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El derecho de nacer (film)
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Wikipedia article
'El derecho de nacer' ("The Right to Be Born") is a 1952 Mexican film directed by Zacaras Gmez Urquiza and starring Gloria Marn, Jorge Mistral and Martha Roth. It is based on a Cuban radionovela (radioplay) of the same name by Flix B. Caignet.Agrasnchez, p. 20. The movie broke box office records in Mexico when it was first released; during its release in Mexico City in June 1952, it was shown at the downtown Cine Orfen for seven straight weeks.Agrasnchez, p. 130.
Plot
Mara Teresa (Brbara 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.
Cast
*Gloria Marn as Mara Elena
*Jorge Mistral as Dr. Alberto Limonta
*Jos Luis Moreno as Alberto Limonta Nio
*Jos Baviera as Don Rafael
*Gloria Alonso as Matildita Nia
*Eugenia Galindo as Sra. de Dn. Nicols
*Martha Roth as Isabel Cristina
*Jos Baviera as Dn. Rafael del Junco
*Lupe Surez as Mam Dolores
*Brbara Gil as Mara Teresa
*Jos Mara Linares-Rivas as Jorge Luis Armenteros
*Matilde Palou as Da. Clemencia del Junco
*Queta Lavat as Amelia
*Tito Novaro as Alfredo Martnez
*Salvador Quiroz as Don Nicols
*Manuel Trejo Morales as Ricardo del Castillo
*Adelina Ramallo as Matildita
*Rogelio Fernndez as Bruno
*Jos Escanero as Dr. Pezzi
*Alfredo Varela padre as Doctor (uncredited)
*Rubn Galindo (uncredited)
References
Bibliography
* Agrasnchez, Rogelio. 'Mexican Movies in the United States: A History of the Films, Theaters, and Audiences, 1920-1960'. McFarland, 2006.
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