Cinnamon Skin (Spanish: Piel canela) is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Juan José Ortega and starring Sara Montiel, Manolo Fábregas and Ramón Gay.[1] It was set and partly filmed in Cuba.
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| Directed by | Juan José Ortega |
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| Produced by | Ramón Peón Juan José Ortega |
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| Cinematography | Manuel Gómez Urquiza |
| Edited by | José W. Bustos |
| Music by | Gonzalo Curiel |
Production company | Compañía Cinematográfica Mexicana |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
In Havana, gangster moll and singer Marucha, who has had a disfigured face since childhood, is helped by a plastic surgeon who falls madly in love with her. The doctor hopes to reform her and turn her into a good woman by transforming her face through surgeries. However Marucha, with her new beautiful face, has other plans and becomes a night club entertainer and a highly paid prostitute.[2]
Cast
- Sara Montiel as Marucha
- Manolo Fábregas as Dr. Carlos Alonso
- Ramón Gay as Julio Chávez
- Felipe de Alba as Dr. Jorge Morales
- Rosa Elena Durgel as Alicia Álvarez, enfermera
- Fernando Casanova as Paco
- Magda Donato as Paciente loca de Alonso
- Salvador Quiroz as Don Ernesto
- Ismael Larumbe as Antonio Salas Porras
- Jorge Casanova
- Arturo Corona as Amigo de Antonio
- Manuel de la Vega as Amigo de Antonio
- Pedro Vargas as Cantante
- Rosita Fornés as Cantante
- Julio Gutiérrez
- Olga Chaviano as Bailarina
- Victorio Blanco as Empleado casino
- Josefina Burgos as Mujer en casino
- Rogelio Fernández as Esbirro de Julio
- Ana Bertha Lepe as Empleada carpa
- Chel López as Detective
- José Muñoz as Cantinero
- Rafael A. Ortega
- Ignacio Peón as Hombre en casino
- Alicia Reyna as Mesera
- Joaquín Roche as Espectador gritón carpa
References
Bibliography
- Rogelio Agrasánchez. Cine Mexicano: Posters from the Golden Age, 1936-1956. Chronicle Books, 2001.
