| The Woman Who Had No Childhood | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tito Davison |
| Written by | Edmundo Báez Tito Davison Fernando Galiana José Luis Galiana |
| Produced by | Alberto Hernández Curiel (as A. Hernandez C.) Jesús Sotomayor Martínez |
| Starring | Libertad Lamarque Pedro Armendáriz Elsa Cárdenas Freddy Fernández Andrea Palma |
| Cinematography | José Ortiz Ramos |
| Edited by | Carlos Savage |
| Music by | Sergio Guerrero |
| Production company | Producciones Sotomayor |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
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.
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ibarra, Jesús (2006). Los Bracho: tres generaciones de cine mexicano (in Spanish). UNAM. p. 83. ISBN 970-32-3074-1.
- García Riera, Emilio (1969). Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1955 (in Spanish). Ediciones Era. p. 273.