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Salón México is a 1949 Mexican film noir directed by Emilio Fernández and co-written by Fernandez and Mauricio Magdaleno. It stars Marga López as a dance hall prostitute struggling to support her younger sister at an exclusive upscale school. It earned Lopez the 1950 Ariel Award for Best Actress and a nomination for the Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor for Rodolfo Acosta.
The film is cited as a classic example of the Mexican genre of Cabaretera (Dance Hall film) about "a sympathetic character, a good woman forced into a bad life by circumstances beyond her control."
Original Release
02/25/1949
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marga Lopez | Mercedes Gómez |
Miguel Inclán | Lupe López |
Rodolfo Acosta | Paco |
Roberto Cañedo | Roberto |
Mimí Derba | Señora directora |
Fanny Schiller | Señorita prefecta |
Estela Matute | Cabaretera; Amante de Paco |
Silvia Derbez | Beatriz Gómez |
Luis Aceves Castaneda | Complice de Paco |
Stephen Berne | Hombre en cabaret |
Directors
Writers
Emilio Fernandez, Mauricio Magdaleno
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marga Lopez | Mercedes Gómez |
Miguel Inclán | Lupe López |
Rodolfo Acosta | Paco |
Roberto Cañedo | Roberto |
Mimí Derba | Señora directora |
Fanny Schiller | Señorita prefecta |
Estela Matute | Cabaretera; Amante de Paco |
Silvia Derbez | Beatriz Gómez |
Luis Aceves Castaneda | Complice de Paco |
Stephen Berne | Hombre en cabaret |
Irma Dorantes | Estudiante |
Magdalena Estrada | Cabaretera |
Rogelio Fernández | Hombre en cabaret |
Maruja Grifell | Profesora |
Ana María Hernández | Profesora |
Regino Herrera | Hombre en cabaret |
Héctor Mateos | Mesero |
Francisco Reiguera | Complice de Paco |
Enriqueta Reza | Vendedora de flores |
Humberto Rodríguez | Velador |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Fernando Marcos | Executive Producer |
Salvador Elizondo | Producer |