Una vida por otra

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Una vida por otra
Directed by John H. Auer
Written by Fernando de Fuentes
Cinematography Alex Phillips
Edited byAniceto Ortega
Music byManuel Sereijo
Release date
11 November 1932
Running time
85 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Una vida por otra (English: One Life for Another) is a 1932 Mexican film, directed by John H. Auer in his directorial debut. [1]

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Plot

The film tells the story of Lucia, who needs money for the treatment of her sick mother. She watches the murder of Joaquin, who blackmailed his former mistress Aurora. Aurora pays Lucia to take the blame. She reports the crime to the police claiming herself to be guilty, but refuses to explain details of the crime. However, when the money arrives at her mother, it no longer helps as she dies. Lucia's lawyer, Rafael, finds out the truth and ultimately resolves to clarify the incident in court, even though Aurora is his wife. When her act is revealed, Aurora commits suicide.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by the companies Cia Nacional Productora de Pelicula and Inter-Americas Cinema. In the United States, Una vida por otra was distributed in Spanish by Cinexport Distributing and Jack Lustberg. John H. Auer was from Hungary and filmed foreign-language films in Hollywood before coming to Mexico. Since he did not speak Spanish, he was assisted by Fernando de Fuentes, with whom he collaborated in dialogue direction and storyboards. [2]

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References

  1. García Riera, p. 89–90.
  2. Ríos Gascón, Iván (2017). El cine de Carlos Fuentes (in Spanish). Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial México. ISBN   978-6-0752-9366-0.

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