Hidden River (1948)
"Río Escondido" (original title)

Called by the Mexican President himself, and in spite of a heart condition, young teacher Rosaura Salazar travels to the deserted town of Rio Escondido to accomplish the mission of bringing... See full summary »

Director:

Emilio Fernández

Writers:

Emilio Fernández (story), Mauricio Magdaleno (adaptation)

Stars:

María Félix, Carlos López Moctezuma, Fernando Fernández

9 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
María Félix	...	Rosaura Salazar
Carlos López Moctezuma	...	Regino Sandoval, the landowner
Fernando Fernández	...	Felipe Navarro, medical student
Agustín Isunza	...	Brígido
Manuel Dondé	...	El Rengo
Eduardo Arozamena	...	Marcelino, old peasant
Arturo Soto Rangel	...	Dr. Don Felipe
Columba Domínguez	...	Merceditas
Juan García
Roberto Cañedo	...	Assistant to the President
Beatriz Germán Fuentes	...	The girl (as niña Beatriz German)
Jaime Jiménez Pons	...	Goyito, the boy (as niño Jaime Jimenez)
Carlos Múzquiz	...	Leonardo
Guillermo Cramer
Sergio Arroyo

Storyline

Called by the Mexican President himself, and in spite of a heart condition, young teacher Rosaura Salazar travels to the deserted town of Rio Escondido to accomplish the mission of bringing education to the poorest people. Being there, Salazar has to fight Regino Sandoval the evil landlord of the town. He has transformed the town into his own property, imposing his will and spreading death everywhere.

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Plot Keywords:

landlord | peasant | teaching | wasteland | revolt | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

30 November 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hidden River

Filming Locations:

Tultepec, Estado de México, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Producciones Raúl de Anda

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Great propaganda against Mexico's ruling party.

What can be more captivating than a rural Teacher who tries to act according to her principles, rather than giving up to the Politicals very particular interests??? Mexico had for many years, been exploited by a gang of people that had made Mexico, their own territory. Local "caciques" (controllers of the regions)were the ones that really controlled the Country. It has been said since ever, that ignorance is the best ally that any one can have. In those times, teachers, and anyone else for that matter had to accept what the local leaders had to say about education. This movie shows what an independent person can do to change the status of the establishment. Good movie to watch.