Heads or Tails (1937 film)
Heads or Tails (Spanish:Águila o sol) is a 1937 film of the cinema of Mexico.
| Heads or Tails | |
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 Poster for Águila o sol | |
| Directed by | Arcady Boytler |
| Produced by | Pedro Maus Felipe Mier Cinematográfica Internacional |
| Written by | Arcady Boytler (adaptation) Guz Águila |
| Starring | Cantinflas |
| Music by | Manuel Castro Padilla |
| Cinematography | Víctor Herrera |
| Edited by | José Noriega |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 min. |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
This was Mario Moreno’s a.k.a. Cantinflas's third film and the second in a row with co-star Manuel Medel. After the completion of the film and with the help of Mendel, an already accomplished actor, Cantinflas decided to pursue a career of his own. The film was written, adapted and directed by Russian-born Arcady Boytler. The movie was placed on the 84th spot among the 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico, a list created by Mexican film experts.
Cast
- Mario Moreno "Cantinflas" as Polito Sol
- Manuel Medel as Carmelo Águila
- Margarita Mora as Teresa
- Marina Tamayo as Adriana Águila
- Luis G. Barreiro as Castro
- Manuel Arvide as Hipólito Sol
- Margarita Sodi as young Adriana
- Jesús de la Mora as young Polito
- José Girón Torres as young Carmelo
- Dora Ceprano as Dora
- Ramón Rey as "El Gallego"
- Teresa Rojas
- Emma Vogel
- Blanca Rosa Otero
- José Elías Moreno
- Rafael Baledón
- Virginia Serret
- Julio Ahuet
- Toña la Negra
- Rafael Hernández
- Rafael Díaz
- Antonio Escobar
Plot
At birth, three children are abandoned in a convent. They are Polito Sol and his siblings, Adriana and Carmelo Águila and they grow up to become the "Águila o Sol" trio. Many years later, Don Hipólito, Polito's father becomes rich and decides to search for his son. In the end he finds Polito and the Aguila siblings.
External links
- (in Spanish) Águila o sol at the cinema of Mexico site of the ITESM
- (in Spanish) Biography of Manuel Medel
- Heads or Tails at IMDb