Basket of Mexican Tales (1956)
Strong-willed Luisa attracts lots of men, but her intelligence and sharp tongue often sends them running. When she meets Carlos, who is equally cagey, sparks fly. The two of them marry, and quickly begin clashing on a daily basis, humiliating each other as they try to teach one another lesson after lesson.
Director:
Julio Bracho
Writers:
Juan de la Cabada, Carlos David Ortigosa.
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María Félix as Luisa Bravo |
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Arturo de Córdova as Pierre Duval |
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Pedro Armendáriz as Carlos Cosio |
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Lorraine Chanel as Lorraine |
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Mari Blanchard as Gladys Winthrop |
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Jack Kelly as Eddie Winthrop |
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Jorge Martínez de Hoyos as Hombre de las canastas |
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Rafael Alcayde as Señor Ochoa |
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John Kelly as Hombre negocios |
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Julio Monterde as Alberto Duval |
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Aurora Walker as Mamá de Lorraine |
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Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr. as Tío Alfredo |
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Emilio Garibay as |
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Elvira Quintana as Carmen Ochoa |
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Francisco Meneses as |
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Emma Roldán as Doña Laura |
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Marc Lambert as |
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Consuelo Guerrero de Luna as Doña María |
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Álvaro Matute as Señor Palacios |
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Guillermo Álvarez Bianchi as Cantinero (sin créditos) |
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Daniel Arroyo as Hombre negocios (sin créditos) |
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Lupe Carriles as Sirvienta (sin créditos) |
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William Harper as (sin créditos) |
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Carlos Riquelme as Doctor (sin créditos) |
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Carlos Robles Gil as Invitado a boda (sin créditos) |
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Manuel Sánchez Navarro as Doctor (sin créditos) |
| Writing | Juan de la Cabada | Screenplay |
| Sound | Lan Adomian | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | B. Traven | Original Story |
| Editing | Gloria Schoemann | Editor |
| Writing | Carlos David Ortigosa | Screenplay |
| Camera | Gabriel Figueroa | Director of Photography |
| Art | Edward Fitzgerald | Production Design |
| Directing | Julio Bracho | Director |
| Production | José Kohn | Producer |
| Production | Felipe Subervielle | Executive Producer |
| Production | José Zala Pastor | Executive Producer |
| Art | Dario Cabañas | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bertha Chiu | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sara Mateos | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Armando Espinosa | Production Manager |
| Directing | Jaime Contreras | Assistant Director |
| Sound | José B. Carles | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | James L. Fields | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Galdino R. Samperio | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Daniel López | Assistant Director of Photography |
| Art | Pablo Ríos | Assistant Director of Photography |
| Art | Ignacio Romero | Assistant Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jim Tillett | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beatriz Sánchez Tello | Wardrobe Designer |