Mi campeón
| Mi campeón | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chano Urueta |
| Written by | Joaquín Pardavé |
| Story by | Leopoldo Baeza y Aceves |
| Produced by | Gregorio Walerstein |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Agustín Martínez Solares |
| Edited by | Rafael Ceballos |
| Music by | Sergio Guerrero |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Mi campeón (English: My Champion) is a 1952 Mexican film directed by Chano Urueta and starring Niní Marshall, Joaquín Pardavé, Beatriz Aguirre,[1] Fernando Fernández,[2] Miguel Arenas[3] and Libertad Lamarque.[4]
The film was released on 20 June 1952 at the Cine Palacio Chino cinema, where it was shown for two weeks.[5]
Plot
Doña Lupe (Niní Marshall) is a humble and hardworking woman who runs a busy neighborhood taco stall to support her family, while her husband, Don Choforito Moreno (Joaquín Pardavé), spends his time avoiding manual labor. Lupe dreams of her son, Luis (Fernando Fernández), achieving high social standing to rescue the family from poverty. However, Luis harbors a deep passion for professional boxing, a career path that Lupe fiercely opposes. This generational clash leads to constant domestic disputes between Lupe and Choforito, who secretly encourages his son's athletic ambition.
The household dynamics fracture further regarding their daughter, Rosita (Rosita Arenas), who feels deeply ashamed of her family's low economic status and her mother's working-class occupation. Seeking to escape the neighborhood tenement, Rosita is lured by the promise of luxury. Desperate to prevent her daughter from making a catastrophic mistake, Lupe reveals a closely guarded secret: Rosita is actually the biological daughter of a very wealthy woman. When Rosita leaves her family to seek out her biological mother, she is cruelly rejected by high society. Through a series of dramatic turns, neighborhood misunderstandings, and ultimate musical interventions, Rosita realizes the unconditional value of her adoptive family's love. Meanwhile, Luis proves his discipline in the ring, forcing the family to reconcile their differences and unite to celebrate their true champions.
Cast
- Niní Marshall ... doña Lupe; cándida (as Nini Marshal)
- Joaquín Pardavé ... Choforito Moreno
- Fernando Fernández ... Luis
- Rosita Arenas ... Rosita
- Beatriz Aguirre ... Rosa Morfín Valenzuela
- Miguel Arenas ... Ramiro
- Pepe del Río ... Nacho (as José del Río)
- Pompín Iglesias
- Wolf Ruvinskis ... Pablo Rivas (as Wolf Rubinski)
- Libertad Lamarque
- Germán Valdés ... Tin Tan (as Tin-Tan)
- Marcelo Chávez ... Marcelo (as Marcelo)
- Agustín Lara ... Agustín
- Gloria Mestre ... Dancer
- Lina Salomé ... Dancer
References
- ↑ Lentz, Harris M. III (28 October 2020). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2019. McFarland. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-4766-4059-4.
- ↑ Rodulfo Gonzalez, Eladio (16 March 2019). Grandes Intérpretes del Bolero (in Spanish). Juan Rodulfo. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-0906-8930-6.
- ↑ López García, Pedro (28 February 2013). Alicantinos en el cine. Cineastas en Alicante (in Spanish). Editorial Club Universitario. p. 71. ISBN 978-84-9948-539-3.
- ↑ Gallego, Rolando; Dlugi, Catalina (15 May 2020). Mujeres, cámara, acción: Empoderamiento y feminismo en el cine argentino (in Spanish). Ediciones Continente. p. 39. ISBN 978-950-754-656-3.
- ↑ Amador, María Luisa; Ayala Blanco, Jorge (1985). Cartelera cinematográfica, 1950-1959 (in Spanish). UNAM. p. 92. ISBN 978-968-837-327-9.
External links
- Mi campeón at IMDb