Jalisco, Don't Backslide (1941)

A touching tale of love and revenge in the Mexican countryside.

Director:

Joselito Rodríguez (as José Rodríguez Ruelas)

Writers:

Luis Leal Solares (adaptation), Aurelio Robles Castillo (novel)

Stars:

Jorge Negrete, Gloria Marín, Carlos López

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jorge Negrete	...	Salvador Pérez Gómez 'El Ametralladora'
Gloria Marín	...	Carmela
Carlos López	...	Chaflán (as Carlos López 'Chaflan')
Ángel Garasa	...	El Malasuerte
Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'	...	Chachita
Víctor Manuel Mendoza	...	Felipe Carbajal
Miguel Inclán	...	Chueco Gallegos
Antonio Bravo	...	Radilla
Arturo Soto Rangel	...	Sr. Salas (as Arturo Soto R.)
Ángel T. Sala	...	Gral. Carbajal
Manuel Noriega	...	Inspector (as Manolo Noriega)
Max Langler	...	El Zorro
Narciso Busquets	...	Juancho
Pepe del Río	...	Chava (Young Salvador ) (as Pepito del Río)
Lucha Reyes	...	Cantante

Storyline

In rural Mexico, when a young boy's parents are killed, he is raised by a farm worker and the town's barman, who instills a desire of vengeance in him, and as an adult he romances a young woman who is going to marry a rich man to save her father from financial ruin.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | farmer | bartender | bar | horse race | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The melody of this film's title song was used for the title song in Disney's film "The Three Caballeros". New English lyrics were written to the melody by Ray Gilbert.

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Connections

Followed by The Machine Gun (1943)

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Soundtracks

¡Ay Jalisco no te rajes!
Written by Ernesto Cortázar
Performed by Lucha Reyes

User Reviews

Entertaining Ranchera Movie

This Ranchera movie has certain recurring ingredients found in other 1940's era Mexican movies about Charros (Mexican Cowboys): rodeo contests, cock fighting, fist fights, and lots of serenading of women. I'm not a big fan of Negrete but this is a pretty good movie, although it's predictable. There are good comedic touches, courtesy of Chaflan, Negrete's sidekick, and "Mala Suerte" (Badluck), who joins them on their adventures. There's a lot of melodrama, shoot outs, and A LOT of local color and singing. I recommend this as a good introduction to the Ranchera movie genre that swept through Mexico beginning with "Allá en el Rancho Grande" in 1936. This genre celebrated Mexican rural life and customs.

Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

12 November 1941 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Jalisco, Don't Backslide

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Producciones Rodríguez Hermanos

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1