography | Alex Phillips |
| Edited by | Rafael Ceballos |
| Music by | Sergio Guerrero |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 95 min |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Escuela de rateros ("School of Thieves") is a 1958 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza, starring Pedro Infante in a dual role, and Yolanda Varela. It was directed by Rogelio A. González. It was Infante's last film. It also raises awareness about violence against women.
Cast
- Pedro Infante as the butcher Víctor Valdés/Raúl Cuesta Hernández
- Yolanda Varela as Víctor's lover
- Rosa Arenas as Rosaura Villarreal
- Rosa Elena Durgel as Sgt. Martha Angulo
- Bárbara Gil as Alicia
- Eduardo Fajardo as Eduardo, jewellery robber
- Eduardo Alcaraz as Toño
- Raúl Ramírez as Pablo, lawyer and Alicia's brother
- Luis Aragón as Lt. López
- Luis Manuel Pelayo as Félix, the joker
- José Jasso as Martínez
- Arturo Soto Rangel as the banker
- Fellove as the singer
- Carlos Múzquiz as Commander
- Roberto G. Rivera as the policeman
- Armando Acosta as a party guest
- Daniel Arroyo as a party guest
- René Barrera as the detective
- Lonka Becker as the host of the party
- Carlos Bravo y Fernández as the majordomo
- Rodolfo Calvo as Sr. de Villareal (uncredited)
- Enrique Carrillo as the policeman
- Alfonso Carti es the Cpt. policeman
- Arturo Castro Bigotón as the arrested man
- María Luisa Cortés as a party guest
- Mario García Harapos as the bartender
- Jesús Gómez as a party guest
- Leonor Gómez as the woman at the market
- Rubén Márquez as a party guest
- Lina Regis as a party guest
References
- Zolov, Eric; Rubenstein, Anne; Joseph, Gilbert (2001). Fragments of a Golden Age: The Politics of Culture in Mexico Since 1940. Durham, NC, USA: Duke University Press. p. 215. ISBN 9780822327189.
- "Proyectan la película Escuela de Rateros, de Pedro Infante". Debate. Mexico. February 26, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- Monsiváis 2012.
Bibliography
- Monsiváis, Carlos (June 27, 2012). Pedro Infante. Las leyes del querer. Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial México. p. 278. ISBN 9786071115584.
External links
- Escuela de rateros at IMDb
- Escuela de rateros is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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