Los tres huastecos (1948)

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Director:

Ismael Rodríguez

Writers:

Rogelio A. González (writer)
Ismael Rodríguez (writer)

Release Date:

5 August 1948 (Mexico)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

This is the story of three brothers (a priest, a soldier and an outlaw) that are raised separately by their godfathers once their mother dies...

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Charro | Triplet

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Pedro Infante	...	Juan de Dios Andrade / Lorenzo Andrade / Víctor Andrade
Blanca Estela Pavón	...	Maritoña
María Eugenia Llamas	...	Tucita
Fernando Soto	...	Cuco
Alejandro Ciangherotti	...	Alejandro
Antonio R. Frausto	...	Don Damián
Guillermo Calles	...	El Bronco
Salvador Quiroz	...	Colonel
Julio Ahuet	...	Captain
Roberto Corell	...	Priest
Chel López	...	Soldier
Hernán Vera	...	Barman
Irma Dorantes
Andrés Huesca
Leonor Gómez	...	Nana

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Producciones Rodríguez Hermanos

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Vecinos: Solterona desesperada (#2.7)" (2007)

¡Viva México!

It is said that movie's were made to transport us out of our reality and immerse us in a different world.

When watching Los tres huastecos I'm happy to say that kind of magic has endured for this picture since 1948.

Being a movie directed by Ismael Rodríguez, with Pedro Infate on its first billing (three times I might add) it was bound to call attention from the start.

Nonetheless, it has been throughout more than 50 years, the perfect example of good Mexican cinema: filled with songs, laughter, a good villain, witty dialog and the charisma of its main actors (Pedro Infante, once again, three times all over, Blanca Estela Pavón, and Mantequilla -Cuco-, not forgetting the unforgettable first appearance by María Eugenia Llamas, a.k.a. La Tusita).

The nostalgia of a Mexico that probably is no more is thrown into oblivion once the plot starts. The whole story evokes a simpler, warmer México. It is joyful, and a source of pride to see that a good movie was once made in México. It is even more nostalgic to know that this is one of many, many movies that were done back in the Golden Years of Mexican cinema, that shared the same quality, vibrancy and uniqueness, as opposed to what is being done today (circa 1970 up to now) with the Mexican movie industry.

Long gone are the days when Pedro made a movie and it was worth seeing. Long gone are the days when watching a Mexican movie would put a smile on your face, or draw a tear from your eye. Long gone are the days when the price of the ticket was worth the movie in Mexican cinema.

(with a few... quite a few, and I mean quite a FEW -near to NONE- exceptions)