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.