Salón México
Salón México | |
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Directed by | Emilio Fernández |
Written by |
Emilio Fernández Mauricio Magdaleno |
Starring |
Marga López Miguel Inclán Rodolfo Acosta |
Music by | Antonio Díaz Conde |
Cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa |
Edited by | Gloria Schoemann |
Production company |
Clasa Films Mundiales |
Release date | 25 February 1949 |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
Salón México is a 1949 Mexican film noir directed by Emilio Fernández and co-written by Fernandez and Mauricio Magdaleno.[1] It stars Marga López as a dance hall prostitute struggling to support her younger sister at an exclusive upscale school. It earned Lopez the 1950 Ariel Award for Best Actress and a nomination for the Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor for Rodolfo Acosta.
The film is cited as a classic example of the Mexican genre of Cabaretera (Dance Hall film) about "a sympathetic character, a good woman forced into a bad life by circumstances beyond her control."[2]
Synopsis
Mercedes works at the "Salón México" dance hall as a singer, dancer and prostitute. She is secretly supporting Beatriz, her younger sister, at an exclusive all-girls' college. Beatriz does not suspect what Mercedes is doing and dreams of marrying Roberto, a young Air Force pilot, who is the son of her school's principal. A dance contest with a large money prize of 50 pesos is announced and Mercedes enters it with Paco, her pimp. When they win, Paco refuses to share the prize money, giving her only the cheap trophy. A desperate Mercedes steals Paco's wallet while he sleeps. Lupe, a policeman, sees Mercedes discard the wallet. The next day, Lupe confronts Mercedes who is visiting Beatriz outside the school. Lupe decides to help Mercedes instead of arrest her. Having fallen in love with Mercedes, Lupe pleads with her to marry him. Mercedes accedes. Paco blackmails Mercedes, threatening to reveal her past if she does not return with him. Mercedes stabs Paco who, while dying, shoots and kills Mercedes. Roberto and Lupe go together to collect her body from the morgue. Lupe never reveals her past.
Cast
- Marga López.... Mercedes López
- Miguel Inclán.... Lupe López
- Rodolfo Acosta.... Paco
- Roberto Cañedo.... Roberto
- Mimí Derba.... Señora directora
- Carlos Múzquiz.... Dueño cabaret
- Fanny Schiller.... Señorita prefecta
- Estela Matute.... cabaretera
- Silvia Derbez.... Beatriz
References
- ↑ Horak, Jan-Christopher (November 2017). "Salón México (Mexico, 1949)". Recuerdos de un cine en español: Latin American Cinema in Los Angeles. University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ↑ Hershfield, Joanne (1996). "Cinema of the Cabaretera". Mexican Cinema/Mexican Woman, 1940-1950. University of Arizona Press. pp. 77–106. ISBN 9780816516377.
External links
- Salón México on IMDb