La Otra (film)

La Otra
Directed by Roberto Gavaldón
Produced by Mauricio de la Serna
Jack Wagner
Written by Rian James
Roberto Gavaldón
Starring Dolores del Río
Víctor Junco
José Baviera
Music by Raul Lavista
Edited by Charles L. Kimball
Distributed by Producciones Mercurio
Release dates
November 20, 1946 (1946-11-20)
Running time
98 minutes
Country Mexico
Language Spanish

La Otra ("The Other" (feminine)), sometimes screened with the title The Other One,[1][2] 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.

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

  1. Steve Dollar (2008-08-22). "Lincoln Center Offers Roberto Gavaldón's Mexico". The New York Sun. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  2. "Mexico Noir" (Press release). VIFF Vancity Theatre. 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-29.

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