La casa chica
| La casa chica | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Roberto Gavaldón |
| Produced by | Gregorio Walerstein |
| Written by |
José Revueltas Roberto Gavaldón |
| Starring |
Dolores del Río Roberto Cañedo Miroslava |
| Music by | Antonio Díaz Conde |
| Cinematography | Alex Phillips |
| Edited by | Rafael Ceballos |
Production company |
FILMEX |
Release date | February 9 1950 |
Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
La casa chica (English: The House of the Other) is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Dolores del Rio.
Plot
Fernando Mendoza (Roberto Cañedo), an eminent doctor, falls in love with Amalia (Dolores del Rio), a sweet woman that fully reciprocates. But Fernando is engaged to marry Lucila (Miroslava), a frivolous woman who uses a thousand wiles to keep him.
Over the years, the stormy relationship between Fernando and Amalia becomes more complicated. She finishes her medical studies and becomes a very prestigious scientist. Amalia agrees to become Fernando's lover and collaborates with him in his laboratory as his "assistant". They share an apartment, "the house of the other", where they enjoy their pure and sincere love.[1]
Cast
- Dolores del Río as Amalia Estrada
- Roberto Cañedo as Dr. Fernando Mendoza
- Miroslava as Lucila del Castillo
- Domingo Soler as Professor Alfaro
- María Douglas as Nelly Gutiérrez