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1946 Mexican film
El Ahijado de la Muerte
Directed byNorman Foster
Written byJanet Alcoriza, Luis Alcoriza, Norman Foster from a story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
Produced byÓscar Dancigers
StarringJorge Negrete, Rita Conde, Leopoldo Ortín, Emma Roldán, Tito Junco
CinematographyJack Draper
Edited byGeorge Crone
Music byManuel Esperón
Release date
  • 1946 (1946)
Running time82 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

El ahijado de la muerte ("The Godson of Death") is a 1946 Mexican film. It was the first film to be written by Luis Alcoriza, co-written with his wife Janet Alcoriza, loosely based on the story by the brothers Grimm.

Plot

Dionisio, a worker in a mexican hacienda, is looking for someone who can become a godparent for his newborn son, Diego. While being drunk, he goes to the cemetery, where Death appears before him and offers to become his son's Godmother.

Years go by, and Diego is now a young man. Having become the foreman of the Hacienda, he lives a good life. However, a series of events force him to become a bandit, rebelling against his former childhood friend, who is now his master and the owner of the hacienda.

Cast

Main Cast

  • Jorge Negrete, as Pedro/el Ahijado (the Godson)
  • Rita Conde, as Marina
  • Leopoldo Ortín, as Dionisio
  • Tito Junco, as Carmelo
  • Alejandro Ciangherotti, as Don Julio
  • Emma Roldán, as La Muerte (Death)

Other appearances:

  • Francisco Jambrina
  • Manuel Dondé
  • Juan García
  • Enrique Cancino
  • Carlos Múzquiz
  • José Elías Moreno
  • Raúl Guerrero
  • Ceferino Silva
  • Chel López
  • Lupe Inclán
  • Aurora Walker
  • José Muñoz
  • Leonor Gómez
  • Daniel Pastor
  • Ignacio Peón (uncredited)
  • Enriqueta Reza (uncredited)

External links

Films directed by Norman Foster


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