Los islas Marias (1951)
"Islas Marías" (original title)

The live and hardship of the inmates at Las Islas Marias Penal Colony, a Mexican Federal Corrections Center placed on these very wild islands.

Director:

Emilio Fernández

Writers:

Emilio Fernández, Mauricio Magdaleno

Stars:

Pedro Infante, Rocío Sagaón, Rosaura Revueltas

Cast

Credited cast:
Pedro Infante	...	Felipe Ortiz Suárez
Rocío Sagaón	...	María
Rosaura Revueltas	...	Rosa Suárez vda. de Ortiz
Esther Luquín	...	Alejandra
Jaime Fernández	...	Ricardo
Tito Junco	...	Jail Governor
Julio Villarreal	...	Military School Principal
Arturo Soto Rangel	...	Miguel
Hernán Vera	...	Don Venancio
Rodolfo Acosta	...	El Silencio (The Silence)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luis Aceves Castañeda
Julio Ahuet
Rogelio Fernández
Gilberto González
Emilio Gálvez

Storyline

The live and hardship of the inmates at Las Islas Marias Penal Colony, a Mexican Federal Corrections Center placed on these very wild islands.

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Plot Keywords:

island | fugitive | jail

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

10 August 1951 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Los islas Marias

Filming Locations:

Islas Marías, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Producciones Rodríguez Hermanos

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

a short long Movie

At the top of his career,Infante strarred this movie assigned by his principal producers,(Rodriguez Bros.).In this movie he worked together with the most prestigious and award wining team in the Mexican movies at that time,Emilio "indio"Fernandez(Director),Gabriel Figueroa(Photographer)and Mauricio Magdaleno(Script Writer),but it became clear that Infante did not fit in this team.Infante seems to be repressed in his performance,even out of his natural enviroment which were usually more pinturesque plots that highlited his charm and songs, much of this misunderstanding between the actor and the other team members could be the boring script,which resulted in a well filmed movie,but seems to be long despite its short duration(82 minuts aprox.)