El derecho de nacer (film)
| El derecho de nacer | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Zacarías Gómez Urquiza |
| Written by | Félix B. Caignet (adapted by Ramón Pérez Peláez and Jesús Galindo) |
| Produced by | Jesús Galindo and Pedro Galindo |
| Starring | Gloria Marín, Jorge Mistral, José Luis Moreno, Julián Soler, Gloria Alonso, Eugenia Galindo, Martha Roth |
| Music by | Raúl Lavista and Félix B. Caignet |
Release date | 1951 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Language | Spanish |
El derecho de nacer ("The Right to Be Born") is a Mexican film produced in 1951. It is based on a Cuban radionovela (radioplay) of the same name by Félix B. Caignet. The movie, starred by Gloria Marín, broke box-office records in Mexico when it was first released
Plot
María Teresa (Bárbara Gil) is a wealthy young woman who finds herself unmarried and pregnant. She approaches a doctor (Jorge Mistral) to obtain an abortion with the hopes of avoiding a scandal that would affect her family. The doctor, hoping to convince her otherwise, flashes back to an incident of his life to explain his "right to life" stance.
Full cast
- Gloria Marín as María Elena
- Jorge Mistral as Dr. Alberto Limonta
- José Luis Moreno as Alberto Limonta Niño
- [José Baviera]] as Don Rafael
- Gloria Alonso as Matildita Niña
- Eugenia Galindo
- Martha Roth
- José Baviera
- Lupe Suárez
- Bárbara Gil
- José María Linares-Rivas
- Matilde Palou
- Queta Lavat
- Tito Novaro
- Salvador Quiroz
- Manuel Trejo Morales
- Adelina Ramallo
- Rogelio Fernández
- José Escanero
- Alfredo Varela
- Rubén Galindo
External links
- Review of the movie on The New York Times
- Profile and original poster
- Félix B. Caignet
- GLORIA MARÍN OFFICIAL SITE english
- El derecho de nacer at IMDb
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