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- ↑ Pilcher, Jeffrey (2001). Cantinflas and the chaos of Mexican modernity. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 171–172. ISBN 9780842027717.
- ↑ Werner, Michael, ed. (2001). Concise encyclopedia of Mexico. Taylor &Francis. p. 490. ISBN 9781579583378.
- ↑ Awards and nominations for El bolero de Raquel
