María Eugenia (1943)
Before marrying María Eugenia, landowner Carlos are away to visit her godmother to break the promise to marry his daughter. The godmother is dying, Carlos quiets and everything takes an unexpected course.
- Date of release
- 1943-04-01
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Felipe Gregorio Castillo
Casting
- María Félix — María Eugenia
- Manolita Saval — Raquel
- Rafael Baledón — Carlos
- Jorge Reyes — Ricardo
- Virginia Manzano — Julia
- Mimí Derba — Virginia
- Eugenia Galindo — Matilde
- Salvador Quiroz — Doctor
- Alejandro Cobo — Jefe de María
- Alfredo Varela — Martín (as Alfredo Varela Jr.)
- Ignacio Peón — José María
- Consuelo Segarra — Rosa
Interesting facts
María Eugenia is a 1943 Mexican drama film written and directed by Felipe Gregorio Castillo and starring María Félix, alongside Manolita Saval and Rafael Baledón. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals.
Production
María Eugenia was the first film María Félix made after her film debut in El Peñón de las Ánimas. During filming, Félix caused a stir while shooting the opening scene of the film, which featured her in a white bathing suit, attracting publicity to Félix. It is the only film in Félix's filmography where she appeared in swimwear.
It was the only film directed by Felipe Gregorio Castillo, who afterwards became a film censor.
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