The Rock of Souls

The Rock of Souls
Directed by	Miguel Zacarías
Written by	Miguel Zacarías
Produced by	Jesus Grovas
Starring	Jorge Negrete María Félix Carlos López Moctezuma Miguel Angel Ferriz Virginia Manzano
Cinematography	Víctor Herrera
Edited by	Jose W. Bustos
Music by	Ernesto Cortázar Manuel Esperón
Production company	Producciones Grovas
Distributed by	Clasa Films Mundiales
Release date	25 February 1943 (1943-02-25)
Running time	121 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

The Rock of Souls (Spanish: El Peñón de las Ánimas) is a 1943 Mexican drama film directed by Miguel Zacarías and starring Jorge Negrete, María Félix and René Cardona. It is the first movie to star María Félix, one of the legendary female stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

Plot

In a little town in Mexico, the rivalry between the families of Fernando Iturriaga (Jorge Negrete) and María Ángela Valdivia (María Félix) for the domain of a property known as El Peñón de las Ánimas prevents the love between the two young lovers.

Curiosities

It was the first movie of the legendary María Félix. For the movie, Jorge Negrete had requested that his girlfriend, the actress Gloria Marín be his costar; however, Félix was selected by the director, which led to a series of altercations between the couple. Ten years later they got married.

Cast

• Jorge Negrete as Fernando Iturriaga
• María Félix as María Ángela Valdivia
• René Cardona as Manuel
• Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Don Braulio
• Carlos López Moctezuma as Felipe, María Ángela's brother
• Virginia Manzano as Rosa
• Conchita Gentil Arcos as Madame
• Manuel Dondé as Macario
• Roberto Cañedo
• Julio Ahuet
• Hernán Vera
• Paco Astol
• Paco Martínez
• Armando Sáenz
• Linda Christian
• Cecilia Leger as Modista
• Manuel Pozos as Señor gobernador
• Humberto Rodríguez as Invitado al baile

Bibliography

• Baugh, Scott L. Latino American Cinema: An Encyclopedia of Movies, Stars, Concepts, and Trends. ABC-CLIO, 2012.

External links

• The Rock of Souls at IMDb