Soledad (film)

Soledad
Directed by	Miguel Zacarías
Written by	Edmundo Báez Silvia Guerrico (novel) Miguel Zacarías
Produced by	Óscar Dancigers Jesús Grovas
Starring	Libertad Lamarque René Cardona Marga López Rubén Rojo Rafael Alcayde Prudencia Grifell
Cinematography	Ignacio Torres
Edited by	Jorge Bustos
Music by	Manuel Esperón
Production companies	Águila Films Producciones Grovas
Distributed by	Clasa-Mohme
Release date	28 November 1947 (1947-11-28)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Soledad is a 1947 Mexican drama film directed by Miguel Zacarías and starring Libertad Lamarque, René Cardona and Marga López.[1][2][3][4][5] It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Javier Torres Torija.

Plot

Soledad Somellera (Libertad Lamarque), an Argentine maid, secretly marries the son of her employers, Roberto Covarrubias (René Cardona). However, Roberto abandons her soon after to marry a wealthy woman, revealing to Soledad that their wedding was staged and thus not valid. Soledad runs away, pregnant with Roberto's child, although soon after, Roberto's mother locates her and convinces him to give up her daughter so that she can grow up without suffering hardships. Soledad becomes a famous singer, adopting the stage name of Cristina Palermo, while her daughter, Evangelina (Marga López), grows into a spoiled brat who, when she has the opportunity to meet Palermo, treats her with contempt, ignoring that she is his mother.

Cast

• Libertad Lamarque as Soledad Somellera / Cristina Palermo
• René Cardona as Roberto Covarrubias
• Marga López as Evangelina
• Rubén Rojo as Carlos
• Consuelo Guerrero de Luna as Marina
• Rafael Alcayde as Arturo (as Rafael Alcaide)
• Prudencia Grifell as Roberto's mother
• Elena Contla as Petra, maid
• Pepe Martínez as Evaristo (as Pepito Martinez)
• Armida Bracho as Elena
• Alicia Caro as Florist (uncredited)
• José Escanero as Don Paco, licenciado (uncredited)
• Ana María Hernández as Dinner guest (uncredited)
• Salvador Lozano as Doctor (uncredited)
• Rubén Márquez as Man in restaurant (uncredited)
• Elda Peralta as Evangelina's friend (uncredited)
• Ignacio Peón as Witness at wedding (uncredited)
• Félix Samper as Man in restaurant (uncredited)
• Armando Sáenz as Carlos's friend (uncredited)

Reception

Soledad was the second film made by Libertad Lamarque in Mexico, after Luis Buñuel's Gran Casino (1946). Several film critics, such as Isaac León Frías, Stuart A. Day, and others, considered the film as a recovery for Lamarque after Gran Casino did not have a favorable reception.[1][2][3]

References

1. León Frías, Isaac (2019). Más allá de las lágrimas: Espacios habitables en el cine clásico de México y Argentina. Fondo Editorial Universidad de Lima. p. 522. ISBN 9789972454868.
2. Day, Stuart A. (2017). Modern Mexican Culture: Critical Foundations. University of Arizona Press. p. 153. ISBN 9780816537532.
3. Arnaud, Charlotte; Courtemanche, Philippe; Fernandes, Carla; Morsch Kihn, Eva (1999). Cinémas d'Amérique latine: 1999. Presses Univ. du Mirail. p. 67. ISBN 9782858164479.
4. Gallego, Rolando; Dlugi, Catalina (2020). Mujeres, cámara, acción: Empoderamiento y feminismo en el cine argentino. Ediciones Continente. p. 37. ISBN 9789507546563.
5. Evans, Jo; Viejo, Breixo (2019). Luis Buñuel: A Life in Letters. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 323. ISBN 9781501312601.

External links

• Soledad at IMDb