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'Una vida por otra' (English: 'One Life for Another') is a 1932 Mexican film, directed by John H. Auer in his directorial debut.Garca Riera, p. 8990.

Plot



The film tells the story of Lucia, who needs money for the treatment of her sick mother. She watches the murder of Joaquin, who blackmailed his former mistress Aurora. Aurora pays Lucia to take the blame. She reports the crime to the police claiming herself to be guilty, but refuses to explain details of the crime. However, when the money arrives at her mother, it no longer helps as she dies. Lucia's lawyer, Rafael, finds out the truth and ultimately resolves to clarify the incident in court, even though Aurora is his wife. When her act is revealed, Aurora commits suicide.

Cast



*Nancy Torres as Lucia Zamora

*Julio Villarreal as Rafael Icaza

*Gloria Iturbe as Aurora

*Rosita Arriaga as Doa Lupita

*Joaqun Coss as Don Pancho Martnez y Martnez

*Alfredo del Diestro as Agente del ministerio pblico

*Sofa lvarez as Sofa Arellano

*Vctor Urrucha as Novio de Luca

*Emma Roldn as Consuelo - vecina

*Ricardo Carti as Doctor Gonzlez

*Jorge Pen

*Carlos Lpez

*Jess Melgarejo

*Beatriz Ramos

*Conchita Gentil Arcos

Production



The film was produced by the companies Cia Nacional Productora de Pelicula and Inter-Americas Cinema. In the United States, Una vida por otra was distributed in Spanish by Cinexport Distributing and Jack Lustberg. John H. Auer was from Hungary and filmed foreign-language films in Hollywood before coming to Mexico. Since he did not speak Spanish, he was assisted by Fernando de Fuentes, with whom he collaborated in dialogue direction and storyboards.

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