I'm a Real Mexican (Spanish: Soy puro mexicano) is a 1942 Mexican comedy thriller film directed and co-written by Emilio Fernández and starring Pedro Armendariz, Janet Alcoriza and David Silva. Its plot has drawn comparisons to the American All Through the Night released the same year.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Jesús Bracho.

I'm a Real Mexican
Directed byEmilio Fernández
Written byEmilio Fernández
Robert Quigley
Raúl de Anda
Produced byRaúl de Anda
StarringPedro Armendariz
Janet Alcoriza
David Silva
CinematographyJack Draper
Edited byJosé W. Bustos
Music byFrancisco Domínguez
Antonio Díaz Conde
Production
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Producciones Raúl de Anda
Release date
  • 13 November 1942 (1942-11-13)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Synopsis

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A Mexican bandit escapes from jail and becomes entangled with a ring of Axis agents who are plotting an invasion of Mexico.

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References

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  1. ^ Herzberg

Bibliography

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  • Herzberg, Bob. Revolutionary Mexico on Film: A Critical History, 1914-2014. McFarland, 2014.
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