The Rock of Souls

The Rock of Souls (Spanish: El Peñón de las Ánimas) is a Mexican movie produced in 1943, directed by Miguel Zacarías and starring Jorge Negrete and María Félix.^[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[]

• Jorge Negrete as Fernando Iturriaga
• María Félix as María Ángela Valdivia
• René Cardona as Manuel
• Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Don Braulio
• Carlos López Moctezuma as Felipe, María Ángela's brother
• Virginia Manzano as Rosa
• Conchita Gentil Arcos as Madame
• Manuel Dondé as Macario
• Roberto Cañedo
• Julio Ahuet
• Hernán Vera
• Paco Astol
• Paco Martínez
• Armando Sáenz
• Linda Christian
• Cecilia Leger as Modista
• Manuel Pozos as Señor gobernador
• Humberto Rodríguez as Invitado al baile

References[]

Bibliography[]

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

External links[]

• The Rock of Souls at IMDb

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