Prisión de sueños (1949)
Luis el Roto is a laborer who, due to a lack of money, cannot marry his girlfriend Rosa; they live in a poor alleyway with their respective mothers. Luis is loved by the prostitute Carlota, and for this reason he despises the pimp Rodolfo, who beats Luis in the public restrooms. Tragedy looms over Luis.
Director:
Víctor Urruchúa
Writers:
Víctor Urruchúa, Rafael Portillo.
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Esther Fernández as Rosa |
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Roberto Cañedo as Luis |
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Katy Jurado as Carlota |
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Rodolfo Acosta as Rodolfo |
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Mimí Derba as Águeda |
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Emma Roldán as Concha |
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José Mendiola as Poca Lucha, ladrón |
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Ismael Pérez 'Poncianito' as Federico |
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Victorio Blanco as Vecino (uncredited) |
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Lupe Carriles as Vecina (uncredited) |
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Olga Chaviano as Bailarina (uncredited) |
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Pascual García Peña as Serafín, borracho (uncredited) |
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Manuel Noriega as Don Pepe (uncredited) |
| Sound | Francisco Argote | Music |
| Editing | Rafael Portillo | Editor |
| Directing | Víctor Urruchúa | Director |
| Camera | Ignacio Romero | Camera Operator |
| Art | Jorge Fernández | Production Design |
| Camera | Gabriel Figueroa | Director of Photography |
| Writing | José de Jesús Aceves | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Víctor Urruchúa | Adaptation |
| Writing | Víctor Urruchúa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Rafael Portillo | Screenplay |
| Sound | Francisco Argote | Conductor |
| Sound | Francisco Argote | Songs |
| Sound | Pedro de Urdimalas | Songs |
| Sound | Manuel Esperón | Songs |
| Production | Alberto A. Ferrer | Production Manager |
| Lighting | Daniel López | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Reynaldo P. Portillo | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Armando Meyer | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Luis Márquez | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | María de Jesús Lepe | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Jaime Contreras | Assistant Director |
| Sound | James L. Fields | Sound Director |
| Sound | Nicolás de la Rosa | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Galdino R. Samperio | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Jorge Benavides | Special Effects |
| Sound | Abraham Cruz | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Juan Muñoz Ravelo | Special Effects |
| Production | Roberto Figueroa | Production Manager |