List of Mexican films of 1955

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A list of the films produced in Mexico in 1955 (see 1955 in film):

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1955

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1955
Abajo el telón Miguel M. Delgado Cantinflas, Christiane Martel, Beatriz Saavedra
After the Storm Roberto Gavaldón Marga López, Lilia Prado, Ramón Gay Drama
Canasta de Cuentos Mexicanos Julio Bracho María Félix, Pedro Armendáriz, Arturo de Córdova
Ensayo de un crimen Luis Buñuel Ernesto Alonso, Miroslava, Rita Macedo, Andrea Palma
Escuela de Música Miguel Zacarías Pedro Infante, Libertad Lamarque
Escuela de vagabundos Rogelio A. González Pedro Infante, Miroslava, Blanca de Castejon
Estafa de Amor Miguel M. Delgado Elsa Aguirre, Ramón Gay
Father Against Son Juan Bustillo Oro Manolo Fábregas, Julio Villarreal, Silvia Derbez Drama
Historia de un abrigo de mink Emilio Gómez Muriel Irasema Dilián, María Elena Marqués, Silvia Pinal, Columba Domínguez
El inocente Rogelio A. González Pedro Infante, Silvia Pinal, Sara García
El médico de las locas Miguel Morayta Tin Tan, Rosita Arenas, Marcelo Chávez
El Monstruo en la Sombra Zacarías Gómez Urquiza Luis Beristain, Jaime Fernandez Mystery
Pecádo Mortal Miguel M. Delgado Gloria Marín, Silvia Pinal, Víctor Junco
¡Que bravas son las costeñas! Roberto Rodríguez María Antonieta Pons, Evangelina Elizondo
Lo que le pasó a Sansón Gilberto Martínez Solares Tin Tan, Ana Bertha Lepe, Andrés Soler, Yolanda Varela
The Murderer X Juan Bustillo Oro Carlos López Moctezuma, Manolo Fábregas, Prudencia Grifell Thriller
Raíces Benito Alazraki Entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival
La Rosa Blanca Emilio Fernández Rebeca Iturbide, Roberto Cañedo
The Seven Girls Roberto Rodríguez Manuel Palacios, Estanislao Schillinsky, Rosa de Castilla Comedy
Las Viudas del Cha Cha Cha Miguel M. Delgado Amalia Aguilar, Chula Prieto

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