Yo quiero ser tonta
| Yo quiero ser tonta | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Eduardo Ugarte |
| Written by | Manuel Altolaguirre Egon Eis Carlos León Eduardo Ugarte |
| Based on | Las estrellas, a 1904 play by Carlos Arniches |
| Produced by | Manuel Altolaguirre |
| Starring | Sara García Fernando Soler Rosita Quintana |
| Cinematography | Ezequiel Carrasco |
| Edited by | Rafael Portillo |
| Music by | Federico Ruiz |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Yo quiero ser tonta ("I Want to be a Fool") is a 1950 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Eduardo Ugarte.[1] It stars Sara García, Fernando Soler and Rosita Quintana.[2][3]
Plot
[edit]A father dreams of his son becoming a bullfighter and his daughter a singer, so that they become millionaires, although apparently their talent is not there.
Cast
[edit]Production
[edit]The film is based on the musical comedy Las estrellas, by Carlos Arniches.[5][6] The adaptation was the work of the director[7][8] and Manuel Altolaguirre.[9] The film is the first of their production company Producciones Isla.[10] The book Tinta, papel, nitrato y celuloide lists it among the notable examples of adaptations of literary works typical of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.[11]
The art direction was led by Jésus Bracho.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Yo quiero ser tonta" (in Spanish). Mi.tx. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Mi film: la revista del cine nacional y extranjero (1951), Volumes 11-12, (p.4) (in Spanish)
- ^ García Riera, Emilio (1963). El cine mexicano. Ediciones Era. p. 127.
- ^ Riera, Emilio García (1990). Los hermanos Soler (in Spanish). Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro de Investigación y Enseñanza Cinematográficas. ISBN 978-968-895-090-6.
- ^ Wilt, David E. (2024-10-17). The Mexican Filmography, 1916 through 2001. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0430-5.
- ^ García, Pedro López (2013-02-28). Alicantinos en el cine. Cineastas en Alicante (in Spanish). Editorial Club Universitario. ISBN 978-84-9948-539-3.
- ^ Agramonte, Arturo; Castillo, Luciano (2022-12-07). Cronología del cine cubano III (1945-1952) (in Spanish). RUTH. ISBN 978-959-304-353-3.
- ^ Agramonte, Arturo; Castillo, Luciano (2022-12-07). Cronología del cine cubano IV (1953-1959). RUTH. ISBN 978-959-304-354-0.
- ^ Albersmeier, Franz-Josef (2001-01-01). Theater, Film, Literatur in Spanien: Literaturgeschichte als integrierte Mediengeschichte (in German). Erich Schmidt Verlag GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-503-04983-7.
- ^ "exhibition - the cinema (1944-1959) - Manuel Altolaguirre (1905-1959)". www.residencia.csic.es. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Castro, Francisco Martín Peredo; Venegas, Carmen García; Plata, Blanca Aguilar; Jacobo, Pilar Mandujano; Macedo, Alfonso Rodríguez; Orozco, Federico Dávalos; Arroyo, Jacquelinne Sánchez; Reséndiz, Isabel Lincoln Strange; García, Magda Lillalí Rendón (2021-01-15). Tinta, papel, nitrato y celuloide: Diálogos entre cine, prensa y literatura en México (in Spanish). UNAM, Dirección General de Publicaciones y Fomento Editorial. ISBN 978-607-30-3658-0.
- ^ Ibarra, Jesús (2006). Los Bracho: tres generaciones de cine mexicano (in Spanish). UNAM. ISBN 978-970-32-3074-7.
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