La Otra (film)
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71% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery Duration Country Mexico | 7.2/10 IMDb Director Roberto Gavaldon Music director Raul Lavista Language Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Rian James , Roberto Gavaldon Release date November 20, 1946 (1946-11-20) Initial release November 20, 1946 (Mexico) Screenplay Roberto Gavaldon, Jose Revueltas Cast Dolores del Río (Magdalena Méndez / María Méndez), Agustín Irusta (Roberto González), Víctor Junco (Fernando), José Baviera (Licenciado de la Fuente), Manuel Dondé (Agente Vilár), Conchita Carracedo (Carmela)Similar movies She's the Man , The Celebration , The Prince of Tides , Nell , The Young Girls of Rochefort , Dead Ringer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
la otra dolores del rio agustin irusta victor junco roberto gavaldon 1946
La Otra ("The Other" (feminine)), sometimes screened with the title The Other One, is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Dolores del Río. The film inspired the movie Dead Ringer, starred by Bette Davis.
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- Plot
- Details
- Cast
- Other versions
- References
Plot
At a Christmas party, María Méndez (Dolores del Río) learns that Magdalena Mendez, her rich twin sister, had a very comfortable lifestyle, so she kills Magdalena and assumes her identity and lifestyle. However, her life becomes complicated by her late sister's sleazy boyfriend (Víctor Junco) and Roberto Gonzalez (Agustín Irusta), who loved the "dead" María.
Details
La Otra is one of the best Del Río and Gavaldón films, as well the set designer Gunther Gerzso and photographer Alex Phillips, all important figures in the artistic Mexican world.
Cast
Other versions
The script for La Otra was owned by Warner Bros. and is the same script as the 1964 version, Dead Ringer (1964), starring Bette Davis.
References
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