Overview
Starring Mexican star Pedro Infante, "Black Angels" is about a couple formed by a beautiful woman and a singer, both white, who are parents of a black girl. The woman blames him, but the girl will suffer the racist treatment from her own mother. Mexican version of the famous novel by Fannie Hurst "Imitation of Life"
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Raúl Lavista
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Cinematography
Cinematography by José Ortiz Ramos
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Fannie HurstNovel
- Joselito RodríguezWriter
- Original title
- Angelitos Negros
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 19, 1948
- Original language
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
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Cast
Pedro InfanteJosé Carlos Ruiz
Emilia GuiúAna Luisa de la Fuente
Rita MontanerMercé
Chela CastroIsabel
Antonio R. FraustoLaureano
María DouglasMalú del Rey
Juan PulidoIldefonso Sánchez
Óscar PulidoBarud- Ramiro GamboaLocutor
Titina RomayBelén- Daniel ArroyoDoctor (uncredited)
Lupe CarrilesProfesora (uncredited)- Elodia HernándezProfesora (uncredited)
- María Luisa SmithProfesora (uncredited)
Kika MeyerEnfermera (uncredited)- Ignacio PeónInvitado a boda (uncredited)
Ramón PeónLocutor Argentino (uncredited)
Joselito RodríguezHombre con gorra marinero (uncredited)
Nicolás RodríguezPadre Francisco
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