Casa de Mujeres
Casa de Mujeres ("House of Women") is a 1966 Mexican drama film directed by Julián Soler and starring Dolores del Río.[1] In some countries the film was named El Hijo de Todas ("The Son of All").
| Casa de Mujeres | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Julián Soler |
| Produced by | Mauricio de la Serna Jack Wagner |
| Written by | Enrique Suarez de Deza Alberto Varela |
| Starring | Dolores del Río Elsa Aguirre Fernando Soler |
| Music by | Manuel Esperón |
| Edited by | Rafael Ceballos |
| Distributed by | Producciones Carlos Amador |
Release date | September 30, 1966 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
At a Christmas party, the women of a luxurious brothel all decide to take a baby as their "mothers" and decide to reform when at a nearby home, a women gives birth to a baby boy and dies in child birth.
Over the years, the child becomes an adult male. The conflict comes when the child informing them of his upcoming marriage, and his "mothers" face the fear of being rejected and segregated by their own son by their previous lives as prostitutes.
Details
Casa de Mujeres was the last film in which the legendary actress Dolores del Río starred in her native country. She played the role of a madame of a brothel. Del Río's performance in this movie shocked the public because of how she stood out among all the young actresses. The film was not a critical success, but it was very financially successful. One critic wondered: Has Mexican cinema come a long way from Santa to Casa de Mujeres?"[2]
Cast
- Dolores del Río as Gilda, "La Doña"
- Elsa Aguirre
- Susana Cabrera
- Elsa Cárdenas[3]
- Rosa María Vazquez
- Martha Romero
- Fernando Soler
- Carlos López Moctezuma
- Enrique Álvarez Félix as "The Son"
References
- Casa De Mujeres. "VHS Release Date: March 25, 1992."
- Ramón (1997), vol. 3, p. 24-25 Dolores del Río
- Casa de mujeres: Cast