Feature film
A Family Like Many Others
Una familia de tantas
Alejandro Galindo · 1949
Synopsis
In Mexico City, Rodrigo Cataño, the authoritarian father of a middle-class family, makes sure that his five children lead lives in keeping with the principles he has instilled in them. One day, his youngest daughter, Maru, lets in Roberto del Hierro, a vacuum cleaner salesman, pleasant and modern, who has come to give a demonstration. She falls in love with him, and the father, when he discovers their attachment, opposes it with all his might.
Context
Shot at the Azteca studios and photographed by José Ortiz Ramos, with sets by Gunther Gerszo, the film is written by its director and produced by César Santos Galindo for Producciones Azteca. Fernando Soler plays the father, David Silva the salesman, Martha Roth the young Maru, alongside Eugenia Galindo, Isabel del Puerto and Alma Delia Fuentes. Released on 11 March 1949, it makes the arrival of household appliances in a house in the capital an acid critique of the modern Mexico of the Alemán years, far from the tears of family melodrama.
Who it is for
Two hours ten in black and white, in Spanish; shown in France at the Festival des 3 Continents in Nantes in 1999.
Prizes and reception
Ariel for best film and best director in 1950, along with those for adaptation, set design and a female supporting role.
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