The Stronger Sex (1946 film)
{{Short description|1946 film by Emilio Gómez Muriel}}
{{Infobox film
| image = File:The Stronger Sex (1946 film).jpg
|name =
|director = Emilio Gómez Muriel
|writer = Max Aub
Agustín M. Carnicero
Humberto Gómez Landero
Miguel Morayta
|producer = José Luis Bueno
|starring =Mapy Cortés
Rafael Baledón
Ángel Garasa
|music = Ernesto Cortázar
Jose de la Vega
Rosalío Ramírez
|cinematography = Agustín Martínez Solares
|editing = Jorge Bustos
|studio = Clasa Films Mundiales
| distributor = Clasa-Mohme
|runtime = 81 minutes
| released = {{Film date|1946|5|23|df=y}}
|country = México
|language = Spanish
}}
The Stronger Sex (Spanish: El Sexo Fuerte) is a 1946 Mexican comedy film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring Mapy Cortés, Rafael Baledón and Ángel Garasa.{{cite book|last=Yankelevich|first=Pablo|title=México, país refugio: la experiencia de los exilios en el siglo XX|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OXd4p4MghywC&pg=PA234|year=2002|publisher=Plaza y Valdes|isbn=978-970-722-096-6|page=234}} Riera p.297 It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by art directors Jorge Fernández and Edward Fitzgerald.
Synopsis
Two men are shipwrecked on a remote island ruled entirely by women. They discover that men have been reduced to an inferior, slave-like status. However, the arrival of the two outsiders soon disrupts the social hierarchy of the island.
Cast
- Mapy Cortés as Eva XLV
- Rafael Baledón as Adán Preciado
- Ángel Garasa as Curro Calvo
- Delia Magaña as Secretaria de la reina
- Emperatriz Carvajal as Ministra de guerra
- José Pidal as Don León
- Evelia Martínez as Subastadora
- Olga Letícia Mendoza as Sargenta 1
- América Imperio as Sargenta 2
- Pedro D'Aguillón as Operador
- Alma Rosa Aguirre as Pacienta 1a
- Elsa Aguirre as Ministra de salubridad
- Elisa Christy as Ministra de gobernación
References
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Bibliography
- Riera, Emilio García. Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1943-1945. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0219298|El Sexo Fuerte}}
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Category:1940s Spanish-language films
Category:Mexican black-and-white films
Category:Spanish-language comedy-drama films
Category:Films directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel
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