Yo quiero ser mala (1950)
In this Romantic-Comedy from Director Rene Cardona, Actress Maria Elena Marques plays a hard-living woman named Leticia, who suffers from a recently broken heart after being deceived by her ex-boyfriend. Soured on anything to do with love and while drinking away her sorrows, she sets out to marry the very first man she sees. This man just happens to be a nice guy named Roberto, (Abel Salazar). Although the pair's mutual attraction to each other is obvious, Roberto has no idea what he is in for, and he soon proposes. Not long after the marriage, Leticia starts to take advantage of both Roberto and her new Father-in-Law (played by Oscar Pulido), who shows kindness towards the girl. Predictably, marital bliss soon turns into discord, and the couple agree to divorce after a year passes. Their love-hate relationship and pending break-up provides a perfect backdrop for several comedic situations before the two realize that they are actually in love.
Director: René Cardona
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María Elena Marqués as Leticia de Córdova |
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Abel Salazar as Roberto Pando |
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Óscar Pulido as Don Óscar Pando |
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Queta Lavat as Pina Aguado del Rincón |
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Aurora Walker as Sra. de Aguado, madre de Pina |
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Luis Mussot as Don Procopio Aguado |
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José Pulido as El nicho |
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Amparo Arozamena as Venustiana Pérez (Venus) |
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Eugenia Galindo as Ama de llaves |
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Antonio Bravo as Jeremías, el mayordomo |
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Pedro Vargas as Pedro Vargas |
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Los Panchos as Los Panchos |
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Julio Ahuet as Cárpelo (uncredited) |
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Víctor Alcocer as (uncredited) |
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Armando Arriola as (uncredited) |
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Victorio Blanco as Invitado a fiesta (uncredited) |
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Josefina Burgos as Empleada carpa (uncredited) |
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Carmen Cabrera as Invitada a fiesta (uncredited) |
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Alfonso Carti as Policía (uncredited) |
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Maria Luisa Cortés as La grandota (uncredited) |
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María Gentil Arcos as Borrachita en cárcel (uncredited) |
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Elodia Hernández as Invitada a fiesta (uncredited) |
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Pedro Leon as Policía (uncredited) |
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Velia Lupercio as Invitada a fiesta (uncredited) |
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Blanca Marroquín as Sirvienta (uncredited) |
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Héctor Mateos as Espectador carpa (uncredited) |
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Álvaro Matute as Reportero (uncredited) |
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Félix Medel as Secretario comisaria (uncredited) |
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Consuelo Múgica as Empleada carpa (uncredited) |
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José Muñoz as Delegado (uncredited) |
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José Pardavé as Carpero (uncredited) |
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Carlos Riquelme as Mesero (uncredited) |
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Joaquín Roche as Músico carpa (uncredited) |
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Manuel Sánchez Navarro as Invitado a fiesta (uncredited) |
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Jorge Sareli as Anunciador cabaret (uncredited) |
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Jaime Valdés as Periodista (uncredited) |
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Alfredo Varela as Mesero (uncredited) |
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Hernán Vera as Juez (uncredited) |
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Jorge Vidal as (uncredited) |
| Directing | René Cardona | Director |
| Writing | Ernesto Cortázar | Story |
| Writing | Pedro de Urdimalas | Adaptation |
| Production | Alfredo Ripstein Jr. | Producer |
| Camera | Ezequiel Carrasco | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Carlos Savage | Editor |
| Art | Jorge Fernández | Production Design |
| Camera | Francisco Urbina | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Manuel Esperón | Music |
| Camera | Manuel Santaella | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Mariano García | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Raúl Serrano | Decorator |
| Sound | Enrique Rodríguez | Sound |
| Production | Enrique L. Morfín | Production Manager |
| Directing | Luis Abbadie | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Noemí Blanco | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Alberto Savage | Assistant Editor |