The Girl's Aunt
| The Girl's Aunt | |
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| Directed by | Juan Bustillo Oro |
| Written by | Juan Bustillo Oro Humberto Gómez Landero |
| Produced by | Jesús Grovas |
| Starring | Enrique Herrera Joaquín Pardavé Gloria Marín |
| Cinematography | Agustín Jiménez |
| Edited by | Juan Bustillo Oro Mario González |
| Music by | Manuel Castro Padilla |
Production companies | Producciónes Grovas Oro Films |
| Distributed by | Cinexport Distributing |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The Girl's Aunt (Spanish: La tía de las muchachas) is a 1938 Mexican comedy film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Enrique Herrera, Joaquín Pardavé and Gloria Marín.[1][2] It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carlos Toussaint. It has a cross-dressing theme similar to Charley's Aunt.[3] [4]
Synopsis
Upon learning that the woman he loves is being forced by her aunt into an arranged marriage with another man, her boyfriend devises a desperate plan. He decides to disguise himself as that very aunt, stepping into the role to disrupt the wedding arrangements and eliminate the rival suitor from the picture.
Cast
- Enrique Herrera as Licenciado Florentino Carrascosa
- Juan José Martínez Casado as Doctor Fernando Rubio
- Joaquín Pardavé as Goyo Becerra
- Antonio R. Frausto as Chema
- Gloria Marín as Lupita
- Lili Marín as Lolita
- Pilar Fernández as María Luisa Calderón
- Humberto Rodríguez as Calixto, conserje
- Joaquín Coss as Gaspar
- Victoria Argota as Florentina
- Tony Díaz as Cobrador
- Manuel Dondé as Lechero
References
- ↑ Avila p.80
- ↑ Richard p.556
- ↑ "La tía de las muchachas (1938)". Rate Your Music. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ "La tía de las muchachas". Southeastern Public Library. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
Bibliography
- Amador, María Luisa. Cartelera cinematográfica, 1930-1939. Filmoteca, UNAM, 1980.
- Avila, Jacqueline. Cinesonidos: Film Music and National Identity During Mexico's Época de Oro. Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Richard, Alfred. Censorship and Hollywood's Hispanic image: an interpretive filmography, 1936-1955. Greenwood Press, 1993.