The Rock of Souls

The Rock of Souls
Directed byMiguel Zacarías
Written byMiguel Zacarías
Produced byJesus Grovas
StarringJorge Negrete
María Félix
Carlos López Moctezuma
Miguel Angel Ferriz
Virginia Manzano
CinematographyVíctor Herrera
Edited byJose W. Bustos
Music byErnesto Cortázar
Manuel Esperón
Production
company
Distributed byClasa Films Mundiales
Release date
  • 25 February 1943 (1943-02-25)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

The Rock of Souls (Spanish: El Peñón de las Ánimas) is a 1943 Mexican drama film directed by Miguel Zacarías and starring Jorge Negrete, María Félix and René Cardona.[1] It is the first movie to star María Félix, one of the legendary female stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

Plot

In a little town in Mexico, the rivalry between the families of Fernando Iturriaga (Jorge Negrete) and María Ángela Valdivia (María Félix) for the domain of a property known as El Peñón de las Ánimas prevents the love between the two young lovers.

Curiosities

It was the first movie of the legendary María Félix. For the movie, Jorge Negrete had requested that his girlfriend, the actress Gloria Marín be his costar; however, Félix was selected by the director, which led to a series of altercations between the couple. Ten years later they got married.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Baugh, p. 80

Bibliography

  • Baugh, Scott L. Latino American Cinema: An Encyclopedia of Movies, Stars, Concepts, and Trends. ABC-CLIO, 2012.