Sobre las olas (English: Over the Waves) is a 1950 Mexican musical biographical film directed by Ismael Rodríguez and starring Pedro Infante, Beatriz Aguirre and Andrés Soler.[1] It portrays the life of the composer Juventino Rosas.[2]

Sobre las olas
Directed byIsmael Rodríguez
Written byIsmael Rodríguez
Rogelio A. González
Rogelio González
Pedro de Urdimalas
StarringPedro Infante
Beatriz Aguirre
Andrés Soler
CinematographyJack Draper
Edited byFernando Martínez
Music byRaúl Lavista
Production
company
Producciones Rodríguez Hermanos
Release date
13 September 1950
Running time
128 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Cast edit

  • Pedro Infante as Juventino Rosas
  • Beatriz Aguirre as Lolita
  • Andrés Soler as Don Marcial Morales
  • Prudencia Grifell as Doña Calixta Gutiérrez de Alfaro
  • Antonio R. Frausto as Porfirio Díaz
  • Miguel Manzano as Juan de Dios
  • Beatriz Jimeno as Doña Carmelita Romero Rubio de Díaz
  • Bertha Lomelí as Ángela Peralta
  • Alicia Neira as Dolores
  • José Luis Jiménez as Pepe Reyna
  • Armando Acosta as Espectador teatro
  • Norma Ancira
  • Daniel Arroyo as Invitado en reunión
  • Guillermo Bravo Sosa as Invitado a reunión
  • Emilio Brillas as Anunciador en fiesta de palacio
  • Jorge Chesterking as Invitado en reunión
  • José Chávez as Invitado fiesta de palacio con turbante
  • Roberto Corell as Mayer, prestamista
  • Julio Daneri as Embajador de Turquia
  • Manuel de la Vega as Invitado en reunión
  • Irma Dorantes as Invitada a baile de palacio
  • Pedro Elviro as Levy, prestamista
  • Edmundo Espino
  • Magdalena Estrada as Pajarera
  • Mario García 'Harapos' as Invitado a baile
  • Carmen Guillén as Invitada en fiesta de palacio
  • Leonor Gómez as Asistente de partera
  • Elodia Hernández as Invitada en fiesta de palacio
  • Carmen Manzano as Vendedora de flores
  • Blanca Marroquín as Macaria, sirvienta
  • Paco Martínez as Invitado en fiesta de palacio
  • Pepe Martínez as Invitado en reunión
  • Héctor Mateos
  • Esteban Márquez as Roberto
  • José Pardavé as Espectador concierto
  • Salvador Quiroz as Teniente
  • Emma Rodríguez as Invitada a concierto
  • Humberto Rodríguez as Empleado de palacio
  • Félix Samper as Espectador teatro
  • María Luisa Smith as Madre de Juventino
  • Manuel Sánchez Navarro as Mensajero de presidente
  • Dolores Tinoco as Partera
  • Alfonso Torres as Anunciador fecha conmemorativa
  • Pastor Torres
  • Manuel Trejo Morales as Capitán de barco
  • María Valdealde as Invitada a baile de palacio

References edit

  1. ^ Heredia, p. 140
  2. ^ Gil-Curiel, Germán (2016). Film Music in 'Minor' National Cinemas. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1-6289-2667-5. ... so the greatness is confirmed. And indeed, Sobre las Olas 1950 leaves us in no doubt that tragedy follows those who deviate, especially musicians. ...

Bibliography edit

  • Heredia, Juanita. Transnational Latina Narratives in the Twenty-first Century. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

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