Reportaje

Reportaje ("Report News") is a 1953 Mexican film. The film brought together an extraordinary ensemble cast of the most important stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and was held for charitable purposes for the A.N.D.A (Asociación Nacional de Actores) of México.

Reportaje
Directed by	Emilio Fernández
Written by	Emilio Fernández Julio Alejandro
Produced by	A.N.D.A, PECIME, Televisa (Telesistema Mexicano)
Starring	Pedro Infante Jorge Negrete María Félix Dolores del Río Tin Tan
Cinematography	Alex Phillips
Edited by	Gloria Schoemann
Music by	Antonio Díaz Conde
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

The film is divided in 6 chapters around a principal storyline. It was released in a special presentation in the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot

The owner of a daily paper wants to find the most important news on New Year's Eve. Therefore, he decides to send his top reporters to strategic points in Mexico City.

Chapter 1: The Hospital

One of the reporters arrives at the hospital and finds his wife about to give birth. Upon entering the hospital, he witnesses a number of peculiar cases.

Cast

• Roberto Cañedo
• María Elena Marqués
• Columba Domínguez
• Carmen Montejo
• Esther Fernández
• Ernesto Alonso
• Miroslava
• Miguel Torrúco
• Julio Villarreal
• Amanda del Llano
• Ramón Gay

Chapter 2: The Police Station

The Head of a police station is forced to deal with several comedic cases which involve rather peculiar characters.

Cast

• Carlos López Moctezuma
• "Clavillazo"
• Tin Tan
• Marcelo Chávez
• Meche Barba
• Irma Torres
• Wolf Rubinskis

Chapter 3: The House of a rich man

The reporter shows up at a party hosted by one of the city's richest men, who is about to propose to his fiancee. However, a sudden malaise makes evident that he does not have much time left.

Cast

• Pedro Infante
• Carmen Sevilla
• Domingo Soler
• Carmelita González
• Armando Silvestre
• Manolo Fábregas

Chapter 4: The Show center

Several stars trying to get ahead in a Show Center. In the middle of the performance, a rich man is blackmailed by two peculiar thieves.

Cast

• Libertad Lamarque
• Pedro Vargas
• Lola Flores
• Andres Soler
• Fernando Soler
• Pedro Lopez Lagar
• Joaquín Pardavé
• Luis Aldás

Chapter 5: The Divorce

The owner of the Daily returns home, where his beautiful wife asks for a divorce. The couple begins to remember details of their happy years.

Cast

• Dolores del Río
• Arturo de Córdova

Chapter 6: The Hotel

In a hotel room, a couple of young stars are having a fight: the man (a singer) is unwilling to get up the bed. To his surprise, a particularly beautiful woman shows up.

Cast

• María Félix
• Jorge Negrete

Details

Renowned Mexican comedian Cantinflas refused to act in the film without salary -apparently the other stars did perform without pay.

Mexican actor Pedro Armendáriz was announced as a cast member in several magazines at the time; however, he does not appear in the film.

External links

• Reportaje at IMDb
• Reportaje at the Cinema of Mexico site of ITESM. (in Spanish)