The Chicken Hawk

The Chicken Hawk
Directed by	Rogelio A. González
Written by	Rogelio A. González
Produced by	Óscar J. Brooks Felipe Mier
Starring	Pedro Infante Antonio Badú Lilia Prado
Cinematography	Gabriel Figueroa
Edited by	José W. Bustos
Music by	Manuel Esperón
Production company	Mier y Brooks
Release date	26 January 1951 (1951-01-26)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

The Chicken Hawk (Spanish: El gavilán pollero) is a 1951 Mexican comedy western film directed by Rogelio A. González and starring Pedro Infante, Antonio Badú and Lilia Prado.[1][2] It was shot at the Tepeyac Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramón Rodríguez Granada.

Cast

• Pedro Infante as José Inocencio Meléndez 'El Gavilán'
• Antonio Badú as Luis Lepe
• Lilia Prado as Antonia 'La Gela'
• Ana María Villaseñor as Lucha
• Armando Arriola as Don Próspero
• Facundo Rivero as Conjunto
• Víctor Alcocer as El Pachuco de Oro
• Emilio Garibay as Alguacil
• María Luisa Cortés as Cabaretera

References

1. Pitts p.122
2. Riera p.248

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland, 2012.
• Riera, Emilio García. Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1951-1952. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992

External links

• The Chicken Hawk at IMDb