Nosotros los pobres
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Nosotros los pobres is a 1948
Mexican
drama film
directed by Ismael Rodríguez.
. Carpenter Pepe "El Toro" (Pedro Infante) lives with his daughter "Chachita" (Evita Muñoz) and woos pretty Celia, known as "La Chorreada" (Blanca Estela Pavón). Around them, a group of people live their lives in many different ways: a pair of always-drunk women are known as "La Tostada" (The Toast) and "La Guayaba" (The Guava); a beautiful woman (Katy Jurado) who always oversleeps, La que se levanta tarde (The one who wakes up late); and a mysterious woman with tuberculosis
and a dark past. Tragedy comes when Pepe is falsely accused of robbery and murder, and sent to jail.
This is the first installment of the first trilogy in Mexican cinema. It was followed by Ustedes los ricos
(1948) and Pepe el Toro (1952). A fourth film, Ni pobres ni ricos, was never made due to the premature death of Pedro Infante. (This latter title is shared with a 1953 Gloria Marín
movie.)
1948 in film
The year 1948 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Laurence Olivier's Hamlet becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :...
Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Ismael Rodríguez.
Plot
Two kids take a book from a trash can. They begin to read the story of a poor neighborhood in Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. Carpenter Pepe "El Toro" (Pedro Infante) lives with his daughter "Chachita" (Evita Muñoz) and woos pretty Celia, known as "La Chorreada" (Blanca Estela Pavón). Around them, a group of people live their lives in many different ways: a pair of always-drunk women are known as "La Tostada" (The Toast) and "La Guayaba" (The Guava); a beautiful woman (Katy Jurado) who always oversleeps, La que se levanta tarde (The one who wakes up late); and a mysterious woman with tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
and a dark past. Tragedy comes when Pepe is falsely accused of robbery and murder, and sent to jail.
This is the first installment of the first trilogy in Mexican cinema. It was followed by Ustedes los ricos
Ustedes los ricos
Ustedes los ricos is a Mexican film made during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. It is the second film in a trilogy. The first is Nosotros los pobres and the third is Pepe El Toro...
(1948) and Pepe el Toro (1952). A fourth film, Ni pobres ni ricos, was never made due to the premature death of Pedro Infante. (This latter title is shared with a 1953 Gloria Marín
Gloria Marín
- Biography :Born in Mexico City on April 19, 1919, her mother was Maria Laura Ramos Luna and natural daughter of Pedro Mendez.She had a long career, and was also known as Jorge Negrete's co-star and for being his lover for about 11 years. They never married because she never got along with his...
movie.)
Cast
- Pedro InfantePedro InfanteJosé Pedro Infante Cruz , better known as Pedro Infante, is the most famous actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and is an idol of the Latinamerican people, together with Jorge Negrete and Javier Solís, who were styled the Tres Gallos Mexicanos . He was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa,...
... José del Toro, 'Pepe el toro' (Pepe the Bull) - Evita Muñoz "Chachita" ... Chachita (as Evita Muñoz)
- Carmen MontejoCarmen MontejoCarmen Montejo is a Mexican actress of telenovelas, stage and the Golden age of the cinema of Mexico....
... Yolanda, la Tísica (the Tuberculous) - Blanca Estela PavónBlanca Estela PavónMaría Blanca Estela Pavón Vasconcelos was a Mexican film actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.She appeared in many classic films of the 1940s as a young woman. Her career peaked between 1948 and 1949...
... Celia 'La Chorreada' (the Dirty one) - Miguel Inclán ... Don Pilar
- Rafael Alcayde ... Lawyer Montes
- Katy JuradoKaty JuradoKaty Jurado , born María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García in Mexico, D.F., was a Mexican actress who had a successful film career both in Mexico and in Hollywood....
... La que se levanta tarde (the one who wakes up late) - María Gentil Arcos ... La Paralítica (the Paralytic)
- Delia MagañaDelia MaganaDelia Magaña was a Mexican film and television actress, singer, and dancer. Although she started as a silent film actress, Magaña became best known for her comic supporting roles in her later years...
... La Tostada - Amelia Wilhelmy ... Malena, la Guayaba (as Amelia Wilhelmi)
- Pedro de Urdimalas ... Topillos
- Ricardo Camacho ... Planillas
- Lidia Franco ... Doña Merenciana - Janitor (as Lucila Franco)
- Jorge Arriaga ... Ledo
- Abel Cureño ... Pinocho (as Abel Asencio)
- Jesús GarcíaJesús GarcíaJesús García Corona was a Mexican railroad engineer who was killed trying to keep a train loaded with dynamite from exploding near Nacozari de García, Sonora, in 1907. As el héroe de Nacozari he is revered as a national hero and many streets, plazas, and schools across Mexico are named for...
... El Camello, lottery vendor - Conchita Gentil Arcos ... Money lender
- Julio Ahuet ... Prisoner