Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Plates
- Prologue: Companion to Latin American Film
- Dedication
- Introduction to Latin American Film
- 1 ¡Qué Viva México! (Long Live Mexico, 1931), Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
- 2 Los Olvidados (The Young and the Damned, 1950), Directed by Luis Buñuel
- 3 Dos Tipos de Cuidado (Two Types of Care, 1952), Directed by Ismael Rodríguez
- 4 Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus, 1959), Directed by Marcel Camus
- 5 Memorias Del Subdesarrollo (Memories of Underdevelopment, 1968), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 6 Lucía (1968), Directed by Humberto Solás
- 7 El Chacal de Nahueltoro (The Jackal of Nahueltoro, 1969), Directed by Miguel Littín
- 8 Yawar Mallku: La Sangre Del Cóndor (The Blood of the Condor, 1969), Directed by Jorge Sanjinés
- 9 La Batalla de Chile (The Battle of Chile, 1975–1979), Directed by Patricio Guzmán
- 10 La Última Cena (The Last Supper, 1977), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 11 Pixote: A Lei Do Mais Fraco (Pixote: The Law of the Weakest, 1980), Directed by Héctor Babenco
- 12 El Norte (The North, 1983), Directed by Gregory Nava
- 13 Camila (1984), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 14 La Historia Oficial (The Official Version, 1984), Directed by Luis Puenzo
- 15 Cartas Del Parque (Letters in the Park, 1989), Co-Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Gabriel García Márquez
- 16 La Tarea (Homework, 1989), Directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
- 17 Yo, La Peor de Todas (I, the Worst of all, 1990), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 18 La Frontera (The Frontier, 1991), Directed by Ricardo Larraín
- 19 El Viaje (1991) the Voyage, Directed by Fernando Solanas
- 20 Fresa Y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 21 Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Alfonso Arau, Based on the Novel of the Same Name by Laura Esquivel
- 22 Central do Brasil (Central Station, 1998), Directed by Walter Salles
- 23 Amores Perros (Love’s a Bitch, 2000), Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
- 24 Y Tu Mamá También (and Your Mother Too, 2001), Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
- 25 Cidade de Deus (City of God, 2002), Directed by Fernando Meirelles
- Guide to Further Reading
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography
- Index
3 - Dos Tipos de Cuidado (Two Types of Care, 1952), Directed by Ismael Rodríguez
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2023
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Plates
- Prologue: Companion to Latin American Film
- Dedication
- Introduction to Latin American Film
- 1 ¡Qué Viva México! (Long Live Mexico, 1931), Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
- 2 Los Olvidados (The Young and the Damned, 1950), Directed by Luis Buñuel
- 3 Dos Tipos de Cuidado (Two Types of Care, 1952), Directed by Ismael Rodríguez
- 4 Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus, 1959), Directed by Marcel Camus
- 5 Memorias Del Subdesarrollo (Memories of Underdevelopment, 1968), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 6 Lucía (1968), Directed by Humberto Solás
- 7 El Chacal de Nahueltoro (The Jackal of Nahueltoro, 1969), Directed by Miguel Littín
- 8 Yawar Mallku: La Sangre Del Cóndor (The Blood of the Condor, 1969), Directed by Jorge Sanjinés
- 9 La Batalla de Chile (The Battle of Chile, 1975–1979), Directed by Patricio Guzmán
- 10 La Última Cena (The Last Supper, 1977), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 11 Pixote: A Lei Do Mais Fraco (Pixote: The Law of the Weakest, 1980), Directed by Héctor Babenco
- 12 El Norte (The North, 1983), Directed by Gregory Nava
- 13 Camila (1984), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 14 La Historia Oficial (The Official Version, 1984), Directed by Luis Puenzo
- 15 Cartas Del Parque (Letters in the Park, 1989), Co-Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Gabriel García Márquez
- 16 La Tarea (Homework, 1989), Directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
- 17 Yo, La Peor de Todas (I, the Worst of all, 1990), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 18 La Frontera (The Frontier, 1991), Directed by Ricardo Larraín
- 19 El Viaje (1991) the Voyage, Directed by Fernando Solanas
- 20 Fresa Y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 21 Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Alfonso Arau, Based on the Novel of the Same Name by Laura Esquivel
- 22 Central do Brasil (Central Station, 1998), Directed by Walter Salles
- 23 Amores Perros (Love’s a Bitch, 2000), Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
- 24 Y Tu Mamá También (and Your Mother Too, 2001), Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
- 25 Cidade de Deus (City of God, 2002), Directed by Fernando Meirelles
- Guide to Further Reading
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Cast
Jorge Bueno, played by Jorge Negrete
Pedro Infante, played by Pedro Infante
Rosario, played by Carmen González
María (Jorge’s sister), played by Yolanda Varela
General, played by José Elías Moreno
Don Elías, played by Carlos Orellana
Genoveva, played by Queta Levant
Doctor, played by Arturo Soto Rangel
Josefa (Pedro’s mother), played by Mimí Derba
Crew
Cinematography: Ismael Carlos Rodríguez
Photography: Nacho Torres, Humberto Daniel López
Photography assistants: Ignacio Romero, Pablo Ríos
Sound: James L. Fields
Dialogue recording: José B. Carlos
Editing: Gloria Schoemann
Editing assistant: Pedro Velázquez
Scenography: José Rodríguez G.
Special Effects: Jorge Benavides
Producer: Antonio Guillermo Tello
Assistant Director: Mario Llorca
Annotator: Pedro López
Make-up: Rosa Guerrero
Hair stylist: Juana Lepe
Music: Manuel Esperón
Executive Producer: David Negrete
Director: Ismael Rodríguez
Produced by: Estudios y Laboratorios Churubasco Azteca
Songs
Plot
The film opens with a ‘Prólogo’, which offers a preview in miniature of the film which is to follow. The two main men – Pedro and Jorge – discuss their strategies of seduction; while Jorge favours asking the woman for a Platonic relationship and thereby forcing the woman to play her hand, Pedro favours a more direct, flirtatious approach. We see both men wandering into the countryside with their girlfriends, singing popular Mexican songs as they go. Jorge, as expected, gets the girl as a result of his clean-cut approach. But Pedro, as a result of snatching a kiss, gets whacked over the head by María. She calls out, and her brother, Jorge, comes to the rescue. At first angry, Jorge then becomes amused, and Pedro is told to be a good boy. The prologue ends, and the film proper then begins. Jorge Bueno brings his car to be repaired at a garage. He says he is interested in buying some cattle, and is persuaded by a friend to look at a ranch to see if he is able to purchase it. Jorge’s partner mentions Pedro’s name, and Jorge scowls in disgust, saying he is no longer his friend. We cut to Pedro whose wife, Rosario, has just given birth to a baby girl. After saying the baby is ugly, he goes off to a bar to celebrate. His father-in-law complains that Pedro is a womanizer and a good-for-nothing. At the bar Pedro starts dancing with other women, and plays the violin.
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- A Companion to Latin American Film , pp. 33 - 39Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2004