Feature film
The Rock of Souls
El peñón de las ánimas
Miguel Zacarías · 1943
Synopsis
In a small town in Mexico, two families have long been disputing a property called the Rock of Souls. María Ángela Valdivia, raised in Europe, returns to her country, promised by her grandfather to a certain Manuel. She falls in love with Fernando Iturriaga, son of the enemy family, and tries, despite her own people, to follow her heart.
Context
Produced by Jesús Grovas and distributed by Clasa Films Mundiales, the film was released on 25 February 1943. It is María Félix's first film role, opposite Jorge Negrete: the actor wanted his partner Gloria Marín as his co-star, and the production imposed the newcomer, whom he found proud and who judged him the same. The two actors married ten years later, a union the press called the wedding of the century.
Who it is for
A two-hour melodrama, in Spanish, that is easy to follow without knowing anything about the period.
Prizes and reception
The film that launched María Félix, the future great star, regarded as a landmark of the golden age of Mexican cinema.
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