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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Black Angels
1948 1h 40m ES
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 56
Drama
Synopsis
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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"
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Pedro Infante
José Carlos Ruiz
Emilia Guiú
Ana Luisa de la Fuente
Rita Montaner
Mercé
Chela Castro
Isabel
Antonio R. Frausto
Laureano
María Douglas
Malú del Rey
Juan Pulido
Ildefonso Sánchez
Óscar Pulido
Barud
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Joselito Rodríguez
- Writers
- Joselito Rodríguez
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Joselito Rodríguez, shot by José Ortiz Ramos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Raúl Lavista. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Fernando Martínez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Pedro Infante and Emilia Guiú and Rita Montaner carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0040096 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#07
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Joselito Rodríguez directs. José Ortiz Ramos behind the camera. Raúl Lavista scores. Fernando Martínez cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 178 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Directed by Joselito Rodríguez, shot by José Ortiz Ramos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Raúl Lavista. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Fernando Martínez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Pedro Infante and Emilia Guiú and Rita Montaner carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0040096 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 8 themes, including "daughter", "based on novel or book", "sacrifice", "singer".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- José Ortiz Ramos
- Original score
- Raúl Lavista
- Editing
- Fernando Martínez
- Makeup / hair
- Román Juárez
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
Also by
Joselito Rodríguez
Production companies
Who made it
- PR
Producciones Rodriguez Hermanos
Key crew
- NovelFannie Hurst
- ProducerRamón Peón
- AdaptationRogelio A. González
- Set DesignerCarlos Toussaint
- Assistant DirectorJorge López Portillo
- SoundJesús González Gancy
- Makeup ArtistRomán Juárez
- Production ManagerManuel R. Ojeda
- Script SupervisorJesús Marín
- Production ManagerArmando Espinosa
- SoundLuis Fernández
- EditorFernando Martínez
- Camera OperatorManuel González
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- daughter
- based on novel or book
- sacrifice
- singer
- prejudice
- racism
- culture
- black maid
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1948-11-19
