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1946·Drama·1h 39m
7.1
In Mexican Revolution times, a guerrilla general and his troops take the conservative town of Cholula, near by Mexico City. As the revolutionaries mistreat the town's riches, General Reyes falls for beautiful and wild Beatriz Peñafiel, the daughter of one of the town's richest men.
Directed by Emilio Fernández
horse
mexican revolution
love-hate relationship
love
singing
execution
firecracker
catholic priest

Cast

María Félix
María Félix
Beatriz Peñafiel
Pedro Armendáriz
Pedro Armendáriz
Gen. José Juan Reyes
Fernando Fernández
Fernando Fernández
Priest Rafael Sierra
José Morcillo
José Morcillo
Carlos Peñafiel
Eduardo Arozamena
Eduardo Arozamena
Mayor Joaquín Gómez
Miguel Inclán
Miguel Inclán
Capt. Bocanegra
Manuel Dondé
Manuel Dondé
Fidel Bernal
Juan García
Juan García
Capt. Quiñones
José Torvay
José Torvay
Maestro Apolonio Sánchez
Pascual García Peña
Pascual García Peña
Merolico
Enriqueta Reza
Enriqueta Reza
Manuela (uncredited)
Arturo Soto Rangel
Arturo Soto Rangel
Juez (uncredited)

Crew

Emilio Fernández
Emilio Fernández
Director
Benito Alazraki
Benito Alazraki
Writer
Emilio Fernández
Emilio Fernández
Screenplay
Gloria Schoemann
Gloria Schoemann
Editor
Gabriel Figueroa
Gabriel Figueroa
Director of Photography
Benito Alazraki
Benito Alazraki
Producer

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Natalia Gaytan
Natalia Gaytan
Enamorada
This film reminded me a lot of Sara Gomez's De Cierta Manera in that it uses romance to challenge traditional gender norms during a revolutionary time, using Beatriz as a vehicle to reject passivity and love as a way to reshape what masculinity is defined by. In the film, love is not presented as soft but rather as something that entails confrontation, a pathway to change that is not comfortable but necessary. 

Beatriz refuses to be a woman who requires protection or who falls into submissiveness. She is perceived as different from others, yet not as less of a woman because of it. Her father hands her a gun to protect the house, she slaps the General for being a "pelado," and she refuses to be negotiated for. She states that "hay cosas que reclaman mejor las mujeres," embracing her power because she is a woman and not despite it. Even in her wedding, she wears a black dress, a simple wardrobe choice that negates traditional ideas of femininity. 

The General is first presented as a harsh man, yet even in his introduction, he finds a softness for love. The emotional hardness that seems to surround him slowly collapses as the film progresses and his love for Beatriz deepens. Rather than becoming weak because of this, he gains a different kind of power, one that motivates him to change while continuing to do what is best for the revolution. It is this power of love that leads to his confession to Beatriz in the end, and that same power that draws Beatriz into joining the fight.
This film reminded me a lot of Sara Gomez's De Cierta Manera in that it uses romance to challenge traditional gender norms during a revolutionary time, using Beatriz as a vehicle to reject passivity and love as a way to reshape what masculinity is defined by. In the film, love is not presented as soft but rather as something that entails confrontation, a pathway to change that is not comfortable but necessary. 

Beatriz refuses to be a woman who requires protection or who falls into submissiveness. She is perceived as different from others, yet not as less of a woman because of it. Her father hands her a gun to protect the house, she slaps the General for being a "pelado," and she refuses to be negotiated for. She states that "hay cosas que reclaman mejor las mujeres," embracing her power because she is a woman and not despite it. Even in her wedding, she wears a black dress, a simple wardrobe choice that negates traditional ideas of femininity. 

The General is first presented as a harsh man, yet even in his introduction, he finds a softness for love. The emotional hardness that seems to surround him slowly collapses as the film progresses and his love for Beatriz deepens. Rather than becoming weak because of this, he gains a different kind of power, one that motivates him to change while continuing to do what is best for the revolution. It is this power of love that leads to his confession to Beatriz in the end, and that same power that draws Beatriz into joining the fight.
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Luisa
Luisa
Enamorada
"Yo que soy gente decente tuve que robarme a mi mujer [...] chaparro, ¡pero me casé!"

qué guión!!! qué vestuario!!!! pero sobre todo, qué actuaciones! lo que transmite María Félix con la rudeza de su expresión verbal es exactamente igual de intenso que su rostro! igual con Pedro Armendáriz, porrrr Dios!

encuentro profundamente tierna la evolución de ambos personajes, pero también sus presentaciones: la paternidad del general que tiene a la niña en su oficina improvisada mientras sentencia de muerte a los ricos porque no confía que nadie la cuide como él. la firmeza con la que le entrega todo el dinero que lleva encima al maestro para que siga educando a los hijos de los obreros! el enamoramiento instantáneo a partir de que una mujer lo reta! los conocimientos sobre arte cultura e historia de un personaje que comúnmente se retrataría como ignorante y brusco (gracias Indio Fernández!!!)

la dimensión de Beatriz creo que es raro de ver, incluso en personajes femeninos actuales. sí, caen en la obviedad de pronunciarla tan ruda como sensible, pero respaldado con lo visual. ahora creo que sería más difícil ver que un personaje femenino se nombrara poderoso solo por ser mujer, y que el entorno respetara de esa manera su declaración y la respaldara. estoy en shock!!!!!!


te amo maría félix!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Yo que soy gente decente tuve que robarme a mi mujer [...] chaparro, ¡pero me casé!"

qué guión!!! qué vestuario!!!! pero sobre todo, qué actuaciones! lo que transmite María Félix con la rudeza de su expresión verbal es exactamente igual de intenso que su rostro! igual con Pedro Armendáriz, porrrr Dios!

encuentro profundamente tierna la evolución de ambos personajes, pero también sus presentaciones: la paternidad del general que tiene a la niña en su oficina improvisada mientras sentencia de muerte a los ricos porque no confía que nadie la cuide como él. la firmeza con la que le entrega todo el dinero que lleva encima al maestro para que siga educando a los hijos de los obreros! el enamoramiento instantáneo a partir de que una mujer lo reta! los conocimientos sobre arte cultura e historia de un personaje que comúnmente se retrataría como ignorante y brusco (gracias Indio Fernández!!!)

la dimensión de Beatriz creo que es raro de ver, incluso en personajes femeninos actuales. sí, caen en la obviedad de pronunciarla tan ruda como sensible, pero respaldado con lo visual. ahora creo que sería más difícil ver que un personaje femenino se nombrara poderoso solo por ser mujer, y que el entorno respetara de esa manera su declaración y la respaldara. estoy en shock!!!!!!


te amo maría félix!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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glup shitto
glup shitto
Enamorada
the “Ave María” and “Malagueña Salerosa” sequences will no doubt be seared into my brain. 

NO ONE LOVES HARDER THAN A MEXICAN I KNOW THAT’S RIGHT ‼️‼️
the “Ave María” and “Malagueña Salerosa” sequences will no doubt be seared into my brain. 

NO ONE LOVES HARDER THAN A MEXICAN I KNOW THAT’S RIGHT ‼️‼️
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Daniela Rendón
Daniela Rendón
Enamorada
no puede ser. el diálogo y la actuación 10/10 se los juro
no puede ser. el diálogo y la actuación 10/10 se los juro
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Yami Rodriguez
Yami Rodriguez
Enamorada
she just like me fr
she just like me fr
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