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Wikipedia article'Reportaje' ("Report News") is a 1953 Mexican film. The film brought together an extraordinary ensemble cast of the most important stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and was held for charitable purposes for the A.N.D.A '(Asociacin Nacional de Actores)' of Mxico. The film is divided in 6 chapters around a principal storyline. It was released in a special presentation in the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. PlotThe owner of a daily paper wants to find the most important news on New Year's Eve. Therefore, he decides to send his top reporters to strategic points in Mexico City. Chapter 1: The HospitalOne of the reporters arrives at the hospital and finds his wife about to give birth. Upon entering the hospital, he witnesses a number of peculiar cases.Cast * Roberto Caedo * Mara Elena Marqus * Columba Domnguez * Carmen Montejo * Esther Fernndez * Ernesto Alonso * Miroslava * Miguel Torrco * Julio Villarreal * Amanda del Llano * Ramn Gay Chapter 2: The Police StationThe Head of a police station is forced to deal with several comedic cases which involve rather peculiar characters.Cast * Carlos Lpez Moctezuma * "Clavillazo" * Tin Tan * Marcelo Chvez * Meche Barba * Irma Torres * Wolf Rubinskis Chapter 3: The House of a rich manThe reporter shows up at a party hosted by one of the city's richest men, who is about to propose to his fiancee. However, a sudden malaise makes evident that he does not have much time left.Cast * Pedro Infante * Carmen Sevilla * Domingo Soler * Carmelita Gonzlez * Armando Silvestre * Manolo Fbregas Chapter 4: The Show centerSeveral stars trying to get ahead in a Show Center. In the middle of the performance, a rich man is blackmailed by two peculiar thieves.Cast * Libertad Lamarque * Pedro Vargas * Lola Flores * Andres Soler * Fernando Soler * Pedro Lopez Lagar * Joaqun Pardav * Luis Alds Chapter 5: The DivorceThe owner of the Daily returns home, where his beautiful wife asks for a divorce. The couple begins to remember details of their happy years.Cast * Dolores del Ro * Arturo de Crdova Chapter 6: The HotelIn a hotel room, a couple of young stars are having a fight: the man (a singer) is unwilling to get up the bed. To his surprise, a particularly beautiful woman shows up.Cast * Mara Flix * Jorge Negrete DetailsRenowned Mexican comedian, Cantinflas, refused to act in the film without salary -apparently the other stars did perform without pay. Mexican actor, Pedro Armendriz, was announced as a cast member in several magazines at the time; however, he does not appear in the film. | |
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